Jimmy Reed’s lost groove resurfaces through The Rolling Stones’ ‘Shame, Shame, Shame’ — a decades-hidden Stones session finally pulled from the vault.
The Rolling Stones and ‘Shame, Shame, Shame’: A Bluesy 1977 Studio Gem
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Good Time Women’ (1970): How ‘Tumbling Dice’ Began
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Good Time Women’ sounds like ‘Tumbling Dice’ before it learned confidence—faster, rougher, and still not sure how it became a classic.
The Rolling Stones Perform ‘Corinna’ Live on Stage (1997)
The Rolling Stones bring Taj Mahal onstage for ‘Corinna’ in 1997—blues history, slide guitar fire, and a moment that feels way too loose to be planned.
The Rolling Stones: ‘Come On’ (1963), The Debut UK Single That Started Everything
The Rolling Stones didn’t debut with a bang—’Come On’ landed in 1963 after a rushed studio night and label nerves nobody talks about enough.
The Rolling Stones’ Cover of Hank Williams’ ‘You Win Again’ (1978): A Lost Country Soul Moment
The Rolling Stones turn Hank Williams’ ‘You Win Again’ into a loose late-night studio moment—Keith on piano, pedal steel drifting, and nothing quite behaving as expected.
The Rolling Stones Perform ‘The Nearness of You’ Live in 2003
The Rolling Stones pulled a surprise on the Licks Tour—Keith Richards turning ‘The Nearness of You’ into something nobody expected, and it actually works.
The Rolling Stones Explore Surveillance Paranoia in ‘Fingerprint File’ (1974)
The Rolling Stones turned FBI paranoia into a funky groove—’Fingerprint File’ sounds like a dance track, until you realize it’s basically a surveillance nightmare in disguise.
The Rolling Stones Cover ‘Hitch Hike’ (1965): Early Motown Energy Meets British R&B
Marvin Gaye’s ‘Hitch Hike’ started as Motown smoothness—then The Rolling Stones grabbed it and stripped it down to raw guitar chaos. Ever heard this version?
How The Rolling Stones Created the Fuzzy Sound of ‘Please Go Home’ (1967)
1966: The Rolling Stones twist R&B into something stranger on ‘Please Go Home’ with biting lyrics and a sound that hints at where they were heading next.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Claudine’: The Dark True Story Behind the Some Girls Outtake (1978)
‘Claudine’ showed The Rolling Stones at their boldest—dripping with Chuck Berry flair. Written for Some Girls in 1978, it recounted Claudine Longet’s infamous shooting of Spider Sabich, a scandal too controversial for release.
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