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Today in Rolling Stones history: October 21

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If anyone ever tries to convince you that October 21st is just another ordinary day on the calendar, remind them that rock history practically pivots on this single autumn date. From stadium-shaking nights on the Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge tours to Bill Wyman quietly smuggling jazz-infused grooves onto shelves with his album Stuff, this date reads like a masterclass in musical multitasking. Long before Tom Waits enlisted Keith Richards to help construct the gritty landscapes of Bad As Me, the rock ‘n’ roll machine was already spinning wildly out of control. It is a delightfully chaotic timeline where heavy-hitting anthems share space with rare archival gold.

October 21, 1989: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, USA (Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour)
Start 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/ You Can’t Always Get What You Want/ Before They Make Me Run/Happy/Paint It Black/2000 Light Years From Home/Sympathy For The Devil/Gimme Shelter/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Satisfaction/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

October 21, 1992: Release of Bill Wyman’s CD Stuff
1. If I Was A Do Do Do/ 2. Like A Knife/ 3. Stuff/ 4. Leave Your Hat On/ 5. This Strange Effect/ 6. Mama Rap/ 7. She Danced/ 8. Fear Of Flying/ 9. Affected By The Towns/ 10. Blue Murder

Bill Wyman’s fourth solo album, Stuff was released primarily in Japan and Argentina. Blending rock with R&B and soul influences, the record features relaxed grooves, layered backing vocals, and varied arrangements. Wyman worked with several musicians, including Terry Taylor on guitar and programming, Ray Cooper on percussion, Chuck Leavell on piano, Graham Broad on drums and Richard Cottle on keyboards. Later CD and vinyl editions expanded the album, giving listeners additional opportunities to explore this distinctive chapter of the former Rolling Stones bassist’s solo career.

October 21, 1994: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA (Voodoo Lounge Tour, North American leg)
Not Fade Away/Tumbling Dice/You Got Me Rocking/Shattered/Rocks Off/ Sparks Will Fly/Satisfaction/ Beast Of Burden/Memory Motel/All Down The Line/Love Is Strong/It’s All Over Now/I Go Wild/Miss You/ Band introduction/ Honky Tonk Women/ Happy/ The Worst/Sympathy For The Devil/Monkey Man/ Street Fighting Man/Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

October 21, 1998: Release of Quiet Melon II’s CD Moneydue, with Ronnie as guest on two tracks: 1. Knee Deep In Nephews/ 2. Meet Me in the Bottom
Quiet Melon II emerged as the 1990s revival of Art Wood (Ronnie’ Wood’s ‘s brother) blues and R&B project. The original 1969 incarnation featured a legendary lineup of future Faces members—Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones—though their rejected Fontana tapes led to a swift breakup. Decades later, Art Wood resurrected the name as Quiet Melon II to cut new material, culminating in the 1998 release of the 13-track CD Moneydue.

October 21, 2002: Release of Bill Wyman’s coffee-table book Rolling with The Stones
Published by Dorling Kindersley, Rolling with the Stones is a massive 512-page hardcover coffee-table book co-authored by Bill Wyman and Richard Havers. Built directly from Wyman’s personal journals and extensive memorabilia collection, it offers an honest, humorous look at the band’s four-decade journey—balancing wild rock excess with the mundane reality of endless waiting and touring. Packed with over 2,000 rare visuals and deep archival history, the book chronicles everything from landmark milestones to intimate band biographies and complete tour setlists.

October 21, 2005: New Charlotte Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (A Bigger Bang tour, North American leg)
Start Me Up/You Got Me Rocking/Shattered/Tumbling Dice/Oh No, Not You Again/Ruby Tuesday/All Down The Line/Night Time/ Band introduction/The Worst/Infamy/Miss You/Rough Justice/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Honky Tonk Women/Sympathy For The Devil/ Paint It Black/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

October 21, 2011: Release of Tom Waits’ CD Bad As Me, with Keith as guest on four tracks: 1. Chicago/ 2. Satisfied/ 3. Last Leaf/ 4. Hell Broke Luce
Bad As Me marks his twentieth studio album and first collection of original material in seven years. Co-written and co-produced with Kathleen Brennan, the record distills his trademark theatrical, raspy style into punchy tracks under four minutes.

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