There was a time and cultural window when famed and veteran rock/pop culture photographer Henry Diltz seemed to be everywhere at once. He snapped mythic images, and many a classic album cover, for the Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young contingent, Joni Mitchell, the Doors, Eagles, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, and countless other celebrities.
Fast forward five or six decades from his luminous early days, and Diltz can often be found in the 805, specifically as the volunteer videographer of the Tales from the Tavern series at Santa Ynez’s vibe-caked Maverick Saloon, for nearly 25 years.
On Saturday, May 31, Diltz heads over to the Lobero Theatre for an evening with Hale. Milgrim, that is, another pop music vet and former president/CEO of Capitol Records and longtime champion of musical culture in his readopted town of Santa Barbara. One of the irrepressible and deep-diving rock historians, Milgrim’s ever-popular and living room-ish-ly intimate Quips & Pix & Flix series at the Lobero — with profits benefiting that legendary venue…