![]() ![]() Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, and other greats all recorded on Chess Records, a label founded by Polish-Jewish immigrant brothers Leonard and Phil Chess in 1947, under the name Aristocrat Records. After the pair discovered their shared love of the niche genre, they eventually joined with another friend, Brian Jones, to form a band devoted to Chicago blues.įor their name, they turned to the song “Rollin’ Stone,” by one of their heroes: Muddy Waters. Jagger and Richards were two of those teenagers, the former learning harmonica from listening to Little Walter, the latter eagerly mimicking the guitar parts on Chuck Berry songs. ![]() Although it was mostly ignored by mainstream, white America at the time, some British teenagers latched onto the music, even though few record stores sold it. Once in Chicago, they started electrifying their guitars, adding more grit and fuzz. As African Americans moved north in the huge numbers of the Great Migration during the early and mid-twentieth century, many of the bluesmen came too. Waters especially exemplified a style of music called the Chicago blues, which emerged out of the bitter, acoustic laments of the Mississippi Delta. Photo: Jean-Luc Ourlin via Wikimedia Commons Muddy Waters at Ontario Place, Toronto, June 1978. What Jagger held in his arms thrilled Richards: records by Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry, special-ordered from Chess Records in Chicago. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger had been longtime casual acquaintances when Richards spotted Jagger at a train station in Dartford, Kent in 1961. The Rolling Stones may be British, but they wanted to sound like black Chicago bluesmen. D.Were it not for a quintessentially Chicago genre of music, one of the biggest bands of the twentieth century may never have formed. | America | Cherie and Marie Currie | Andrew Gold 3 | Engelbert Humperdinck | Danny Kortchmar | Ronin | Linda Ronstadt 4 | Warren Zevon 3 | Kim Carnes | Rita Coolidge | Louise Goffin 2 | Stevie Nicks | James Taylor 3 | Ronnie Wood | Lisa Bade | Karla Bonoff 3 | Don Henley | Bill Medley | Motels | Dolly Parton | Pointer Sisters 3 | Bob Seger | Marty Balin | Hardchoir | Chris Mancini | Bette Midler | Randy Newman 3 | Glenn Shorrock | Ringo Starr | Joe Walsh | Silver Condor | Steve Perry | J. | Keith Richards 2 | International Rock Awards | Keith Richards 5 | Keith Richards 1A | Guitar Player Magazine 1992 article - The Keith Chronicles (Keith speaking about Waddy Wachtel Life by Keith Richards 2010 - excerpts of Waddy Wachtel quotes from the book Guitar World 1988 article - Kicking It Out With Keef / Waddy Wachtel on "Talk is Cheap" Photos of Waddy Wachtel with the X-Pensive Winos Waddy Wachtel with Keith Richards - List of credits with links to pages Complete videos from the gig are on that page. 15, 1988" was released in 1991 as a CD and DVD. Ivan Neville, Charley Drayton, Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan, "Take It So Hard" video shoot 1988 (Photo by: Neal Preston) Waddy Wachtel, Keith Richards 1988 (Photo by: Paul Natkin) Ivan Neville, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan, Keith Richards, Charley Drayton 1988 (Photo by: Paul Natkin) ![]() Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton, Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Ivan Neville Ivan Neville, Waddy Wachtel, Charley Drayton, Keith Richards, Steve Jordan 1988 (Photo by: Denis O'Regan) I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon, McCartney)īobby Keys, Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton, Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Sarah Dash, Ivan Neville 1988 (Photo By: Denis O'Regan) Too Rude (Roberts, Dunbar, Shakespeare)ħ. Before They Make Me Run (Jagger, Richards)Ħ. I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon, McCartney)ĭecember 14, 1988: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angelesĭecember 15, 1988: Hollywood Palladium, Hollywoodĭecember 17, 1988: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherfordĥ. Too Rude (Roberts, Dunbar, Shakespeare)Ħ. ![]() Before They Make Me Run (Jagger, Richards)ĥ. I Could Have Stood You Up (Richards, Jordan)Ĥ. I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon, McCartney)ĭecember 5, 1988: Orpheum Theatre, Bostonģ. Too Rude (Roberts, Dunbar, Shakespeare)ģ. Before They Make Me Run (Jagger, Richards)Ģ. Kaiser Arena, Oakland, CAġ2/14/88 Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CAġ2/15/88 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CAġ2/17/88 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJġ. Ivan Neville - Bass, Keyboards, Background Vocalsġ1/27/88 Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.ġ2/13/88 Henry J. Steve Jordan - Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals Waddy Wachtel - Guitar, Background VocalsĬharley Drayton - Bass, Drums, Background Vocals Keith Richards and The X-Pensive Winos 1988 Talk Is Cheap Tour ![]()
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