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Mick Taylor, on joining the Stones: “The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It’s not really so much their musical ability, it’s just they […]
American blues harpist (born born James Joshua “Jimmie” Whitin) Following advice from bluesman Memphis Slim, Blue traveled in the late to Paris, France where, according to Ronnie Wood, he was found by […]
Mick visits Wayne’s World, with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey (NBC, US TV, Feb. 6 1993)
Written by: Jagger/Richards Recorded: AIR Studios, Montserrat, West Indies, March 29-May 5 1989
Lesson number one that you learn while you’re young/ Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder… Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France, June 10-Oct. 19 1979; […]
Oct. 22, 1963: Gaumont Theatre, Sheffield, England (2 shows) Oct. 22, 1965: Release of the ‘GET OFF OF MY CLOUD / THE SINGER NOT THE SONG’ 7″ single in England (Decca F […]
Keith on Paul McCartney (2010): “John and I knew each other quite well, and George and Ringo, but Paul and I had never spent much time together. We were really pleased to […]
On April 22 1964, the President of The National Federation of Hairdressers offered a free haircut to the next No.1 group in the UK pop charts. He said the Stones “are the […]
Mick Jagger interview on The Charlie Rose Show about ‘The Man from Elysian Fields’ movie, where he starred in as as Luther Fox, along Andy García (US TV, Nov. 14 2002)
Also known as: ‘You Don’t Tell Me’Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: RPM Studios, NYC, USA, July 16-Aug. 17 1985Guest musicians: Bobby Womack and Don Covay (vocals), Chuck Leavell (piano) From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING […]
Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Dynamic Sounds Studios, Kingston, Jamaica, Nov.25-Dec. 21 1972Guest musicians: Nicky Hopkins (piano From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:An instrumental which features Nicky Hopkins on keyboard […]
Let her go, just as quick as you can/ You know that hoodoo girl is going to hoodoo the hoodoo man… Written by: Otis Hicks/Jerry WestRecorded: British Grove Studios, London, England, Dec. […]
Oct. 21, 1989: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USAStart Me Up/Bitch/Sad Sad Sad/Undercover Of The Night/One Hit/ Tumbling Dice/Miss You/Ruby Tuesday/Play With Fire/Dead Flowers/Rock And A Hard Place/Mixed Emotions/Honky Tonk Women/Midnight Rambler/ […]
Oct. 20, 1964: L’Olympia, Paris, FranceAround And Around/Carol/Bye Bye Johnny/It’s All Over Now/Time Is On My Side/Not Fade Away/Walking The Dog/If You Need Me/I’m Alright/Confessin’ The Blues/Tell Me
Mick, on ‘Satisfaction’: “People get very blasé about their big hit. Satisfaction was the song that really made the Rolling Stones, changed us from just another band into a huge, monster band. […]
July 13, 1969: Mick in is Australia shooting his part for the NED KELLY movie (about the life of the 19th-century Aussie, outlaw directed by Tony Richardson), which extended until September that […]
BBC2 documentary to mark the release of Keith Richards’ autobiography ‘Life’, 2010
Also known as: ‘Sexy Night’, ‘Lovely Lady’Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany, March 25-Apr. 4 1975Guest musicians: Jeff Beck (guitar) From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:I Love […]
I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late/ And I thought by the time I got there she’d be off with the nearest truck driver she […]
Oct. 20, 1962: Ealing Jazz Club, London, England (without Bill and Charlie) Oct. 20, 1963: Gaumont Theatre, Hanley, England (2 shows) Oct. 20, 1964: L’Olympia, Paris, FranceAround And Around/Carol/Bye Bye Johnny/It’s All […]
Keith, when he was asked about the Stones penchant for “writing songs about sex and drugs and rock’n ‘roll” (1983): “We don’t know much about anything else. It seems that and violence […]
Italian version of “As Tears Go By,” which Mick sang in Italian, but with a different musical backing track. Decca Dischi Italia released this in 1966 as a single with “Heart of […]
STONES AMERICAN DIARY(from Rock Scene magazine, Issue #15, USA, November 1975)
Mick, Keith and Ronnie relaxed interview, Paris 1976
Written by: Jagger/Richards Recorded: Jan. 31-Feb. 15, EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France; May 1983, Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; June-July 1983, The Hit Factory, NYC, USA Guest musicians: Moustapha Cisse, Brahms […]
Well I told you once and I told you twice/ That someone will have to pay the price… Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, England, Jan. 11-12; RCA Studios, […]
Oct. 19, 1963: Gaumont Theatre, Bradford, England (2 shows) Oct. 19, 1973: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, West GermanyBrown Sugar/Gimme Shelter/Happy/Tumbling Dice/Star Star/Dancing With Mr. D./Angie/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Midnight Rambler/Honky Tonk Women/All […]
Brian, on Jimi Hendrix: “Jimi Hendrix was the most exciting guitarist I’ve ever heard.”
