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William Perks is born in Lewisham, UK. He will grow up to be Bill Wyman, bass player of The Rolling Stones.
The At The Wetherby Arms, Chelsea, London, UK, William Perks auditions for the job of bass-player with The Rolling Stones. He gets the gig, and changes his name to Bill Wyman.
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The Rolling Stones play two gigs in one day, first being at The Red Lion, Sutton, England, UK, Europe, followed by The Ricky-Tick, Windsor.
The Rolling Stones play two shows in one day, first at Studio 51, Soho, London, then later at The Crawdaddy Club in the Station Hotel, Richmond, England, UK, EuropeThe Rolling Stones play their second ballroom show, at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones record Bye Bye Johnny [written by Chuck Berry] and You Better Move On [written by Arthur Alexander], at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, Julie Grant, The Flintstones and The Rolling Stones play at The Odeon, Rochester, England, UK, Europe.While recording an appearance on ABC-tv tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars in Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, The Rolling Stones meet Gene Pitney for the first time, and a long-lasting friendship is forged. During the meeting, The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards present Pitney with one of their first songwriting efforts, My Only Girl. Retitled That Girl Belongs To Yesterday, it will become a modest hit for Pitney on both sides of the Atlantic, making it the first Jagger-Richards composition to reach the Billboard charts in the USA.
A late night jam at the Eel Pie Hotel on Eel Pie Island, London, UK, finds two future guitar gods, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, plus The Rolling Stones' bassist Bill Wyman sharing the stage.
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Terry John Bozzio begins taking drum lessons in San Francisco, California, USA. The lessons will pay off, and Bozzio will drum for Frank Zappa, The Brecker Brothers, Robbie Robertson, Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger and many others.
The Rolling Stones play in De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK. Also on the bill are Marty Wilde, Gene Vincent and The Barron Knights.
The Rolling Stones play the last of three nights in St George's Hall, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
The Rolling Stones, supported by The Shangri-Las, play at Loew's Theater, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
UK tailoring trade magazine The Tailor And Cutter publishes an appeal to The Rolling Stones that they should wear ties, in order to help reverse the decline in the tie manufacturing industry.
The Rolling Stones play the first of three concerts at the KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
The Rolling Stones fly to Germany, Europe, for three days of live dates and tv appearances.
The Rolling Stones release a new single, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, in the USA on London Records.
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The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4+2, The Checkmates and The End, play at the ABC, Stockton-On-Tees, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones continue a fortnight of rehearsals at R.G. Jones Studio, Morden, Surrey, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones spend the second of seventeen days of recording at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.Billy Preston spends the second of two days recording That's The Way God Planned It at Trident Studios in London, with George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
Marianne Faithfull collapses in the Chevron Hotel, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, having taken an overdose of barbiturates during filming of the movie Ned Kelly, with boyfriend Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones. She and Jagger were to star in the film, but she is immediately dropped from the cast.
Stephen Stills' basement wine cellar in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA, The Rolling Stones spend the first of five days rehearsing for their upcoming North American tour.WABC Radio in New York City, USA, publishes its Top Ten Singles Of The Year, as follows :
- Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The Fifth Dimension
- Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
- Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
- Get Back - The Beatles
- Crimson and Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells
- Dizzy - Tommy Roe
- Jean - Oliver
- Build Me Up, Buttercup - The Foundations
- Touch Me - The Doors
- Hair - The Cowsills
In the presence of the mayor and 750 journalists, a punch-up erupts at the wedding of Rolling Stones vocalist Mick Jagger to Bianca Perez Morena De Macia in Saint Tropez, France, Europe. Guests, apart from the other Stones, include former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as Eric Clapton and Stephen Stills. Terry Reid plays a live set.The Rolling Stones end their 1972 North American tour with the last of three nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City, supported by Stevie Wonder and Martha Reeves. The band then throws a party at the St. Regis Hotel, with live music by Muddy Waters and Count Basie. Guests include Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Carly Simon, Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Andy Warhol and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
On their European Tour 1973, The Rolling Stones play the first of two nights at The Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.The Rolling Stones play the second of two nights in the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by The Wailers.
The Rolling Stones, minus Keith Richards, throw a party at the Duke Of York's Barracks, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe, to launch their new album, Emotional Rescue, in the UK.Mick Jagger and Bette Midler tape a video of their duet of Beast Of Burden at The Peppermint Lounge, New York City, USA.
Paul McCartney is in AIR Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, mixing a disco version of No More Lonely Nights. In the studio next door, Rolling Stones' vocalist Mick Jagger is recording with The Who's Pete Townshend.
The Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts breaks his leg in three places when he falls in the cellar of his home in Devon, England, UK, Europe. He is ordered to rest for three months.
The Rolling Stones come to the end of a month of rehearsals for their Steel Wheels Tour in Washington, Connecticut, USA.
On a break between recording and touring committments, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is spending a few days in New York City, USA.
During their Urban Jungle tour, The Rolling Stones play the second of two nights at The Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play in Idretspark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, supported by the Dan Reed Network.
The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Midnight Oil and The Dan Reed Network play at Ulm Festival, Germany, Europe.Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, James Cotton, Billy Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Jimmie Vaughan, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Elvis Costello, Jody Williams and Eddie Shaw are among the artists performing at Howlin' For Hubert: A Concert to Benefit the Jazz Foundation of America at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA. The show is a celebration of the life and music of Hubert Sumlin.
Charlie Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones, puts on an unannounced show at The Ellington Jazz Club in Perth, Western Australia, Oceania. The band had cancelled a show that day.
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