Ernest Withers, who is named as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, passed away in Memphis at the age of 85. Withers took pictures of the most important artists in Memphis like Elvis, Rufus Thomas, BB King, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin en followed Dr. Martin Luther King in the 50s and 60s and other important people of the civil rights movements. One of the well known pictures of Withers is from a young Elvis with BB King. Withers started his career as a freelancer and worked for important newspapers like Newsweek, Time Magazine and the New York Times.