One of the world’s earliest music weekly papers, the Stones advertised in the Melody Maker for a bass guitarist in late 1962, holding the auditions at the Wetherby Arms pub, London. In […]
Rare footage of Keith and Anita in Cannes, France, May 1967
Also known as: ‘Sad Song’Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, USA, March 28 1972 From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:A track recorded while preparing the final […]
She said, “My breasts, they will always be open/ Baby, you can rest your weary head right on me/ And there will always be a space in my parking lot/ When you […]
Oct. 18, 1963: Odeon Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England (2 shows) Oct. 18, 1974: Release of the IT’S ONLY ROCK’N’ROLL, the Stones’ the 12th British and 14th American studio album (Rolling Stones Records COC […]
Keith on the Beatles (2016): “Our ambition was to be this really hip, cool blues – the best blues band in London. That was the size of the ambition… Until suddenly: boom! […]
July 4, 1973: Mick and Bianca Jagger attend David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust’s “retirement party” at the Cafe Royale in London, England. Also present were Lou Reed, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Beck, […]
The Stones and the July 1966 ‘flag incident’ in Syracuse
Also known as: The VultureWritten by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Rolling Stones Mobile, Redlands, England, June 26-30 1968Guest musicians: Ry Cooder (guitar) From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:A fast number with […]
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin’ our very street today/ Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way… Also known as: Gime Me Some Shelter, Gimmie ShelterWritten by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: […]
Oct. 17, 1973: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium (2 shows)According to Keith, Bobby Keys doesn’t show for band assembly on this concert day in because of intoxication, which resulted in his being banned […]
Oct. 17, 1963: Odeon Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland (2 shows) Oct. 17, 1964: Release of 12 X 5, the Stones’ second US album (London PS 402)SIDE A: 1. Around And Around/ 2. Confessin’ […]
Keith, about art: “I don’t think that rock’n’roll songwriters should worry about Art. I don’t think it comes into it. A lot of it is just craft anyway, especially after doing it […]
“Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.”Sci-fi film directed by […]
Webster Hall, NYC, Feb. 9 1993 Band line-up: Mick (vocals, harmonica)/Jimmy Rip (guitar)/Frank Simes (guitar)/John Pierce (bass)/Curt Bisquera (drums)/Chuck Leavell (keyboards)/Lenny Pickett (sax)/Bernard Fowler, Liz Constatine, Lynn Mabry and Sharon Celani (backing […]
Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne Billancourt, Paris, France, Oct. 10-Nov. 29 and Dec. 6-15, 1977
What a shame/ You all heard what I said… Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Chess Studios, Chicago, USA, Nov. 8 1964*Data taken from Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012
Oct. 16, 1963: Odeon Theatre, Manchester, England Oct. 16, 1965: ABC Theatre, Northampton, England (2 shows) Oct. 16, 1997: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USASatisfaction/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Flip The Switch/Let’s Spend The […]
Mick, on singing ‘Far Away Eyes’ (2008): “All of these songs have characters. They’re all different. That’s the thing about the Stones, they have lots of other kinds of facets which make […]
BONNIE BRAMLETT ON ‘GIMME SHELTER’Bonnie Bramlett (of Delaney & Bonnie fame) practiced ‘Gimme Shelter’ with Mick and Keith at Sunset Sound Studios, 1969, but then the final version ended up with Merry […]
Mick Jagger is interviewed on U.S. TV’s Larry King Live, May 18 2010KING: The Rolling Stones’ seminal album, “Exile on Main Street,” was reissued last week. I sat down with Mick Jagger […]
Written by: Mentor WilliamsRecorded: Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany, Nov. 13-24 1973; Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves, Newbury, England, Jan. 14-28, May 20-25 1974Guest musicians: Nicky Hopkins (piano) From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES […]
