Events in Music
- 1962-07-12 Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)
Music History
1963-04-14 Quiet Beatle George Harrison is impressed by unsigned British blues band "Rolling Stones"
Music History
1963-04-21 Beatles meet the Rolling Stones for the 1st time
- 1963-05-10 Decca Records sign The Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison [1]
- 1963-06-07 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) & release 1st single, "Come On"
- 1963-09-15 The Beatles headline The Great Prop Prom at Royal Albert Hall, London; The Rolling Stones are one of the opening acts [1]
1st Rolling Stones Tour
1963-09-29 Rolling Stones 1st tour, as opening act for Bo Diddley & the Everly Brothers
- 1963-10-07 The Rolling Stones record the Lennon-McCartney song "I Wanna Be Your Man" at Kingsway Sound Studio in London
- 1964-01-01 "Top of the Pops", British pop music television program premieres; acts performing include Dusty Springfield; The Rolling Stones; Dave Clark Five: The Hollies; Swinging Blue; and The Beatles
- 1964-01-06 Rolling Stones' 1st tour of England as headline act: The Ronettes and The Swinging Blue Jeans open for them
- 1964-06-01 Rolling Stones arrive in New York's Kennedy International Airport for 1st US tour, greeted by about 500 fans
- 1964-06-05 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) debuts in San Bernadino, California
- 1964-06-10 Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois
- 1964-06-11 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference on a traffic island in the middle of Michigan Avenue
- 1964-08-08 1st Rolling Stones concert in Netherlands at The Kurhaus of Scheveningen, in The Hague
- 1964-10-20 Riot at Rolling Stones conecrt in Paris leads to 150 arrests
- 1964-10-25 The Rolling Stones make their 1st appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; they perform a cover of Chuck Berry's “Around & Around,” and their own hit "Time Is On My Side" [1]
- 1965-03-18 Rolling Stones fined £5 each for public urination
- 1965-05-12 The Rolling Stones record their smash hit single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
- 1965-06-06 The Rolling Stones release music single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
- 1965-07-10 Rolling Stones score their 1st US #1 single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Like a Rolling Stone
1965-07-20 Columbia records release Bob Dylan single "Like a Rolling Stone" [1]
- 1965-08-20 Rolling Stones release their single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 US hit) in the UK
- 1965-09-03 Rolling Stone concert at the Adelphi Theater in Dublin, Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot
- 1965-10-25 The Rolling Stones release music single "Get Off of My Cloud"
- 1966-04-15 The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath", their fourth studio album in UK (6th in US)
- 1966-05-06 The Rolling Stones release the single "Paint It Black", featuring prominent sitar played by Brian Jones, in the US
- 1966-05-13 The Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black" in the UK
- 1966-06-11 "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in the US
Music Concert
1966-07-25 Brian Jones' final performance as a Rolling Stone
TV Show Appearance
1966-09-11 Rolling Stones 4th appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; perform 3 songs, including "Paint It Black"
- 1966-10-07 Rolling Stones record four songs for their 1st live LP "Got Live If You Want It!" at a concert at Colston Hall in Bristol
- 1967-01-13 London/Decca Records release Rolling Stones' single "Let's Spend the Night Together"
- 1967-01-15 Rolling Stones appear for the fifth time on the Ed Sullivan Show, reluctantly agree to alter lyrics of "Let's Spend The Night Together" [1] [2]
Music History
1967-05-10 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, and singer Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges, based on evidence gathered in a February police raid of Richards' mansion in West Wittering, England
- 1967-07-31 Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England, after serving 1 month on drug charges
We Love You
1967-08-18 The Rolling Stones release music single "We Love You", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard as a message of thanks to fans for their support after the duo's recent drug arrests; recording features backing vocals by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- 1968-05-25 Rolling Stones release song "Jumping Jack Flash"
- 1968-06-08 Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
- 1968-12-06 Decca Records releases Rolling Stones album "Beggar's Banquet" in UK, the last during Brian Jones' lifetime (US release the next day)
Missing Stones Film
1968-12-12 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock and Roll Circus"- guest performers include The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono; the program never airs aired
- 1969-06-08 Guitarist Brian Jones is asked to leave the Rolling Stones, replaced by Mick Taylor
- 1969-06-09 Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem
- 1969-06-13 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones
- 1969-07-05 Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park
- 1969-07-11 Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"
- 1969-12-06 300,000 attend free concert featuring The Rolling Stones in Altamont, California; the event is marred by violence and four deaths
- 1970-10-01 63 arrested in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milan, Italy
- 1971-03-14 The Rolling Stones leave England for France in an attempt to escape taxes
- 1971-05-01 Rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar"
- 1971-06-29 Rolling Stones Mick Jagger & Keith Richards sentenced on drug offense
- 1971-09-01 Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein
- 1973-02-03 Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's single "The Cover of the 'Rolling Stone'", written by Shel Silverstein, enters the top 40 and peaks at #6
- 1975-06-01 Ronnie Wood replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stones guitarist
- 1975-12-19 British guitarist Ron Wood joins the Rolling Stones
- 1976-04-06 1st quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies & Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"
- 1977-02-27 Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession in Canada
- 1979-04-22 The Rolling Stones play two benefit concerts for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, in Oshawa, Ontario; performance part of guitarist Keith Richards’ sentence for heroin conviction on heroin charges
- 1980-02-18 Bassist Bill Wyman says he will leave Rolling Stones in 1983 (Sure!)
