Happy 83 CHARLIE WATTS!
2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021
(Cover of The Stones’s ‘Get Yer Ya-Ya’S Out‘ live album)
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Stream Documentary ‘CATCHING FIRE: THE STORY OF ANITA PALLENBERG’ At Home
8 May 2024
CATCHING FIRE: The Story Of Anita Pallenberg (1942 – 2017) is a new documentary about German actress, model, and muse/wife of Keith Richards.
She entered The Rolling Stones world when they played Munich in 1965. Brian Jones,
who spoke German, connected with her and they started a tumultuous 2-year relationship. In the end Jones got paranoid following too many drugs and started beating Pallenberg.
Keef Richards kind of saved her from the violent Jones and they became a couple
for 14 years. They had 3 children together: son Marlon, daughter Dandelion and
son Tara Jo Jo who died after two weeks.
The docu doesn’t focus on Pallenberg‘s life with The Rolling Stones,
but on her own private, artistic and turbulent life. She passed away
in 2017, at the age of 75, due to complications from hepatitis C.
You can watch Catching Fire: The Story Of Anita Pallenberg
at home via Magnolia Pictures. Info HERE.
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BILL WYMAN Reveals In New Interview Why He Left THE ROLLING STONES In 1993
1 May 2024
Charity cricket, Bill?
Full Bill Wyman feature here.
(Photo on top: cover from his 2nd solo LP ‘Stone Alone’)
THE ROLLING STONES – Immortal Rock Icons Started ‘HACKNEY DIAMONDS’ Tour In Northern America
30 April 2024
Last year, eternal global rockers THE ROLLING STONES launched their
new LP Hackney Diamonds, their first original music album since 2005
Bigger Bang longplayer and the first since Charlie Watts passed away
in 2021.
Mick Jagger is 80, Keith ‘Human Riff Richards is 80 and Ron Wood is 79,
yet they started a ‘Hackney Diamonds’ tour in Northern America 2 nights
ago when they played Houston in front of a rapturous crowd.
Here are 2 moments thanks to a fan.
– ANGRY –
Single from the new LP
– START ME UP –
ALBUM
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The Stones: Instagram
The Late Great CHARLIE WATTS On The Occasion Of THE ROLLING STONES’ 25th Anniversary Back In 1987
16 April 1964 – Today 60 Years Ago The Self-Titled Debut LP Of THE ROLLING STONES Came Out
Top longplayers from the past
16 April 2024
60 years ago today, on 16 April 1964, the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in history released their self-titled debut LP. 11 out of the 12 songs were covers of, mostly, American R&B songs, from Chuck Berry, Rufus Thomas, Buddy Holly, Willie Dixon and others.
The only original, written by the glimmer twins Jagger/Richards, was hit single Tell Me.
The album’s front cover was a photo taken by Nicholas Wright. No title or identifying information other than the picture and the Decca logo. An “unheard of” design concept originated by visionary manager Andrew Loog Oldham.
Some notable artists were on the track ‘Little By Little’: Allen Clarke and Graham Nash (both in The Hollies at the time) with backing vocals, crooner Gene Pitney on piano, and infamous producer Phil Spector on percussion and maracas.
The LP topped the UK and Australian charts.
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STONES: Story – Albums
16 March 1965 – Last Time For THE ROLLING STONES
Top singles from the past
16 March 2024
Today 58 years ago, on 16 March 1965, imperishable rock icons THE ROLLING STONES scored their third number-one hit in their home country (UK) with rad rocker THE LAST TIME with that awesome Keef riff. It was the first No 1 credited to songwriters Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, nicknamed The Glimmer Twins. The song was recorded in California.
The resemblance with The Staple Singers‘ tune This May Be The Last Time was
pretty obvious, but no claim was filed. On the other hand, the money greedy former
Rolling Stones business lawyer Allen Klein, whose company ABKCO Records owns the rights to all 60s Stones music, sued English rock band The Verve for using samples of the Andrew Oldham Orchestra (the band’s young, but tremendously clever manager) recording of
The Last Time for their mega-hit Bitter Sweet Symphony.
The Rolling Stones
The Staple Singers
The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
The Verve
12 March 2024 – Ruby TUESDAY
Timeless 1967 diamond.
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Happy 82 To Rolling Stone BRIAN JONES
28 February 2024
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was born on 28 February 1942,
in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He would have
celebrated his 82th birthday today.
Jones was the founder (in 1962) of one of the biggest rock groups of all time.
He also came up with the band’s name. I wonder if there’s any soul on this
planet who has never heard of The Rolling Stones.
Jones was a multi-instrumentalist, always hungry for new musical ideas and
also the creative stone who wanted the band to take a more adventurous way.
Like the other Stones, except for Charlie Watts, he also was a busy womanizer.
Unfortunately, he lost himself in a destructive amount of drugs and alcohol.
He drowned, under the influence of damaging stuff, in his pool in 1969. He
was only 27.
– PAINT IT BLACK –
With Jones on sitar
– AROUND AND AROUND –
Jones playing his iconic VOX Teardrop Guitar
– Short docu about HIS GUITARS –
BRIAN JONES: Biography
(Image on top: Cover of 2020 documentary Life and Death of Brian Jones)