North American tour
The band announces a 15 city tour in North America. The tour commences on May 24 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Richards:
We love being out on the road and it is great to come back to North America. I can’t wait to get back on the stage.
Bobby Keys dies at age 70
Keys, a saxophone player that toured with The Rolling Stones for more than 45 years, dies at the age of 70 at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Keys is said to have been battling cirrhosis. The Rolling Stones statement:
The Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player, Bobby Keys. Bobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960s. He will be greatly missed.
Plans Stones museum
After Jagger visits the Abba museum in Stockholm, Sweden, he is inspired to open a Stones Museum in London. Bjorn Ulvaeus, Abba member, took him around the museum:
I had heard he wanted to build a similar thing in London. That is why he wanted to come here and look. He is planning a Rolling Stones museum. It was an inspirational visit. Mick has saved lots of clothes which they can display. He had thousands of questions. Mick took loads of photos.
Aside from lots of tour costumes it is likely that members of the Stones will contribute instruments and memorabilia
She Was Hot
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-29 14:36:492014-12-28 18:22:48She Was HotLittle Red Rooster performance
Waits joins The Rolling Stones at the Oracle Arena in Oakland and sings Little Red Rooster with Mick Jagger.
One More Shot
The band releases, One More Shot, from the album, GRRR!. Richards:
It was probably the quickest Rolling Stones recording session I can remember, ever. We cut two tracks in three days. It was incredibly professional. I had One More Shot ready, Mick had Doom and Gloom ready to go, so, boom, let’s cut ’em.
Doom and Gloom
The band releases their song, Doom and Gloom, from the album, GRRR!. Richards:
I don’t think the Stones have ever cut a track so fast. It was like three takes and – boom! We were like looking at each other and going, ‘Got anything else?’ It was amazingly quick. The Stones are amazing that way, their chemistry and their energy when they get together. The hard bit with the Stones is getting them together.
Following The River
The band releases, Following The River, from the album, Exile On Main St. (2010 re-release). Jagger:
It’s a good feeling when it all comes together. There’s a track called Following the River, which is a ballad. It’s a got beautiful piano on it, which I didn’t play. And I’d heard this before but it didn’t have any lyrics at all. I could hear different melodies but I didn’t know how I was going to get the melody to fit with this already existing track, which is very heavily piano. And when it came together, I was just singing onto it, I was putting it on the stereo and I was singing along, trying out different melody lines and trying out different words. And when it actually came together, it’s a very good moment, you know? There’s a moment – there’s a frustration, there’s a build-up of this [makes discouraged face], and then try, try, try, try, and there’s a moment when it really comes together for you.
Rain Fall Down
The band releases their song, Rain Fall Down, from the album, A Bigger Bang. Jagger:
Rain Fall Down is a song about London. It has a line, ‘Feel like we’re living in a battleground, everyone’s jazzed.’ That was in my head already. There were so many armed police in the streets. Walking around, seeing machine guns, is not how you imagine London to be. If we keep going down this track, we’re not going to get back.
Oh No, Not You Again
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-12-02 01:31:362014-12-28 18:18:22Oh No, Not You AgainThis Place Is Empty
The band releases their song, This Place Is Empty, from the album, A Bigger Bang.
Rough Justice
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-30 21:07:492014-12-28 18:20:09Rough JusticeStreets Of Love
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-29 15:00:542014-12-28 18:21:32Streets Of LoveDon’t Stop
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-29 17:55:222014-12-28 18:21:31Don’t StopOut Of Control
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-29 17:55:162014-12-29 12:41:20Out Of ControlSaint Of Me
The band releases, Saint Of Me, from, Bridges Of Babylon. This song is written as a tribute to Preston, who plays keyboards on this track.
Anybody Seen My Baby
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-29 15:00:342015-03-24 04:01:06Anybody Seen My BabyI Go Wild
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-29 15:00:502014-12-28 18:21:32I Go WildLike A Rolling Stone
0 0 Rhonda Rhonda2014-11-29 15:00:532014-12-28 18:21:32Like A Rolling StoneWins Grammy
The Rolling Stones wins the Grammy for Best Rock Album for Voodoo Lounge, and Best Music Video, Short Form for Love Is Strong.