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January 20 is one of those dates that quietly maps the Rolling Stones’ entire arc. From bold reinvention to living-legend status, it captures the band in constant motion. In 1967, Between the Buttons arrived, dividing critics but revealing a sharper pen, broader palette, and a taste for risk that would define the years ahead. Two decades later, Mick Jagger stood on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stage, sharing it with the very artists who shaped the music’s DNA. By the mid-1990s, the Stones were still packing stadiums, crossing genres, borders, and generations. Different moments, same restless spirit—January 20 tells the story of a band that never stopped moving forward.
January 20, 1964: Granada Theatre, Woolwich, England (1st British tour, 2 shows)
January 20, 1967: Release of Between the Buttons, the Stones’ fifth British studio album (Decca SKL 4852) SIDE A: 1. Yesterday’s Papers/ 2. My Obsession/ 3. Back Street Girl/ 4. Connection/ 5. She Smiled Sweetly/ 6. Cool, Calm And Collected SIDE B: 1. All Sold Out/ 2. Please Go Home/ 3. Who’s Been Sleeping Here/ 4. Complicated/ 5. Miss Amanda Jones/ 6. Something Happened To Me Yesterday
The Rolling Stones’ 1967 recordings have long divided opinion. At the time, some critics argued the band was diluting its gritty, roots-based sound by chasing contemporary trends set by the Beatles, the Kinks, Dylan, and the psychedelic scene. Yet heard with fresh ears, Between the Buttons emerges as one of their most rewarding and varied releases. It’s packed with strong, often overlooked songs known mainly to devoted fans. The writing grows sharper and more biting, while the musical settings become increasingly inventive on dark standouts like All Sold Out, My Obsession and Yesterday’s Papers. While She Smiled Sweetlyreveals an unexpected tenderness, Connection delivers straight-ahead rock energy. There’s also the very Dylanesque Who’s Been Sleeping Here?.On the American version, the highlights are the chart-topping pair Let’s Spend the Night Together and the graceful, wistful Ruby Tuesday, among Jagger and Richards’ finest melodies.
January 20, 1988: 3rd Rock’n Roll Hall Of Fame Induction (Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City) Mick Jagger speech inducting The Beatles/ Twist And Shout/ All Along The Watchtower/ I Saw Her Standing There/ Stand By Me/ Stop In The Name Of Love/ Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On/Hound Dog/Hi Ho Silver/ Barbara Ann/ Born On The Bayou/ Like A Rolling Stone/ Satisfaction
All-star band line-up: Mick Jagger (vocals, tambourine)/Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar)/Bruce Springsteen (vocals, tambourine)/Jeff Beck (guitar)/George Harrison (vocals, guitar)/John Fogerty (vocals, guitar)/Ben E. King (vocals)/Little Richard (vocals)/Mary Wilson (vocals)/Mike Love (vocals, tambourine)/Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar)/Julian Lennon (vocals)/Ringo Starr (drums)/Paul Shaffer (keyboards)/Elton John (vocals, piano)/Billy Joel (vocals, piano)/Jeff Lynne (guitar)/Sid McGinnis (guitar)/Will Lee (bass) and Anton Fig (drums)
January 20, 1995: Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez, México DF, México Not Fade Away/Tumbling Dice/You Got Me Rocking/Rock And A Hard Place/Rocks Off/Satisfaction/ Beast Of Burden/Angie/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Love Is Strong/I Go Wild/Miss You/Band introduction/Honky Tonk Women/Happy/The Worst/Sympathy For The Devil/Gimme Shelter/Street Fighting Man/Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash
January 20, 1995: Release of The Chieftains’ CD The Long Black Veil, with the Stones as guests on two tracks: 1. Long Black Veil (Mick on vocals) and 2. The Rocky Road to Dublin (Mick on backing vocals, Keith and Ronnie on guitars, Charlie on drums)
January 20, 2006: Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, USA Jumpin’ Jack Flash/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Oh No, Not You Again/Sway/As Tears Go By/Rain Fall Down/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/ Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/This Place Is Empty/Happy/Miss You/Start Me Up/Get Off Of My Cloud/Honky Tonk Women/Sympathy For The Devil/ Paint It Black/Brown Sugar/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Satisfaction
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