Blondie, New York City, 1977 Rock Christopher Parker was photographed on

Christopher Parker was photographed on the Bowery in 1977

Bruce Springsteen photographed in 1978

David Johansen photographed in New York City

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Blondie, New York City, 1977 Rock Christopher Parker was photographed onBy 1977, Blondie had become one of the defining bands to emerge from New York's downtown music scene. Photographed by Roberta Bayley on a Manhattan street corner, the image captures the group at the moment when punk was evolving into a broader cultural movement that would soon reach an international audience. As one of the photographers closest to the CBGB community, Bayley documented the artists who shaped the era from within. Her photographs are