On This Day 54 Years Ago – The Rolling Stones were conceived!
On 12th July 1962: Rock and roll history was witnessed by just a roomful of people when the Rolling Stones made their debut performance at the Marquee Club in Oxford Street.
Mick Jagger had been performing regularly with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated who were known in London as the kings of rhythm and blues. The band were due to perform in their regular slot at the Marquee Club that night but they were invited to perform without Mick on the BBC’s Jazz Club Radio Show. Mick persuaded Harold Read more [...]