17th March
Brian hitchhiked from Cheltenham to see Blues Incorporated play their first show at the Ealing Club, London. Brian asked for the chance to play.
24th March
Brian sat in with Blues Incorporated at Ealing, playing slide guitar and again the following week.
18th August
Brian put an ad in Melody Maker for a drummer. Bill's drummer Tony Chapman answered the ad and joined Brian’s band.
7th December
Bill rehearsed with Tony Chapman and the Stones at the Wetherby Arms, Chelsea, London still without Charlie at this point. Stones now doing regular gigs around London and the surrounding suburbs.
14th January
First show with complete Stones line-up at the All-Nighter Club, Flamingo Jazz Club, Soho, London.
11th March
Stones first recording session at IBC Studios, London with engineer/producer Glyn Johns. Stones record five songs. Turned down by all record companies.
14th April
Show: Crawdaddy Club, Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey. The Beatles visited and hung out with the Stones all night.
28th April
Show: Crawdaddy Club, Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey. Andrew Oldham and Eric Easton visited.