1. Rob Shanahan is an American photographer and rock drummer known for his concert photography and portraits of celebrities.
17 Facts About Rob Shanahan
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Rob Shanahan has been the preferred photographer of ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr since 2006.
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Rob Shanahan was born on May 8,1966, in Norwood, Minnesota.
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Rob Shanahan started playing drums in grade school and continued through high school.
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Rob Shanahan drove to Los Angeles in 1988 to further his career in either drumming or photography, or both.
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Rob Shanahan had a tough time finding work, but he eventually connected with Paul Spinelli, head of NFL Photos, who brought him into sports photography, taking pictures at NFL football games.
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Rob Shanahan met drummer Scott Crago who played in a few bands including the Eagles and Venice, and worked as a session musician.
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Rob Shanahan shot a photo of Tommy Lee in 2005, with Lee standing behind his drums, between pillars of fire, and Drum Workshop made a poster of it, which proved popular.
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Rob Shanahan watched the concert, including the parts where Starr stepped out front to sing, and Sheila E covered drum duties.
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In 2009 at USC's Galen Center, during an event promoting the video game The Beatles: Rock Band, Rob Shanahan captured an endearing photo of Paul McCartney leaning towards Starr to kiss him, an image that was not actually used by Apple, who was paying for the session.
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Rob Shanahan has been credited with photography on the artwork of many advertising campaigns, concert promotions and albums, including ones for Starr, Sheila E, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather, Gary Wright, Yes and ELO.
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Rob Shanahan's photographs have been exhibited in art galleries, including the Stakenborg-Greenberg Fine Art Gallery in Sarasota, Florida, the Blackboard Gallery in Camarillo, California, and the Q Art Gallery in Marina del Rey near Rob Shanahan's home in Venice.
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Rob Shanahan gives motivational speeches about his photography career and his life experiences.
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Rob Shanahan is a left-handed rock drummer who plays on drum kits which are set up in the usual manner for a right-handed player.
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In 1994, Rob Shanahan joined the Hollywood Stones as their drummer.
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The group is a Rolling Stones cover band, so Rob Shanahan has learned to emulate the style and manner of Charlie Watts.
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Rob Shanahan is married to Hillary Weiss, a graphic designer, and they have one daughter.