... By the late '80s, Nico was touring small clubs and playing to audiences that were a mix of hardcore Velvet Underground fans and those who knew little about her.

Nico's well-documented addictions followed her, and she was late for her 1980 show at Merlin's in Madison, Wis. Her manager said she, "had the heroin shakes," and may not get on stage at all .... more

Photos by Dan Plutchak

The Ramones, 1979
The Grateful Dead, 1979
The New Barbarians, 1979
Bob Dylan, 1978
Bonnie Raitt and Muddy Waters, 1978
Koko Taylor, 1980
Johnny Winter, 1980
Nico, 1980
Robert Palmer, 1979