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Steen G
Mick Jaggerand the Rolling Stones - I wonder why that never has been told that much before.
The billing of Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, was used because Jagger had press prior to the bands first gig. So the club thought to use this to have
more people come to the show. Oddly Long John Baldry's K.C. Blue Boys
who were known got second billing??
I spoke with Mick Avory and also got a letter from him explaining
what his involvement with the Stones was. He said he only did two/three rehearsals with band and then got a call from Stu saying their drummer has rejoined the band and he (Avory) would not be needed, for the gig the next night. He also said in the letter that the drummer Stu mentioned was Tony Chapman The first time Chapman saw the Stones play live was on Ready Steady Go
with the Kinks on the same show.
The announcement that mentioned Avory's name in the paper was placed a week before Chapman returned, that's why Avory's name appeared as the drummer for the gig to late to change it to Chapman. In my speaking with Chapman he recalls doing that first gig after being away and not at some of the rehearsals before
that show.
BTW The band's name is from the Muddy Water's track Manish Boy
not from his song Rollin Stone.
Also the story that they came up
with the name of the band on the spot while on a payphone call when the club asked what the band's name was did not happen.
Lots of things about the Stones history in 1962 needs correction.
Also BTW the Stones first contacted Sydney Paine to be their drummer but Sydney was much older and recommended his son's friend a drummer Mick Avory would be a better fit. That's how Avory got contacted by Stu.
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During the late spring and early summer of 1962 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards would catch the train from Dartford to London, where they nurtured dreams of forming a blues band.
They always visited the Marquee Club on Oxford Street where Mick, on a few occasions, sat in to sing a few blues songs with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated. Playing drums with Alexis was one Charlie Watts.
Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Mick and Keith along with whoever else they could find to play some Rhythm & Blues were soon rehearsing a set of favorites at The Bricklayers Arms Pub in Soho’s Broadwick Street, just a stone’s throw away from Oxford Street.
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The band were officially billed as "Mick Jagger and the Rollin' Stones", although the lead vocalist was by no means their most compelling personality. Jagger, his Dartford Grammar schoolfriend Keith Richards,
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