- 1981-09-25 Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Philadelphia)
Music History
1981-10-11 Then unknown musician Prince Rogers Nelson opens for The Rolling Stones at the Los Angeles Coliseum
- 1982-09-02 Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down
Music Concert
1986-10-16 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards organizes concert celebrating rock and roll legend Chuck Berry's 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri; performers include: Richards, Berry, Johnnie Johnson, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Robert Cray, and Julian Lennon among others
4th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1989-01-18 4th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Dion; Otis Redding; The Rolling Stones; The Temptations; Stevie Wonder; The Ink Spots; Bessie Smith; The Soul Stirrers; and Phil Spector
- 1992-09-19 Demolition begins of JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; built in 1926 as Sesquicentennial Stadium, also known as Municipal Stadium, it hosted the 1926 Tunney-Dempsey fight, 41 Army-Navy football games, The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; victory rallies for The NHL Flyers and MLB Phillies; and the US portion of Live-Aid
- 1993-01-06 Bassist Bill Wyman announces he will leave the band the Rolling Stones
- 1994-08-01 The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour
- 2002-05-06 The Rolling Stones fly a yellow blimp emblazoned with their logo at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NYC to announce forthcoming international tour
- 2007-04-03 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards denies saying he smoked his father's ashes in an interview with NME
- 2007-08-26 The Rolling Stones close their two-year, 147 concert "A Bigger Bang" tour at O2 Arena in London, England; box office gross of tour exceeds $558M, a record at the time
Glastonbury Festival
2013-06-26 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, and Mumford and Sons headline; other performers include Elvis Costello, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Billy Bragg, Kenny Rogers, and Rufus Wainwright
- 2016-03-25 The Rolling Stones perform a free outdoor concert at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex, in Havana, Cuba, before an estimated crowd of 500,000
- 2021-08-05 Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (80) announces he will be unable to accompany the band on its 2021 U.S. tour, based on medical advice; American Steve Jordan tapped to fill in
- 2022-06-13 The Rolling Stones cancel concert in Amsterdam due to singer Mick Jagger testing positive for COVID-19
Birthdays in Music
- 1918-08-12 Sid Bernstein, music producer and concert promoter (Beatles; Rolling Stones), born in New York City (d. 2013)
- 1930-09-25 Shel Silverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
- 1931-12-18 Allen Klein, American rock and roll business manager - ABKCO (Sam Cooke; Rolling Stones, Beatles), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2009)
- 1934-04-06 Guy Peellaert, Belgian graphic artist, photographer (Rock Dreams), movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie -"Diamond Dogs'; Rolling Stones - "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2008)
- 1936-10-24 Bill Wyman, English rock and jazz bassist (Rolling Stones, 1962-93 - "Under My Thumb"), born in Lewisham, London
- 1938-07-18 Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboardist, road manager, and co-founder of the Rolling Stones, born in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland (d. 1985)
- 1939-07-30 Tom Wilkes, American photographer, Grammy Award-winning art director, poster and album cover designer (George Harrison; Rolling Stones; Carpenters, Sir Doug; Janis Joplin; Sandpipers), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2009)
- 1939-09-14 Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas & the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
Charlie Watts (1941-2021)
1941-06-02 British rock and jazz drummer (Rolling Stones), born in London, England
Brian Jones (1942-1969)
1942-02-28 British blues and rock guitarist, organist and sitar player (Rolling Stones, 1962-69), born in Gloucestershire, England
- 1942-03-23 Jimmy Miller, American record producer and musician (The Rolling Stones), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
- 1942-04-06 Anita Pallenberg, Italian model and actress credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2017)
- 1942-04-19 Edwin "Eddie" Kramer, South African-British recording engineer, producer and photographer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Beatles), born in Cape Town, South Africa
Mick Jagger (80 years old)
1943-07-26 English rock vocalist, songwriter (Rolling Stones - "Let's Spend the Night Together"; "Sympathy For The Devil"), actor (Performance), and knight, born in Dartford, Kent
Keith Richards (80 years old)
1943-12-18 English guitarist and songwriter (The Rolling Stones), born in Dartford, Kent
Nicky Hopkins (1944-1994)
1944-02-24 British rock session pianist (Rolling Stones (1967-75); The Who - "Getting In Tune"; The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"; Beatles - "Revolution"; John Lennon - "Jealous Guy"; Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in Perivale, Middlesex