You better stop/ Look around… Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: RCA Studios, Hollywood, USA, Dec. 3-8 1965*Data taken from Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012
Oct. 15, 2017: Gelredome, Arnhem, HollandSympathy For The Devil/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Tumbling Dice/Just Your Fool/Ride ‘Em On Down/Dancing with Mr. D/She’s So Cold/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Paint It Black/Honky Tonk […]
Oct. 15, 1963: City Hall, Kingston-upon-Hull, England (2 shows) Oct. 15, 1965: Regal Theatre, Cambridge, England (2 shows) Oct. 15, 1973: Sportpaleis Merksem, Antwerp, BelgiumBrown Sugar/Gimme Shelter/Happy/Tumbling Dice/Star Star/Dancing With Mr. D./Angie/You […]
Mick on choosing Ronnie (1975): “They can both play solo. I mean, Keith used to be a lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones, remember? Maybe Keith’s gonna have to do more solos. […]
The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave took place at Ally Pally (Alexandra Palace, London) on 26th June 1964, lasting from 9 P.M. to 6:30 AM. It was organised by the Stones’ fan […]
August 21, 1976: ‘Knebworth Fair’, Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England Satisfaction/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/If You Can’t Rock Me-Get Off Of My Cloud/Hand Of Fate/Around And Around/Little Red Rooster/Stray Cat Blues/Hey Negrita/Hot Stuff/Fool […]
Also known as: ‘Hamburger to Go’Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Olympic Sounds Studios, London, England, May 13-18 1968 From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:High pitched ooh-ooh vocals introduce this slow […]
Yes, you know I love you, baby/ You know my love for you I never hide… Written by: Willie DixonRecorded: British Grove Studios, London, England, Dec. 11, 14–15 2015Guest musicians: Chuck Leavell […]
Oct. 14, 1964: Charlie Watts secretly marries Shirley Shepherd in Bradford, Yorkshire Oct. 14, 1965: Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England (2 shows) Oct. 14, 1973: Sportpaleis AHOY, Rotterdam, Holland (2 shows) Oct. 14, […]
Mick Taylor on the blues (1970s): “The Blues scene now is international. In the ’50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in […]
Producer and director of both films the Charlie Is My Darling (along with Andrew Loog Oldham) and Tonight Let’s All Make Love in London. Whitehead also directed the promo film for “Have […]
Bill Wyman reflects about the blues greats and talks about his ‘Blues Odyssey’ book
Also known as: ‘I Can See It’, ‘I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better’, ‘Can’t Believe it’Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: RCA Studios, USA, Aug. 3-7 1966; Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, Nov. 9-Dec. 6 […]
Yeah, the other night, crying/ Crying baby, yeah I’m crying… Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France, June 10-Oct. 19 1979; Electric Lady Studios, NYC, USA, Nov-Dec. 1979Guest musicians: Bobby […]
Oct. 13, 1962: Ealing Jazz Club, London, England (without Bill and Charlie) Oct. 13, 1963: Odeon Theatre, Liverpool, England (2 shows) Oct. 13, 1963: It was on this day, after a Stones […]
Keith, on growing up: “I’m not getting old, I’m evolving.”
Pseudonym the Stones used the day they gave a surprise concert before the start of their 1981 U.S. tour in Sir Morgan’s Cove, a small club in Worcester, Massachusetts, on September 14 […]
Mick on ‘Tattoo You’ marketing promo video, 1981
Written by: Robert JohnsonRecorded: Rolling Stones Mobile, Nellcote, France, June-Nov. 1971
Who wants to brave the pouring rain/ For a glass of French champagne? Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France, Nov. 11-Dec. 16 1982; Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, May […]
Oct. 12, 1963: Gaumont Theatre, Doncaster, England (2 shows) Oct. 12, 1965: Gaumont Theatre, Doncaster, England (2 shows) Oct. 12, 1968: Mick appears on Frost on Saturday (British TV) discussing marriage and […]
Mick, on writing songs: “I see songwriting as having to do with experience, and the more you’ve experienced, the better it is. But it has to be tempered, and you just must […]
Recording studio in Florence, Alabama where the Stones recorded “Brown Sugar,”, “You Gotta Move” and “Wild Horses” in December 2-4 1969, all of which later released on STICKY FINGERS in 1971.
