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Short story:
The Rolling Stones play at The Ealing Jazz Club, London, UK.
Full article:
Bill Wyman (bassist, Rolling Stones) : We just did some Chuck Berry songs for kids who wanted to dance, you know, just uptempo things. We did a lot of Bo Diddley things which were medium or slow tempo. We did Jimmy Reed songs which were dead slow, we did Howlin' Wolf stuff and Muddy Waters stuff which was also pretty slow... We needed those Chuck Berry tracks, you know, just uptempo things.
(Source : BBC Radio 1 interview 30 November, 1985)
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(Source : BBC Radio 1 interview 30 November, 1985)