*Sheehan, Tom: * - Tom Sheehan was born in Camberwell, South London, his vocation decided the day he first saw a picture of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates in a magazine at Loughborough Junction rail station on his way to a school football match. After working for CBS Records he turned freelance in 197...

*Sheehan, Tom: * - Tom Sheehan was born in Camberwell, South London, his vocation decided the day he first saw a picture of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates in a magazine at Loughborough Junction rail station on his way to a school football match. After working for CBS Records he turned freelance in 1978, becoming Chief Photographer at the Melody Maker where his work appeared for the next 2 decades during the height of its weekly circulation.

In 2006, Sheehan received an Outstanding Contribution award from Record Of The Day, presented by Coldplay's Chris Martin, in recognition of his life's work in music photography.