The Rolling Stones will proceed with their planned tour of the U.S. this fall, the band’s promoter has announced amid worldwide mourning for drummer Charlie Watts, who died at age 80 earlier this week. “The Rolling Stones’ tour dates are moving ahead as planned,” promoter Concerts West says in a …
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December 1969: The Rolling Stones are capping off their decade of triumph with a new album. It’s called Let It Bleed. The songs ooze doom, death, darkness, and destruction. Right from the start, it’s an album full of bad news, from the opening guitar shivers of “Gimme Shelter.” “That’s a …
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