The Rolling Stones

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English Rock and Roll Band originally comprised of Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Brian Jones (guitar, other instruments), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums) and Ian Stewart (piano).

[edit] Beatles connections to Rolling Stones

• The Beatles attended a Rolling Stones concert at the Crawdaddy club on April 14th 1963.

• Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones attended a Beatles performance at the Royal Albert Hall on April 18th 1963.

• The Beatles, along with Peter Asher, attend another Rolling Stones concert at The Scene Club in Soho on July 4, 1963. (See The Beatles see the Rolling Stones perform - July 4, 1963)

• The Rolling Stones were signed to Decca Records by Dick Rowe on the suggestion of George Harrison.

• The Rolling Stones' second single I Wanna Be Your Man (released Nov 1st 1963) written by Lennon/McCartney during a meeting with the Rolling Stones at Studio 51 on September 10th 1963.

• The Rolling Stones appeared on the same bill as the Beatles at The Great Pop Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on September 15th 1963.

• Ringo saw The Rolling Stones perform on October 3, 1963 at the Odeon Cinema, Southend as part of a package tour with Bo Diddley and The Everly Brothers. (See Ringo sees The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, and The Rolling Stones live - October 3, 1963)

• Both bands were on the bill of the New Musical Express poll winners concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley on April 26th 1964.

• Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Brian Jones attended a party to celebrate the opening of A Hard Day's Night at the Dorchester Hotel on July 8th 1964.

• The Beatles single Day Tripper (released April 9th 1965) was an attempt by John to write a “riff-based” rock and roll song similar to The Rolling Stones single Satisfaction.

• Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones were in the audience when The Beatles played at Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965. (See Live Performance - August 15, 1965)

• Mick Jagger attended the recording session for Baby You're A Rich Man on May 11, 1967. His name is listed alongside The Beatles on the tape box, suggesting that he might have sung during the choruses.

• Mick Jagger was present during the performance of All You Need Is Love on June 25th 1967 and joined in singing the chorus.

• John and Paul sang backing vocals on The Rolling Stones single We love you (released Aug 18th 1967).

• Mick Jagger attended the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi seminar in Bangor with the Beatles on August 26th 1967.

• The cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band features a doll wearing a shirt bearing the slogan “Welcome the Rolling Stones”. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were present during the recording of the orchestral overdub for A Day in the Life on February 10th 1967.

• The Rolling Stones album Their Satanic Majesties Request was recorded as a response to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and featured images of the four Beatles in the cover artwork.

• The Rolling Stones recorded a television special called Rock and Roll Circus on December 11th 1968 which featured performances of Yer Blues and Whole Lotta Yoko by a band called The Dirty Mac (John, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Mitch Mitchell). The special was never aired but was released as an album and video in 1996.

• The Beatles covered (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, a Rolling Stones song, during a Get Back session on January 24, 1969.

• The Let it Be sessions were recorded by Glyn Johns who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones.

• You know my name (look up the number) (released on March 6 1970 as the B-side of Let it Be) featured a saxophone solo played by Brian Jones.

• Mick Jagger recommended manager Allen Klein to Paul.

• Around 1973, it was commonplace among bootleggers to pair Beatles material with Rolling Stones material, making supposed "battle" albums. One of the first of these was Battle, which pitted early Rolling Stones outtakes against The Beatles' 1965 performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Another from this era was Beatles and The Rolling Stones Live, which didn't actually feature a live performance, but three Beatles BBC cuts and some songs from their performances at The Hollywood Bowl.

• “Fifth Beatle” Billy Preston went on to tour regularly with the Rolling Stones throughout the 1970’s.