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Today in Rolling Stones history: May 12

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From chaotic studio sessions to glamorous weddings, historic concerts and late-career reissues, May 12 captures how The Rolling Stones somehow turned every era into headline material. One day they were filming promos for Jumpin’ Jack Flash, the next they were causing media hysteria in the South of France or redefining rock diplomacy in Havana in 2016. Even a simple awards show appearance involving Ron Wood and Rod Stewart in 1993 became part of the band’s endlessly strange mythology. Apparently, normal career timelines were never really their thing.

May 12, 1964: Recording session at Regent Sound Studios, London
Congratulations/ Down In The Bottom/ Good Times, Bad Times/ Over You (unconfirmed)

May 12, 1968: NME Pollwinners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley, England (Brian’s very last live performance before an audience)
Other performers included Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, The Move, The Herd, Bee Gees, LuLu and Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Although they hadn’t toured that year, instead focusing on recording Beggars Banquet, the Stones had a hectic schedule. Just a day earlier, they shot promo videos for Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Child of the Moon, both directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg.

May 12, 1971: Mick marries Bianca (Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias) at St. Anne’s Church, in St. Tropez, France. Mick, then 27, married 26-year-old Nicaraguan Bianca in a highly publicized Roman Catholic ceremony that included guests like the other members of the Stones, Brigitte Bardot, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton, Bobby Keys, Ronnie Wood and Stephen Stills. They finally split in 1977. News of Mick and Bianca’s wedding quickly spread, drawing crowds of fans and paparazzi. The couple couldn’t avoid the media frenzy, and even Mick’s father once told a reporter, “I hope my second son never becomes a superstar.” Though their marriage lasted just seven years, it remains one of the most talked-about celebrity unions.

May 12, 1976: Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland
Honky Tonk Women/If You Can’t Rock Me-Get Off Of My Cloud/Hand Of Fate/Hey Negrita/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/Fool To Cry/Hot Stuff/Star Star/You Gotta Move/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Band introduction/ Happy/Tumbling Dice/Nothing From Nothing/Outa Space/Midnight Rambler/ It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Street Fighting Man

May 12, 1993: Ronnie Wood presents an award to Rod Stewart during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo

May 12, 2015: Release of the Wild Horses CD-single in the USA (Universal Music 4730721
1. Wild Horses (Album version)/ 2. Wild Horses (Acoustic version)
*This release included a T-shirt and was sold exclusively at the Best Buy shops in the USA

Released on the 1971 album Sticky Fingers, Wild Horses is a poignant ballad written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger that explores emotional longing, separation, and endurance. Built around a stripped-back acoustic sound, the song reveals a raw vulnerability while also reflecting the personal heartbreak and turbulent changes surrounding the Stones during the late 1960s.

May 12, 2017: Release of the Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America DVD/Bluray in Japan
Th documentary follows the Stones during their 2016 Latin American tour across ten cities, showcasing their bond with fans in countries like Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico, ending up with their historic free concert in La Habana, a landmark cultural moment for Cuba.

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