- 1945-04-24 John Pasche, British graphic artist, album cover and concert poster designer (Rolling Stones' logo; Chrysalis Records, 1981-91), born in England
- 1945-11-26 Ethan Russell, American photographer and author (photographed covers for the Beatles, Rolling Stones and The Who), born in Mt. Kisco, New York
- 1946-01-07 Jann Wenner, American magazine publisher (Rolling Stone), born in New York City
- 1947-06-01 Ronnie Wood, English rock guitarist (Faces; Jeff Beck Group; The Rolling Stones), born in Hillingdon, England
- 1948-01-17 Mick Taylor, British rock guitarist (John Mayhall's Bluesbreakers, 1967-69; Rolling Stones, 1969-74 - "Brown Sugar", "Honky Tonk Woman"), born in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
- 1948-12-25 Merry Clayton, American soul, gospel, and session singer (Ray Charles; Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter"; Ringo Starr - "Oh My My"), and documentary subject (20 Feet From Stardom), born in Gert Town, New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1952-04-28 Chuck Leavell, American session and touring keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band; Rolling Stones; Sea Level), and forest conservationist (The Tree Man), born in Birmingham, Alabama [1]
- 1955-03-15 Steve Lillywhite, British record producer (U2; Rolling Stones; Phish), born in Egham, England
- 1957-01-14 Steve Jordan, American session and touring drummer (Blues Brothers; The World's Most Dangerous Band; X-pensive Winos; John Mayer Trio; The Rolling Stones), songwriter, and record producer, born in New York City
- 1957-07-13 Cameron Crowe, American journalist (Rolling Stone), film director (Almost Famous; Jerry Maguire), and screenwriter (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Palm Springs, California
- 1960-01-02 Bernard Fowler, American session and touring rock and R&B vocalist (Rolling Stones; Tackhead; Steven Seagal), and songwriter, born in New York City
- 1961-12-11 Darryl Jones, American bass player (Sting; Rolling Stones, 1993-present), born in Chicago, Illinois
Weddings in Music
Charlie Watts
1964-10-14 English "Rolling Stones" drummer Charlie Watts (23) weds English sculptor Shirley Shepherd (26) in Bradford, England, until his death in 2021
Mick Jagger
1971-05-12 British "Rolling Stone" singer Mick Jagger (27) weds Nicaraguan actress and model Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias (24) at St Tropez Town Hall, France; separate in 1977, divorce in 1978
Keith Richards
1983-12-18 Rolling Stone Keith Richards marries model Patti Hansen
- 1985-01-02 Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood (37) weds British model Jo Karslake(29) in Gerrards Cross, England; divorce in 2009
- 1989-06-02 Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman (52) weds Mandy Smith (18); divorced in 1993
- 1993-04-21 Rolling Stone's bassist Bill Wyman (56) weds American actress Suzanne Accosta on French Riveria
- 2012-12-21 Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood (65) weds theater producer Sally Humphreys (34) at Dorchester Hotel in London, England
Divorces in Music
Mick Jagger
1978-05-01 Actress and model Bianca Jagger (32) files for divorce from Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger (34) after 7 years of marriage on the grounds of his adultery with model Jerry Hall
Deaths in Music
Brian Jones (1942-1969)
1969-07-03 British blues and rock guitarist, organist and sitar player (Rolling Stones, 1962-69), drowns in his swimming pool at 27
- 1982-04-30 Lester Bangs, American music journalist (Creem; Rolling Stone), and musician (Birdland), dies of accidental cold medicine overdose at 33
- 1985-12-12 Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboardist, road manager, and co-founder of the Rolling Stones, dies of a heart attack at 47
Nicky Hopkins (1944-1994)
1994-09-06 British rock session pianist (Rolling Stones (1967-75); The Who - "Getting In Tune"; The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"; Beatles - "Revolution"; John Lennon - "Jealous Guy"; Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies after surgical complications at 50
- 1994-10-22 James "Jimmy" Miller, American record producer and musician (The Rolling Stones), dies of liver failure at 52
- 1999-05-10 Shel Silverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), dies at 68
- 2008-11-17 Guy Peellaert, Belgian graphic artist, photographer (Rock Dreams), movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie -"Diamond Dogs'; Rolling Stones - "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"), dies of cancer at 74
- 2017-06-13 Anita Pallenberg, Italian model and actress credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones, dies of complications of hepatitis C. at 75
- 2019-02-05 Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas & the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, dies of liver cancer and diabetes complications at 79
- 2020-11-02 Baron Wolman, American photographer, founding chief photographer for Rolling Stone, dies of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at 83
Charlie Watts (1941-2021)
2021-08-24 British rock and jazz drummer (Rolling Stones), dies at 80