Jimmy Reed *Click for MORE ROLLING STONES TRIVIA One of Mick and Brian’s blues idols. Anytime Brian became bored playing guitar, he went on to play the harmonica Reed-style. The Stones covered Reed […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: JIMMY REED
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: ‘THE ROLLING STONES GATHER MOSS’
The Rolling Stones Gather Moss*Click for MORE ROLLING STONES TRIVIA Pathé News newsreel covering a show by the band during their 1964 UK Tour. The filming was shot in Kingston-upon-Hull, England, on Sept. […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: GUY PEELLAERT
Guy Peellaert*Click for MORE ROLLING STONES TRIVIA Belgian artist, painter, illustrator, comic artist and photographer whose book Rock Dreams includes paintings of the Stones. After it was published in 1974, Mick invited Guy […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: ‘TOUR OF THE AMERICAS’ ANNOUNCEMENT, NYC 1975
Tour of the Americas 1975May 1, 1975: After their originally announced press conference at the 5th Avenue didn’t take place, the Stones, including new band member Ron Wood, announce their 1975 ‘Tour […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: SPANISH EDITION OF ‘STICKY FINGERS’
Sticky Fingers (Spanish edition)Given Francisco Franco’s dictatorial regime in Spain at the time, the original Spanish version of Sticky Fingers, instead of the original album art, which focused on a male model’s […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: Keith Richards’ sleepless records
Keith Richards’ sleepless records*Click for MORE ROLLING STONES TRIVIA “Adrenaline is the most amazing thing we have,” Richards told an interviewer in 1992. Indeed, his ability to go without sleep is almost beyond […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: THE DAY THE ROLLING STONES MET CZECH REPUBLIC PRESIDENT VACLAV HAVEL, 1990
The Rolling Stones and Vaclav Havel*Click for MORE ROLLING STONES TRIVIA From The Tres Bohemes:Vaclav Havel was the dissident and Czech writer who had a way with eloquent dissections of Communist rule. Some […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: ‘FLASHPOINT’ (1991)
April 2, 1991: Release of FLASHPOINT, the Stones’ fifth live album (recorded during the 1989 Steel Wheels and 1990 Urban Jungle tours)SIDE A: 1. (Intro) Continental Drift/ 2. Start Me Up/ 3. […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: The Rolling Stones’ tongue logo
The Rolling Stones’ tongue logo*Click for MORE ROLLING STONES TRIVIA *The following text was extracted with permission from Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012As long ago as April 1969, Andy […]
ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: WHEN MICK JAGGER AND THE BEATLES MET THE MAHARISHI IN 1967
When Mick Jagger and the Beatles met the Maharishi, 1967*Click for MORE ROLLING STONES TRIVIA From Wikipedia:In late August 1967, the English rock band the Beatles attended a seminar on Transcendental Meditation (TM) […]
