Rolling Stones

9th May

Brian signed a 3-year recording contract between Stones and Andrew Oldham and Eric Easton.

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10th May

First official recording session for Stones at (old) Olympic Studios, London.

Engineer: Roger Savage.

Producer: Andrew Oldham.

Cut Come On and I Want To Be Loved.

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11th May

First article and photo on Stones in Record Mirror Music Paper.

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14th May

Tape Lease Agreements between Stones and Decca Records.

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7th June

Record release: Rolling Stones release Come On, their first single in UK b/w I Want To Be Loved (Decca F.11675).

It reached number 20 in the charts.

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13th June

First press article in the national paper the Daily Mirror.

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16th June

Last show at Crawdaddy Club, Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey.

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29th June

Andrew Oldham smartening Stones up. Bought stage outfits in Carnaby Street - leather waistcoats and dog-tooth jackets.

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30th June

The first show at Crawdaddy Club, Athletic Ground, Richmond.

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7th July

Stones first TV show: ABC TV's Thank Your Lucky Stars at the Alpha Studios, Aston, Birmingham, in dog-tooth jackets.

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July

Mick Jagger started going out with Chrissie Shrimpton and they were together for three years.


Stones now doing ballroom shows around England.

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13th July

First Show out of London and its suburbs at The Outlook Club, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire supporting The Hollies.

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19th July

First cancelled show at St. Clements Hall, Hastings, Sussex as Brian was ill.

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8th August

Recording Session: Stones at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London. Cut four tracks for the first EP which was No.1 for weeks.

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9th August

Stones did their first endorsement for Vox Equipment.

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11th August

Show: 3rd Richmond Jazz Festival, Athletic Grounds, Richmond where they were bottom of the bill. It caused a sensation.

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August

Bill Wyman left work and turned professional with the Stones.

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23rd August

Stones first appearance on Ready, Steady, Go! TV show playing live.

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2nd September

Bill Wyman stopped using homemade bass guitar and bought a Framus Star Bass.

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September

Brian, Mick and Keith Richards left the Edith Grove flat and moved to separate accommodation.

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10th September

John Lennon and Paul McCartney gave the Stones the song I Wanna Be Your Man.

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15th September

Show: Great Pop Prom, Royal Albert Hall, London.

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28th September

BBC Radio's Saturday Club featured Charlie, Brian and Bill backing Bo Diddley.

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29th September

The first night of the Everly Brothers/Bo Diddley UK package tour which ran until the end of November.

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30th September

Mick terminated his studies at the London School of Economics.

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5th October

Little Richard joined the Everly Brothers tour.

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1st November

Record release: Rolling Stones second single in UK I Wanna Be Your Man b/w Stoned (Decca F.11764).

Got to number 9 in charts.

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21st December

Stones Christmas ad in the New Record Mirror said ‘Best Wishes To All The Starving Hairdressers & Their Families’.

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6th January

Stones first night of the Top of The Ronettes Tour of the UK until January 27th.

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10th January

Record release: Rolling Stones first EP in UK - The Rolling Stones - (Decca DFE.8560).

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