Re: Happy Birthday, Rolling Stones!
...Incidentally, Tony Chapman decided to leave the Stones shortly thereafter because he wasn't comfortable with their wild lifestyle and frantic approach to their R & B based music. He left to form a band called the Preachers, which include a very young Peter Frampton.
That's interesting Foxhound, I had never heard that. Frampton must have been very young indeed - I think he was in a band called Herd before forming Humble Pie with Steve Marriott, and he was till fairly young then.
And of course the Stones' original bass player, Dick Taylor, went on to co-found The Pretty Things (another excellent band).
I wonder who is going to be in the band besides Mick and Keith if they do decide to tour next year? Charlie has indicated he's through with long tours and Woody's status seems to be in limbo. There's been some rumors that Mick Taylor will be brought back into the fold but apparently he has health issues going on.
Mick very recently said that there is a strong chance of a tour next year. There have been rumors about Woody's status with the band due to his tenure with the band listed as "1976-2010", instead of "1976 -present", on their official website, but "2010" has been changed to 'present', so apparently he is still with them. Mick Taylor did recently cancel his solo tour due to some serious health problems, here's wishing him a speedy and full recovery.
Who knows what the future holds for the Stones. I for one am amazed that they're still rolling. Apparently arthritis is taking its toll on Keith's playing, so I wouldn't be surprised if they call it quits when they hit the 50 year mark.