From Elvis at Graceland to Diana Ross in Hollywood, these rare archive photographs reveal music’s biggest stars in the places they called home. Behind the stage lights and screaming fans, their private spaces tell a different story of style, success, and creativity.

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Elvis bought Graceland, his Memphis mansion, in 1957 for $102,500 – the equivalent of £880k ($1.2m) today – as a retreat from fame. A devoted family man, he welcomed his parents, grandmother, and wider relatives to live there, with the last Presley leaving in 1993 when Lisa Marie inherited the estate.

The interiors were famously lurid and kitsch, with the tropical ‘Jungle Room’ boasting a waterfall and mirrored walls throughout. Today, Elvis, his mother, and father rest in the family plot at Graceland, which continues to draw legions of fans honouring the king.

Photographed in 1967, Jimi Hendrix is seen at the cooker in the small kitchen of his London flat. That year, he became a sensation in Britain, releasing Are You Experienced with his band The Jimi Hendrix Experience and scoring UK top-three hits with 'Purple Haze' and 'The Wind Cries Mary'.

It was also the year he allegedly set fire to his guitar on stage for the first time at the London Astoria. By 1968, he had headlined Monterey and moved into his celebrated Brook Street flat with his girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham.

Beatles singer and guitarist John Lennon bought this house, known as Kenwood, for £20,000 in 1964, around £511,900 ($690k) today. Located in the celebrity enclave of St George’s Hill, Weybridge, the house reflected Lennon’s surreal tastes: the dining room had purple velvet walls, the entrance hall featured a gorilla suit, and his swimming pool was decorated with a giant mosaic eye.

The photograph was taken just before recording Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, echoing the psychedelic imagination soon unleashed in his music.

Sonny Bono and Cher are pictured inside their Los Angeles home at the height of their fame as a pop duo. By 1968, they were household names thanks to hits like ‘I Got You Babe’ and their television appearances, with Cher also beginning to establish herself as a fashion icon.

Their eccentric décor and bold style mirrored the psychedelic mood of the era, while their relationship and stage act made them one of the most recognisable couples of the 1960s.

In October 1969, Mick Jagger was photographed at his London home during a brief stopover between travels in Indonesia and rehearsals in America for an upcoming tour. By then, The Rolling Stones had secured their place as one of the world’s biggest rock bands, fresh from Beggars Banquet and finalising Let It Bleed.

Taken less than three months after the death of founding member Brian Jones, the candid shot shows Jagger, unwell with tonsillitis, seated at a table with papers and a telephone, revealing a quieter side of the famously restless frontman.

The Rolling Stones' guitarist, Keith Richards, is pictured with his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg inside his London home after returning from a US tour. Pallenberg, a German-Italian actress and model, had become an influential figure within the band’s orbit, though she was facing pressure from the British government over her right to remain in the country.

Their eclectic décor of patterned fabrics and antique furniture hinted at the decadent, chaotic glamour that defined the Stones’ private world, contrasting sharply with their increasingly provocative public persona.

Photographed in 1970, Agnetha Fältskog and her fiancé, Björn Ulvaeus, are pictured in the kitchen of their Swedish home, surrounded by unwashed dishes. The pair married the following year, just before forming ABBA with Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad in 1972.

At the time, both were already pretty successful in Sweden’s music scene, with Agnetha as a solo star and Björn as part of the Hootenanny Singers. This candid image offers a glimpse of their domestic life shortly before international fame transformed the couple’s world.

A long-haired David Bowie is seen at Haddon Hall, the Victorian villa in Beckenham, Kent where he lived in a ground-floor flat with his wife, Angie, between 1969 and 1972.

The grand yet crumbling house became a creative hub, with Bowie writing and rehearsing much of Hunky Dory and the early Ziggy Stardust material here. Known for its bohemian atmosphere, Haddon Hall was frequently filled with musicians, friends, and collaborators, and remains legendary as the birthplace of Bowie’s early 1970s sound and style.

The ultimate diva, Diana Ross poses outside her Hollywood home during a pivotal year in her career. Having left The Supremes the year before, she was enjoying solo success with her second album Everything Is Everything, while ‘I’m Still Waiting’ soon gave her a UK No. 1 hit.

That same year, Ross took on her first major film role in Lady Sings the Blues, which earned her an Academy Award nomination. This glamorous hillside home reflected her new status as a rising solo superstar.

