These performances set the stage however for the revolution that about to come with the launch of MTV in 1981.
Palmer's Addicted to Love video elevated the promotional music video to a work of art in itself.
Palmer died of a heart attack in 2003 at the age of 54 .... 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