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Gered Mankowitz | Photographer
Happy Birthday Cat Stevens!
After debuting on the chart in 1966 with his first single ‘I Love My Dog’, 19-year-old Cat Stevens continued as a successful and influential for-pop artist and songwriter throughout the 60s and 70s. With six UK Top 10 albums, the half-Greek and half-Swedish London-born singer also released the best selling singles ‘Matthew And Son’, ‘Moonshadow’ and ‘Morning Has Broken’ before formally embracing Islam, changing his name to Yusef Islam and officially retiring from pop music in 1981. In recent years he has returned to give both live performances and make recordings, including a 2004 hit version of ‘Father and Son’ with Ronan Keating.
These portraits were taken early in Cat’s career and were shot in his flat above the family cafe in central London.
📸 by Gered Mankowitz
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