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The Rolling Stones at Washington Square?

November 15, 20241 min read

The Rolling Stones landed on our shores in 1964 for their first US tour and our hotel was their home base. (Yes, they were men of wealth and taste.)

Can you imagine Keith Richards hanging in the lounge? Charlie Watts checking out the jazz brunch? Ooh, what we would give to see Mick busting out his Tina Turner-like moves in the lobby.

It was 60 years ago that they played two shows at Carnegie Hall before coming home and crashing with us. The Rolling Stones: England's Newest Hitmakers was released that May. The single, Not Fade Away, introduced American kids to the band that their parents would hate.

Let's take a minute to watch The Boys when they played their hit on the Dean Martin show, The Hollywood Palace, in June of that year. As Dean put it when introducing them, "I've been rolled when I was stoned myself."

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