Recorded at Chess Studios, ‘What a Shame’ found The Rolling Stones deep in Chicago blues territory—and gave Jagger-Richards an important first.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘What a Shame’: Inside Their Chicago Blues B-Side (1964)
Rolling Stones Chronology: August 13
A dog crashes an early Stones show, ‘Sad Sad Sad’ arrives in Holland, and the band storms Berlin, Rotterdam and Düsseldorf. August 13 is anything but uneventful.
The Rolling Stones: What Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Really Think About Playing Live (2005)
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have very different views on playing live. Their revealing comments explain what keeps The Rolling Stones returning to the stage.
The Rolling Stones’ Biggest Failure? The 1965 Disaster Nobody Expected
The Rolling Stones seemed unstoppable in 1965—until one ambitious move turned into a surprisingly costly failure that history largely forgot.
‘Flirty’: The Unreleased Rolling Stones Track from 1982 You Haven’t Heard (1982)
‘Flirty’ captures The Rolling Stones experimenting during the Undercover sessions—revealing a band still unwilling to play it safe.
The Rolling Stones y ‘Not Fade Away’: La versión que lo cambió todo (1964)
Los Rolling Stones tomaron la canción ‘Not Fade Away’ de Buddy Holly, le añadieron el ritmo de Bo Diddley y convirtieron una versión en algo que sonaba inconfundiblemente peligroso.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Jump on Top of Me’: The Voodoo Lounge B-Side That Deserved More (1994)
The Rolling Stones buried ‘Jump on Top of Me’ as a B-side, but this bluesy Voodoo Lounge outtake has a surprisingly wild story behind it.
Rolling Stones Chronology: August 12
From Ronnie Wood’s surprise appearance on Bob Dylan’s Shot Of Love to Stones shows in massive stadiums and festivals, August 12 hides some fascinating moments in rock history.
The Rolling Stones Were “Starting Again”: Keith Richards’ 1994 Revelation
In 1994, Keith Richards didn’t see The Rolling Stones as a band simply surviving. He saw something stranger: the Stones starting all over again.
‘You’re Right, I’m Left, She’s Gone’ (1961): Before The Rolling Stones
Before they were The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were teenagers in Little Boy Blue and The Blue Boys, leaving behind this remarkably early 1961 recording.
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