An older John Lennon and his second wife, artist Yoko Ono, are pictured at Tittenhurst Park, the Georgian mansion they bought in 1969 for £145,000, the equivalent of £2.1 million ($2.9m) in today's money.

By 1971, the estate near Ascot had been extensively remodelled, complete with a recording facility, Ascot Sound Studios. It was here that the pair worked on avant-garde projects and Lennon recorded 'Imagine'. This quiet portrait, taken in one of the mansion’s pared-back rooms, contrasts with the grandeur outside and reflects the couple’s intense creative partnership.

This humorous photograph shows singer Tom Jones with his wife, Linda, and their son, Mark, as they carry belongings into their new Surrey home.

By then, Jones was at the height of his career, with Las Vegas residencies and international hits cementing his reputation as one of the era’s biggest stars.

This family moment, captured as they carry a lamp and a record player into the new house, contrasts with his glamorous public image, offering a rare glimpse of the star’s private domestic life.

Photographed on 4 April 1972, Elton John poses on a miniature motorbike outside his Surrey home, flanked by an impressive lineup of cars, including a Mercedes, a Rolls-Royce, and a Jaguar.

At the time, Elton was rapidly ascending to superstardom following the success of 'Your Song' in 1970, and his first number one album, Honky Château, was soon to be released. The playful image captures the flamboyance that became his trademark, set against the backdrop of suburban luxury as his fame and fortune took off.

In 1975, as Queen released A Night at the Opera and the groundbreaking single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, Freddie Mercury was photographed in the garden of his Holland Park home. The portrait captures him away from the spotlight, enjoying a quiet pause during a year that saw Queen rise to global superstardom.

This West London house served as one of Mercury’s earliest London bases, a private retreat from his increasingly hectic career, before his later move to the more famous Garden Lodge in Kensington.

This rare photograph, taken in January 1978, shows Dolly Parton outside her Brentwood, Tennessee home with fellow stars Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. Captured during the years leading up to their Trio collaborations, the image reflects the close friendship and musical bond between the three singers.

At the time, Dolly was enjoying mainstream success while also keeping a base in Nashville. The Brentwood property offered her privacy from the spotlight, serving as a homely retreat while her career soared internationally.

Taken for a television special, this photograph shows Liberace playfully spoofing his daily routine as he soaks in a £40,700 ($55k) marble bathtub. Known for his virtuoso piano skills and trademark candelabra, he also embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage.

At the time of his death in 1987, his net worth was estimated at $18 million – the equivalent of £38 million ($51m) today, amassed through concerts, jewellery, cars, and his famously lavish homes, including his palatial Las Vegas estates.

Photographed in 1982, Bryan Ferry is seen inside his elegant London home, a space that reflected his cultivated image as Roxy Music’s stylish frontman.

Surrounded by fine art, architectural prints, and antiques, the setting highlighted Ferry’s love of classic design and his reputation for blending rock star glamour with refined taste. At the time, Roxy Music were enjoying chart success with Avalon, their final studio album, making this portrait both a glimpse of his private world and a snapshot of his career peak.

This photograph shows the Genesis frontman and English drummer/songwriter Phil Collins at the piano inside his Surrey home, where he built his private studio known as The Old Croft.

Surrounded by instruments and recording gear, Collins would work late into the night experimenting with drum machines and recording demos onto 8-track. By this point, he had already achieved worldwide success with Face Value and Hello, I Must Be Going!, but was also preparing material for No Jacket Required, the 1985 album that would cement his place as one of the biggest stars of the decade.

Photographed in December 1984, Tina Turner poses at her Los Angeles home at the height of her career resurgence. That year, she released Private Dancer, the multi-platinum album that transformed her into a global solo superstar with hits like ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’, which was her first and only number one song in the US.

Relaxing on a sofa with her grand piano in the background, the portrait captures both her elegance and strength, reflecting a moment when Turner had firmly reclaimed her place as the queen of rock and soul after years of being viewed as a ‘nostalgia’ act.

Whitney Houston is seen in the kitchen with her parents Cissy and John in 1987, a landmark year in her career. That summer, she released her second album, Whitney, the first by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200.

The record produced four chart-topping singles, including 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody', cementing her global stardom. Despite the whirlwind, Houston remained closely connected to her gospel-singing mother, who had shaped her earliest vocal training.

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