NEW! Just Announced! The BUDGET-FRIENDLY paperback edition of "DETROIT ROCKS!"

Planned publishing date is late 2011.

Pre-Order Your Copy of DETROIT ROCKS!

For your $100.00 donation you will receive one hard-cover copy of DETROIT ROCKS! when it is printed. Each copy will be numbered and signed by hand by both Gary Grimshaw and Leni Sinclair. Each person who pre-orders a book will have their name listed as a co-publisher in the book.

$100.00

DETROIT ROCKS! is a project of The Detroit Artists Workshop, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, and your donation will be tax deductible depending on your level of giving.

To safely and securely order with a credit card or a PayPal account, please click on either the $100.00 or the $50.00 PayPal button in this post or on the side of this page.

To order your copy with a check or money order, please make your check or money order payable to: Detroit Artists Workshop and write "Detroit Rocks!" in the memo line.

Send to:
Detroit Artists Workshop
P.O. Box 341099
Detroit, MI 48234

$50.00

Thank you Brad Hale

Leni Sinclair

Thank you Steve Galli

Leni Sinclair

A special note to my friends and fans...

My dear Facebook Friends and Fans,

My good friend Mary Ann Tramontin volunteered to set up my Facebook page
to help raise my profile as a photographer from Detroit. She also designed my six MySpace pages, Blogger page and some other websites, about my work. I am too computer-illiterate and have too little time in my life to have done that for myself.

I am totally blown away by the huge response and the number of people who signed up to be my friend. I am deeply humbled, but also deeply embarrassed that I don’t have the time to thank every one of my friends personally, or write a thank-you note on your wall.

The reason I don’t have time for my friends (or my relatives, for that matter) is that I am devoting every free minute of my day to finishing a book with my friend Gary Grimshaw, called Detroit Rocks. (For more information on this project, please email me at: lenisinclair@hotmail.com)

My friend Mary Ann has indeed raised my profile beyond my wildest expectations. Please forgive me for not being able to hang out and become friends in person, as well as in cyberspace. But please know that I appreciate every one of you and thank you for adopting me into your circle of friends.

Best wishes, always your friend,

Leni

Is there something you would like to see on this page?

This page is still in the development stage with lots of ideas spinning around.
If you have photos, tributes, memories, ideas you would like to share...please ONLY in regards to all things Leni, past and present, you may email them for consideration as a possible addition to this page to: LeniSinclairPhotography@live.com

Leni

Photo courtesy of Steve Sexton

MySpace anyone?

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Leni's New Orleans Photos


Leni's Rock Photos


Leni's MC5 Photos


Leni's Archive Photos


Jellyroll Tramontaine


Leni's Jazz Photos

Article in Freep about Gary Grimshaw

Click link to read:
Gary Grimshaw

"DETROIT ROCKS! A Pictorial History of Detroit Rock and Roll" by Gary Grimshaw and Leni Sinclair

Gary and Leni were there when Motor City rock and roll skyrocketed into stardom -- the Grande Ballroom -- MC5 -- Stooges -- and many more. They were major forces in making it happen -- their work captures the era! Look for this groundbreaking pictorial history, "DETROIT ROCKS!" in 2011.



Over the years many people have asked Gary Grimshaw and Leni Sinclair, "When are you going to have a book published?" So far, no publisher has come out of the woodwork and made them an offer, and this year, they've decided to take matters in their own hands and produce it themselves.

The title is "DETROIT ROCKS! A Pictoral History of Detroit Rock and Roll" by Gary Grimshaw and Leni Sinclair. It will feature the best of Gary Grimshaw's artwork and Leni Sinclair's photographs from 1965 to 1975, including many never-before or rarely seen photos by Leni, and much of Gary's artwork that hasn't been seen in the last 30 or 40 years. Besides Gary's better-known Grande Ballroom posters, the book will include many designs for flyers, stationary, business cards, books, magazines, as well as LP covers, tickets, bumper stickers and much more.

Some of the topics of interest that will be covered include:

The Detroit Artists Workshop
The Grande Ballroom
The Love-In on Belle Isle
Detroit Rock 'n Roll Festival
The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
The White Panther/Rainbow People's Party
The MC5, Iggy Pop, Bob Seger, and many other bands and musicians
Trans-Love Energies
The Warren-Forest Sun
The Detroit Riots
The Free John Now campaign
The Trans-Love Lightshow
The Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festivals
And much more

You can own a picture book of classic Motor City posters and photos by culture icons Gary Grimshaw and Leni Sinclair! The book is in the works and will hopefully be available for purchase in early 2011. This book will be an event in itself!