Rolling Stones Celebrate 50th Anniversary

NEW YORK --- Today, on the dot exactly, fifty years ago had the Rolling Stones their very first gig at one of the most known jazz clubs in London, the Marquee Club. The band made featured singer Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones – the latter of whom was using the stage name Elmo Lewis – pianist Ian “Stu” Stewart, bassist Dick Taylor and future Kinks drummer Mick Avory, to stars and idols to this very day.


The Roling Stones (from left to right: Charlie Watts, Ron Wood, Keith Richard, Mick Jagger) at the 
BerlinFilm Fesitval. (Wikipedia)



Mick Jagger (right) and Ronnie Wood (left)
during a concert in Chicago, 1975.
(Wikipedia)


Although the Stones apparently didn’t overwhelm the Marquee crowd, according to the author Christopher Andersen, who has just published the biography Mick Jagger quoting Taylor saying, “It was a case of instant dislike. The sight of us, and particularly Mick, was more than they could handle.” An observation that could have contributed to the fact that the club was for jazz lovers and not for rockers.


The Rolling Stones most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.
For the 50th celebration, the band will be releasing a large hardback book, entitled '50'.


Members have been widely reported as preparing for another world tour in either 2012 or 2013.


Happy Birthday to the Rolling Stones!!! Keep it rollin'!