The Rolling Stones turned Chuck Berry’s ‘Carol’ into a raw 1964 rocker, with Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Charlie Watts pushing the song to the edge.
The Rolling Stones’ Take on ‘Carol’ (1964): From Chuck Berry to Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!
The Rolling Stones’ ‘What a Shame’: Inside Their Chicago Blues B-Side (1964)
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 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’ ‘Scarlet’ and The Jimmy Page Story Behind the Song (1974)
A forgotten 1974 session, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards—and a Rolling Stones song that mysteriously disappeared for nearly half a century.
The Rolling Stones’ Kurhaus Riot: What Happened in Scheveningen in 1964?
The Rolling Stones’ first Dutch concert lasted barely ten minutes before chairs flew and the Kurhaus descended into chaos. What exactly happened in Scheveningen that night?
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Little Red Rooster’: How a Blues Cover Hit No. 1 (1964)
The Rolling Stones took a slow, dirty blues about a rooster and somehow turned it into a UK No. 1. Brian Jones’ slide guitar had plenty to do with it.
The Rolling Stones at the National Jazz And Blues Festival, 1964
27,000 fans, arrests, teenagers sleeping rough and the Rolling Stones onstage: Richmond’s 1964 festival was already chaotic—and this was their last appearance there.
‘Now I’ve Got a Witness’ de los Rolling Stones (1964): La historia detrás de su insólito título
Sin letra, con un título inolvidable y un misterio que sigue generando debate, descubre por qué este temprano instrumental de los Rolling Stones se convirtió en una de las grabaciones más curiosas de su carrera.
‘The Rolling Stones Gather Moss’: The Rare 1964 Newsreel Every Fan Should See
Before fame rewrote the story, Gather Moss’ caught ‘The Rolling Stones in motion. Discover the little-known 1964 newsreel that preserves the band at the very beginning.
The Rolling Stones and ‘Everybody Needs Somebody To Love’: The Cover That Became Pure Stones (1964)
The Rolling Stones took Solomon Burke’s soul classic ‘Everybody Needs Somebody To Love’ and transformed it into a fiery early statement of their own sound.
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