The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women [1969] Live

The Rolling Stones are a prominent English rock band formed in April 1962 by guitarist and harmonica player Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. Rhythm and blues cover songs dominated The Rolling Stones' early material; they are credited for raising the international regard for the earlier styles of blues typified by Chess Records' artists such as Muddy Waters who wrote "Rollin' Stone", the song after which the band is named. Unconcerned with being seen as authentic blues stylists, from the start the Rolling Stones have played rock and roll, and have written and recorded in many genres.[1]

Jones led the band until Jagger and Richards teamed to write hit songs for the band while assuming band leadership. By 1969 Jones' contributions were minimal, and he was unable to tour the United States for legal reasons. By mutual agreement he left the band. Weeks later Jones drowned, while Mick Taylor had already joined the Rolling Stones on guitar. Taylor left in 1974 and was replaced by Ronnie Wood. Wyman left in 1990, and his replacement Darryl Jones became the primary bassist, but he has not been made a full member. Stewart was taken from the official lineup in 1963 to continue as the band's road manager and occasional keyboardist until his death in 1985. Chuck Leavell is the current primary keyboardist for the band.

After gaining popularity in Europe, The Rolling Stones became successful in North America during the so-called British Invasion of the mid 1960s. They have released 22 studio albums in the United Kingdom (24 in the United States), eight concert albums (nine in the US) and numerous compilations; their worldwide sales are estimated at more than 200 million albums.[2] Sticky Fingers (1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums reaching number one in the United States. Their most recent album of entirely new material, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 1989 the Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004 they ranked number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[3] In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked the Rolling Stones at number ten on "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists", and as the second most successful group in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]

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[DasGoldenBoy]

@howlinwolf73 Yeah dude just backing you up.

[samlietxh]

Too bad the last seconds were cut...

[howlinwolf73]

@DasGoldenBoy I think that is the point I was trying to make. Jagger is singing live to

the single version of Honky Tonk Women? The rest of the boys are doing nothing.

[DasGoldenBoy]

@howlinwolf73 If you look at the guitars they don't have any cords plugged in, also the cowbell was never a part of the live performances until they sampled it when they did the Steel Wheels tour in 89. Mick has always done or tried to do live vocals in their videos: Far Away Eyes, Only Rock'n'Roll, Miss You. There are of course versions where he lip synched but it's only a video anyway.

[jagfug]

You can tell this is late '69, because they are in all the outfits used on the 69 tour that you see in Gimme Shelter. I would sell my soul to be able to go back to that year and see the Stones at Madison Square Garden. I was only 7 years old! I remember it being on the radio for that whole summer. A guy down the block had a garage band and I heard them one night playing this, and I thought the Stones were in town!! That guy became a DJ on WNEW-FM name Malcom Davis, I believe. Great days!

[jagfug]

@howlinwolf73 You are correct sir!

[AtlasShruggery]

Sittin in a bar, tipplin a jar in Jackson.........

[Suzybearvf64]

Not enough Keef in this clip for me.

[iamsarah01]

Y U NO HAVE TOP COMMENT?

[ShallowEndsify]

thank you father Rock for begetting The Rolling Stones