British Invasion

Today in rock history, the first album by The Rolling Stones was released in 1964. It hit number 1 in the U.K. two weeks later, and was the first non-Beatles album at the top in exactly one year, following Please Please Me and With the Beatles. Meanwhile, The Beatles claimed fourteen of the top 100 hits on the U.S. singles chart this week. I was all of 13 at the time and remember seeing these strange looking, slightly scary dudes playing rhythm and blues, of all things, when all of the other "pop" groups were playing, well, pop music. Of course, the hayseeds in our town didn't know how cool it was at the time, but I did have a picture of Brian Jones on my closet door. He had the cool hair, see, that we all aspired to. Well, we all know where he is, and the rest of the Stones keep rollin' on. Here's a tune from that era from a Stones show on French television; note the incredibly cheesy guitars that Brian and Keith are playing; and the knowing smirk on Brian's face, that says "We're lipsyncing this song and we don't care!" Thanks to www.garylessard.com for the info, and keep on rockin!