THE ROLLING STONES
The Originals to whom we are much indebted
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The Stones - London
1966
by
Art Kane
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Brian
Jones and Nicky Hopkins
Courtesy of
Billie
Davis
who
toured with The Stones in 1964
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BRIAN
JONES
BRIAN
JONES MEMORIAL CLUB |
Born 28 February 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Founder and original leader of the band.
Left on June 8 1969 - replaced by Mick Taylor.
Died 3 July 1969 in his own swimming pool.
Guitar, bottleneck guitar, slide guitar, harp, autoharp, keyboards, mellotron, saxophone, flute, sitar, dulcimer,
harpsichord, koto, clarinet, xylophone, marimbas, percussion, vocals.
"Brian was a wonderful bunch of blokes" - Keith Richards
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MICK JAGGER
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Born 26 July 1943 in Dartford, Kent.
Vocal, harp, guitar, piano, synthesizer.
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KEITH RICHARDS
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Born 18 December 1943 in Dartford, Kent.
Guitar, bottleneck guitar, slide guitar, bass, piano, vocals.
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CHARLIE WATTS
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Born 2 June 1941 in Islington, London.
First gig 14 January 1963 at the Flamingo Jazz Club, London.
Drums, percussion.
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BILL WYMAN
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Born 24 October 1936 in Lewisham, London.
First gig 15 December 1962 at St. Mary's Church Hall, Putney.
Left 6 January 1993 - no official replacement.
Bass guitar, guitar, harp, autoharp, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals.
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MICK TAYLOR
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Born 17 January 1949 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Previously with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
First gig 5 July 1969 at Hyde Park, London.
Left 12 December 1974 - replaced by Ron Wood.
Guitar, bottleneck guitar, slide guitar, bass, piano, vocals.
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Mick Taylor and Mick Waylor exchanging
notes
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IAN STEWART
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Born 18 July 1938 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland, Hertfordshire.
Known as the 6th Stone he was the second founding member of the original Rollin' Stones.
Died 12 December 1985.
Piano. |
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NICKY HOPKINS
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Born 24 February 1944 in London.
Died 6 September 1994.
Never an official Stone but played at numerous recordings
and gigs.
Piano.
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RONNIE WOOD
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Born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon, Middlesex.
Previously with The Faces.
First gig 1 June 1975 - Louisana State University, USA.
Guitar, bottleneck guitar, slide guitar, bass, harp, dobro, saxophone, vocals.
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FIRST
UK GIG |
12 July 1962 |
Marquee Jazz Club in London - see set
list.
Mick Avory, later of the Kinks, on drums.
Dick Taylor, later of Pretty Things on bass.
The name Rollin' Stones, from Muddy Waters' song "Rollin' Stone
Blues", was first used at that gig. |
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FIRST SINGLE
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7 June 1963 |
Come On - by Chuck Berry - reached no. 21 in UK
charts. |
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FIRST TV
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7 July 1963 |
Thank Your Lucky Stars - paid £143 (£1800
today) to mime
Come On. |
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FIRST USA GIG
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5 June 1964 |
The Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California. |
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SONGLIST
& CREDITS |
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Kansas
City
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Jimmy
Reed |
Honey
What's Wrong - |
Willie Dixon |
Confessin'
The Blues - |
Walter Brown/Jay
McShann |
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Jimmy Reed |
Dust
My Broom - |
Robert Johnson |
Down
The Road Apiece - |
Jimmy Reed |
Want
To Love You - |
Jimmy Reed |
Bad
Boy - |
Anon |
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Jimmy Reed |
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Jimmy Reed |
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Ride
'em on Down - |
Eddie Taylor |
Back
in the USA - |
Chuck Berry |
Kind
Of Lonesome - |
Jimmy Reed |
Blues
Before Sunrise - |
Scrapper
Blackwell/Leroy Carr |
Big
Boss Man - |
Luther Dixon/Al
Smith |
Don't
Stay Out All Night - |
Billy Boy
Arnold |
Tell
Me That You Love Me - |
Jimmy Reed |
Happy
Home - |
Elmore James |
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