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Bill Spooner on stage in a white skeleton-print shirt with his white Flying V guitar, 1977
Bill · 1977 · Skeleton shirt & Flying V
Bill Spooner singing at the mic with his white Flying V, black-and-white live shot
Bill at the mic · Flying V
Bill Spooner on stage in 1974, singing at the mic with a Gibson Flying V
On stage · 1974
Fee Waybill as Quay Lewd in a silver jumpsuit and platform boots, with Bill Spooner on Flying V beside him
With Fee · Quay in silver
Bill Spooner and Fee Waybill sharing microphones on stage, intense black-and-white shot
Bill & Fee · Sharing a mic
Bill Spooner on Flying V in the foreground with Prairie Prince drumming behind him, purple stage lights and a TV monitor on stage
Bill & Prairie · Purple lights
Bill Spooner at the microphone flanked by two women in cowboy hats and fur vests, black-and-white early Tubes live shot
Bill at the mic · Cowboy hats
Bill Spooner on guitar under colorful stage lights, early Tubes live shot in color
Bill · Early Tubes · Color
Bassist and Bill Spooner on guitar performing on stage, black-and-white live shot
Bass & Bill · Live
Bill Spooner on stage in a leopard print jacket and bow tie playing guitar — Tubes theatrical performance with dancer in foreground
Leopard jacket · Live
Bill Spooner singing at the microphone while playing his Flying V guitar, black-and-white close-up
Bill at the mic · Flying V
Bill Spooner on stage holding his white Flying V guitar — color portrait, photo by Clayton Call
Bill · Flying V · Photo: Clayton Call
Bill Spooner atop a red stage pyramid under a single spotlight, orange fire and water backdrop
On the pyramid · Spotlight
Bill Spooner singing at the mic with a woman in a white shirt on stage — live color shot
Bill & dancer · Live
The Tubes in full chaos — Bill Spooner on Flying V far left, band members mid-leap and mid-action, black-and-white
Full chaos · Flying V · B&W
Bill Spooner close-up — face in dramatic light with white shirt and tie, TV broadcast still
TV close-up · White shirt & tie
Promotional photo for Sputnik's SNAFU — four band members in military caps
Sputnik's SNAFU · Promo
Bill Spooner — early portrait in a leather jacket, arms folded, intense gaze, black-and-white
Early portrait · Leather jacket
Bill Spooner on stage in an orange jumpsuit playing a white Flying V guitar
Orange jumpsuit · Flying V
Bill Spooner backstage in a military-style jacket holding a drink — black-and-white candid portrait
Backstage · Candid portrait
Bill Spooner in sunglasses playing guitar, singer with microphone in soft focus at left — black-and-white live shot
Bill in shades · Live
Bill Spooner playing his white Flying V on a TV stage set — sunset backdrop, camera beside him
TV shoot · Flying V · Sunset set
Magazine spread — 'Two Tubes Move': Bill Spooner and Roger Steen provide the guitar steam that keeps the Tubes tour rolling, by Bruce Malamut, photo by John Peden
Two Tubes Move · Magazine
Bill Spooner in a white t-shirt playing his white Flying V guitar at the microphone — early Tubes color live shot
White t-shirt · Flying V · Early
Bill Spooner in a blue shirt with a cross necklace, leaning into his white Flying V guitar on stage — intense color close-up
Blue shirt · Cross · Flying V
Two guitarists side by side on stage — black-and-white close-up live shot
Two guitars · Live · B&W
Bill Spooner in an ornate theatrical costume with blonde wig and bow tie, eyes closed, playing guitar — color stage shot
Theatrical costume · On stage
Bill Spooner at the microphone playing Flying V under red stage lights, open shirt — color live shot, photo: John Dickinson / Getty
Red lights · Flying V · Getty
Bill Spooner in a pinstripe baseball shirt and sunglasses at an outdoor festival — candid color backstage shot
Outdoor festival · Backstage candid
Bill Spooner in a white shirt playing his white Flying V outdoors with two companions — color candid shot
Outdoor · Flying V · With friends
Two musicians on stage in color — guitarist and bassist side by side, mid-performance
Guitar & bass · Live · Color
Bill Spooner on stage playing an SG-style guitar under spotlights with smoke behind him, keyboard player in background — black-and-white
Smoky stage · SG · B&W
Bill Spooner arms wrapped around the mic stand on stage, long hair, intense expression — color live shot
Arms crossed · Intensity · Live
Bill Spooner in a military safari hat holding a prop rifle, another performer screaming through a window frame — dramatic black-and-white, photo: Hugh Brown
Military hat · Stage scene · Hugh Brown
Bill Spooner wide-eyed in a military safari hat with a prop rifle next to a framed eye artwork — dramatic black-and-white, photo: Hugh Brown
Wild eyes · Prop rifle · Hugh Brown