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This was a long time ago from what I remember, but just going from memory, these are the folks who I read auditioned for the Stones guitarist job:
Jeff Beck
Rory Gallagher
Harvey Mandel
Wayne Perkins
Peter Frampton
Steve Marriott
Nils Lofgren
Roy Buchanan
Mick Ronson (?)
Am I missing anybody?
Yes, Ron Wood.
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KingmanBarstow
“Playing Knebworth the following year, he was in such a state that his road crew cut the wires to the speaker system.”
First time that I heard this about Keef or have I missed something?
I also noted that. Probably nonsense, as is some other "facts" like Richards was in the throes of cocaine addiction; Mick Taylor had sensationally walked out in the middle of the recording of their Black and Blue album.
"heroin" addiction would have been more correct, and Mick T didn't exactly walk out in "the middle" of recording B&B. But those are nitpicks I guess.
It's funny that they actually considered Steve Marriott as well (if this is correct). That would have been an awful match to Mick and Keith.
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Sighunt
This was a long time ago from what I remember, but just going from memory, these are the folks who I read auditioned for the Stones guitarist job:
Jeff Beck
Rory Gallagher
Harvey Mandel
Wayne Perkins
Peter Frampton
Steve Marriott
Nils Lofgren
Roy Buchanan
Mick Ronson (?)
Am I missing anybody?
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Sighunt
This was a long time ago from what I remember, but just going from memory, these are the folks who I read auditioned for the Stones guitarist job:
Jeff Beck
Rory Gallagher
Harvey Mandel
Wayne Perkins
Peter Frampton
Steve Marriott
Nils Lofgren
Roy Buchanan
Mick Ronson (?)
Am I missing anybody?
Peter Frampton says he never auditioned.
Roy Buchanan never auditioned and his story about turning down the Stones has never been confirmed. According to his biography, he claimed he was supposedly asked to join closer to the time Mick Taylor joined. However, the biography hints that the story might have been floated to get him publicity and eventually a record contract. His image would have never worked with the Stones anyway.
Ronson was rumored but I don't think he auditioned.
Robert A. Johnson a guitarist from Memphis actually played on some of the Black & Blue rehearsal tracks.
Leslie West was rumored at one point because Jagger played on his Great Fatsby solo lp.
Some other people rumored were Mick Abrahams, Clem Clempson, Wilko Johnson, Steve Hillage and Chris Spedding but I don't know if any of them auditioned. I seem to recall Andy Summers name being floated as well.
There was even a story a while back by Michael Schenker which said the Stones called his brother Rudolf trying to get in touch with him about the job. I never recalled hearing that one before.
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TravelinMan
In the liner notes for Second Chapter or Ram Jam City, there is a story the Stones office called Danny Kirwan and left a message for him.
So many stories, who knows?
I do believe the bit about Gallagher’s people floating stuff out there for the press. Just like the supposed Hendrix quote about him with no source.
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roryfaninva
And two months after - something like that - I got a phone call. And I didn't actually have a phone, I had to go down to my landlady and, 'Michael, would you like to come to an audition for The Rolling Stones?'
"I said, 'What?! The Rolling Stones?! Let me... I'll call you back.' I called my brother Rudolf and I said, 'Can you believe that?' 'Cause Rudolf always wanted - he was obsessed with fame, opposite of me. He wanted me like Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones.
"And because I got a call from The Rolling Stones, he said, 'Oh I don't remember that!' [Laughs] I didn't know what to do and he said, 'Well it's your life, it's up to you. You need to figure it out.'
"I said okay, and never called back. I just remembered that Brian Jones just died, I remember articles in the newspapers and magazines, they were looking at each other's a hair for lice.
"I said, 'If I would join this band, I would be dead in two years!' I was a very fragile guy at the time, I was so scared of that idea."
Not my kind of music but Schenker is an amazing player with a terrific tone and technique.
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duke richardson
It’s highly doubtful anyone other than Ronnie would have been hired.
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Mathijs
I always found Rory Gallagher the least interesting of all players they auditioned. And I can't imagine they really considered him, being so far removed from Stones idiom. Just like Jeff Beck and Steve Marriott, I don't believe for a second they were ever considered.
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Taylor1
I don't see what all the fuss is about Gallagher's playing. I prefer Wood's playing to his. And if they were looking for another virtuoso to replace Taylor, Iwould have preferred Perkins. Or maybe in the summer of 1975, after the Carla Bley / Jack Bruce band debanded, they could have asked Taylor to rejoin. They waited over 2 years to see if Wyman wanted to rejoin before giving the gig to Jones in 1994.
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slane82
Mike Douglas asked Jimi Hendrix, "What's it like to be the best rock guitarist in the world?" and Jimi responded, "I don't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher".
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retired_dog
Then again, much of what I said above about Gallagher could also be said about Mick Taylor when he was on his own. So I would not totally rule out that it could have worked with the Stones around.
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retired_dog
Then again, much of what I said above about Gallagher could also be said about Mick Taylor when he was on his own. So I would not totally rule out that it could have worked with the Stones around.
BS. Comparing Mick Taylor’s albums to his? Not even close. Taylor touches on way more styles and his first album is one of the best Stones solo efforts there is.