Classic Pop Icons

Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Roy Orbison are among the artists who are being considered for inclusion in the U.S. Postal Service’s “Music Icons” series over the next few years. A Michael Jackson stamp is also planned, separate from the “Music Icons” series.

If it goes ahead, the John Lennon stamp will break the Postal Service’s convention that subjects must be American, but this wouldn’t be the first such breach.

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Rush, Guess Who, the Tragically Hip, and Beau Dommage will all be featured on postage stamps as part of Canada Post’s Canadian Recording Artists stamp series.

Designer Louis Gagnon of Paprika drew on feedback from the groups to focus on what fans recognised most about the artists.

The Rush and The Guess Who stamps feature the iconic logos that have been associated with the bands for decades.

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Billy Joel has become the first pop performer to be honoured with a portrait at Steinway Hall in New York. The portrait, painted by Paul Wyse, shows Joel at home next to his piano, wearing a leather jacket.

Steinway Hall is home to Steinway & Sons, who have been producing top quality, handmade pianos since 1853.

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