Elvis Presley / GuitarELVIS PRESLEY American pop singer, guitarist and actor in musical films, seen here with his guitar
John Martyn in concert, St Ives, CornwallJohn Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980
Paul McCartney (1942-)Informal photograph of Paul McCartney with an acoustic guitar, c.1963
Various musical instruments
Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith, CornwallMeat Loaf in concert at the Penwith Rock Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1983
Chinese ti-tzu, so-na, yueh-ch in, la-pa and Japanese hiji-riki.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J
Elvis Presley, American musician and film star. Date: circa 1950s
Racial / Spanish FlamencoA haughty Spanish lady in traditional dress
FLAMENCOFlamenco dancers, singers & guitar perform outside
Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Harem WomenHarem women from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey
Geisha Playing ShamisenA young geisha practises on her shamisen
Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO
People dancing flamenco in the street, Seville, SpainPeople dancing flamenco in the street in traditional costume, Seville, Spain. circa 1930s
Poor Uyghur Musicians - Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
WW1 / 1915 / TRENCH MUSICPlaying instruments in the German trenches
Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky78rpm Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky, the sensational TV singing stars. 1958
SPAIN. Amaral is an award-winning music group. 20/04/2012
Michael Chapman, folk and rock performer
Chocolate box design, 18th century scenesChocolate box design, featuring various 18th century scenes, with people boating, on a swing, playing blind mans buff, and playing the guitar. Date: 20th century
Helston Youth ClubA group of boys wearing flared jeans, denim jackets and checked shirts play air guitar to a rock song at Helston youth club
Singing Round Camp FireThe round-up camp - cowboys play the guitar and accordian round the camp fire
Dance / Chile / La CuecaDancing the Cueca
Social Scenes / France / C18WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART performing at a The a l Anglaise, chez le Prince de Conti, Paris
The Song to the Moon - Kay NielsenThe Song to the Moon - The Art of Kay Nielsen. Date: 1913
Tyrolean Austrian Musicians and Singers. The band features a Harpist, an accordion player and a Guitarist. Date: circa 1950s
Alexander Rodionovich Artemyev (A. R. Artem)Alexander Rodionovich Artemyev (1842-1914) - Russian stage actor, associated with Moscow Art Theatre and better known under his stage name Artyom (Аrtem). In the role of Uncle Vanya (Chekhov)
In the Courtyard, 1893, by Ricardo de Madrazo y GarretaRicardo de Madrazo y Garreta (1851-1917). Spanish painter. In the Courtyard, 1893. History Museum. Madrid. Spain
Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). Spanish painter. Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784. Detail. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid). History Museum. Madrid. Spain
Music cover, Whistling Rufus, by Kerry MillsMusic cover, Whistling Rufus, a characteristic march which can be used effectively as a two step, polka or cake walk, ragtime music by Kerry Mills Date: 1899
MalaqueraThis pencil drawing captures a musical scene in which a closely packed gathering of people are listening to some guitar players outside a building in the evening. Date: circa 1920
Georgian cartoon, Music Hath Charms, black man playing guitar to a kitchen maid Date: circa 1820s
Jillian Sand, British-born film actress Date: 1931
Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe LossMusic cover, Serenade in the Night (Violino Tzigano), English lyrics and musical adaptation by Jimmy Kennedy, original song by C A Bixio and B Cherubini, played by Joe Loss. Date: 1935
The Kinks, British pop groupThe Kinks (Pete Quaife, Dave Davies, Mick Avory and Ray Davies), British pop group Date: 1964
American Folk Singer Concert Brockwell Park Marchamerican, folk, singer, concert, brockwell, park, march, jobs, may, 1981, richie, havens, guitar, guitarist, history, historical, 10587439
Pete Seeger, American folk musician and singer-songwriterPeter "Pete" Seeger (b 1919), American folk musician and singer-songwriter. From the 1960s onwards he has performed protest music in support of international disarmament
Spacek Sissy Long Hair Microphone Playing Guitarspacek, sissy, long, hair, microphone, playing, guitar, singing, music, musical, instrument, stringed, usa, american, actress, performer, entertainer, film, star, young, mary, elizabeth, 1949
Billy Bragg, singer, songwriter, and political activistThe singer, songwriter, alternative rock musician and left-wing political activist Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, b 1957). Seen here singing and playing an electric guitar. Date: circa 1980s
VICAR WAKEFIELD/RACKHAMBill sings the Elegy on the death of a mad dog, accompanied by the guitar. Date: First published: 1766
Guitar-Playing in SpainA Young Spanish student playing guitar. Date: late 18th century
France - Circus - Auguste and the White ClownFrance - Circus - Interactions between Auguste (the happy clown) and the White Clown (the sad clown): " Session interrupted". Date: 1905
Algeria - African Gnawa Musician playing a traditional sintir, also known as the guembri, gimbri or hejhouj, a three-stringed skin-covered bass plucked lute. Date: circa 1910s
High definition television, a Spanish scene enacted in one of the Baird Experimental Studios, televising by the Intermediate-Film System Date: 1937
When Love was Lost and Life was Vain: Pierrot Forlorn. In the Autumn of Youth: " Fallen Leaves". Date: 1912
Man and woman of Murcia, Spain, 1818. The man wears the traditional folk costume of jacket, sash and wide breeches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present
Man weaving cotton on a loom, Senegambia, 18th century. He sits with his legs in a pit, with the warp tied to a large rock, under a mat shade. A weaver. Tisserand negre
Group of promenaders on the Spianata, Barcelona, 1806View of a group of promenaders on the Spianata, Barcelona, 1806. Strollers include Catalonian women in veils and mantillas, a monk, a soldier in bicorn, children
Traditional Austrian dancers and band - InnsbruckTraditional Austrian National dancers and band - Innsbruck, Austria. The Funny Wipptaler Date: circa 1910s