International Rock Awards, ABC US TV, June 6 1990 (live from Frankfurt, May 27)
Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France, Jun. 10-Oct. 19 1979 From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:Mick Jagger can be heard directing Gangster’s Moll, uttering the […]
Ain’t flinging tears out on the dusty ground/ For all my friends out on the burial ground… Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves, Newbury and Olympic Sounds Studios, London, England, March-May […]
Oct. 11, 1963: Gaumont Theatre, Derby, England (2 shows) Oct. 11, 1964: Hippodrome, Brighton, England (2 shows) Oct. 11, 1965: Gaumont Theatre, Sheffield, England (2 shows) Oct. 11, 1973: Grugahalle, Essen, West […]
Mick on average journalism: “They’re so boring. They’re so pathetic, all those journalists. Most of them are. Most of those kind that write gossip stuff, and most of it’s gossip. Things are […]
Once a Beatle and the first celebrity musician to see the Stones play at the Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, in March 1963. His visit eventually motivated the Richmond and Twickenham Times newspaper to […]
Charlie Watts at Robert Fraser’s Gallery exhibition opening, London, June 7 1966 (silent footage, from the Kinolibrary)
*Early version of ‘Sweet Black Angel’Also known as ‘Black Angel’Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: March-May 1970, July-Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 1971, Jan.-March 1972: Rolling Stones Mobile (Nellcote, France), Stargroves (Newbury, England), Olympic Sound Studios (London, England), Sunset […]
I’m faithful as a swan/ I’m darker than a bat/ I’m friendly as a bear/ And tougher than a rat… Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: Air Studios, Montserrat, March 29-Apr. 1989; Olympic Sound Studios, […]
Oct. 10, 1963: Gaumont Theatre, Wolverhampton, England (2 shows) Oct. 10, 1964: Odeon Theatre, Southend, England (2 shows) Oct. 10, 1965: Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England (2 shows) Oct. 10, 1973: Grugahalle, Essen, […]
Keith, on being a musician: “You don’t start to play your guitar thinking you’re going to be running an organisation that will maybe generate millions.”
Eric Idle’s 1978 satirical “documentary” TV show (later commercially release on VHS/DVD) about fictionalized band The Rutles (parodying the Beatles), which features Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood in cameo appearances.
“I’m Mickey Jaggero!” (funny scene from Mick’s ‘Running Out of Luck’ movie, 1985)
Also known as: DOWN IN THE BOTTOM ; FAT OLD MAN Written by: Willie Dixon Recorded: Chess Studios, Chicago, USA, June 10-11 1964 From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS […]
Give me all you money/ Give me all your gold… Also known as: Some More GirlsWritten by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France, Oct. 10-Dec. 1977, Jan. 5-March 2 1978*Data taken […]
Oct. 9, 1963: Gaumont Theatre, Worcester, England (2 shows) Oct. 9, 1964: Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, England (2 shows) Oct. 9, 1965: Odeon Theatre, Leeds, England (2 shows) Oct. 9, 1966: Gaumont Theatre, […]
Keith, about coming up with the name Rolling Stones: “Brian came up with the name It was a phone call – which cost money – and we were down to pennies… We […]
On Feb. 12, 1967, att 7:55 p.m.., Sussex police, headed by Chief Inspector Dineley, knocked at the door of Keith’s country home, disrupting a small party he was having, producing a search […]
Snippets of the Stones playing ‘Jumping Jack Flash’ and ‘Satisfaction’ at the NME Pollwinners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley, England, May 12 1968
Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Village Recorders, Los Angeles, USA, Jan. 13-15 1973 From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:The Stones started rehearsals for the upcoming tour in Los Angeles by […]
You crossed the sea of night/ Free from the spell of fright… Also known as: Fly High As A KiteWritten by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, July 7-22:Aug. 5 1967Guest musicians: […]
Oct. 8, 1963: Odeon Theatre, Cheltenham, England (2 shows) Oct. 8, 1964: Odeon Theatre, Lewisham, London, England (2 shows) Oct. 8, 1965: ABC Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees, England (2 shows) Oct. 8, 1966: Capitol […]
Bill Wyman about Mick and Keith (1981): “The story is that Mick and Keith are the producers. They work together on the basic tracks, but from then on they work separately and […]
Original working title of the SOME GIRLS album. At the time it was also rumoured the album could be titles DON’T STEAL MY GIRLFRIEND.
Top 10 Mick Jagger interviews in French (yes, that’s Mick speaking French…)
Written by: Jagger/RichardsRecorded: EMI-Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France, Oct.10-Dec. 1977, Jan. 5-March 2, 1978 From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012:The Stones perform a country ballad and show the […]
You know I’m smiling, baby/ You need some guiding, baby… Written by: Jagger/RichardRecorded: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, Nov. 16-Dec. 6 1966Guest musicians: Jack Nitzsche (piano)*Data taken from Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING […]
