On 12 July 1962, a band appearing as ‘The Rolling Stones’, played in  the Marquee Club, London.

The line up of The Rolling Stones at that first appearance under the name they were to become famous as consisted of: Mike Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Dick Taylor, and a drummer (name unconfirmed).

 Tony Chapman joined as drummer shortly after, while Bill Wyman auditioned for the role of bass guitarist at a pub in Chelsea on 7 December 1962 and was hired as a successor to Dick Taylor. (Wikipedia) .

By 1963 they were playing in their first UK tour – and the rest is Rock n Roll History.

The Rolling Stones in 1963 Unknown author rThis is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications made by Dcameron814., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

In July 1964 The Rolling Stones had their first number 1 hit in the UK with ‘It’s all over now’.

2 responses to “The Rolling Stones #OnThisDay”

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    berniebell1955

    My big brother had one of those black leather waistcoats!

  2. Camera operators/producers on these early Rock and Roll recordings were hopeless at figuring out who was doing what during guitar solos. So they show Brian Jones (rhythm guitar) during Keith Richard’s (lead guitar) solo. Having said that, it’s a terrible solo (IMO), so no great loss.

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