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| Andrew Loog Oldham |
Andrew the Loog worked
for Brian at NEMS.
If you ignored the Road,
NEMS was the North End
Road Music Store.
Brian was partial
to classical music
but the demand
for rock music from
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| Brain Epstein |
was overwhelming.
Brian Epstein, became
their manager.
Andrew, said Brian,
I have got my hands full
with the Beatles.
This blues group
you found...
Why don't you
handle them?
This blues group was founded
by another Brian (Jones)
who got together a Richard**
named Keith and a Jagger
named Mick.
Brian named the band after a song by
the Godfather of Chicago Blues:
Muddy Waters.
The song was entitled Rollin' Stone.
Brian Epstein, at NEMS, may have subtracted the R
from his store but Brian Jones added a G and an S.
The blues band was entitled the Rolling Stones.
Multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones
was extremely shy on stage
but Mick Jagger and Keith Richard
were the exact opposite.
Very soon, they dominated
the blues band.
The Beatles–specifically, Paul McCartney
and John Lennon–wrote a song
for the Rolling Stones which became
the B-side of their first 45-RPM single
released in the United States.
The Stones recorded their version
of I Wanna Be Your Man
in the same month JFK
was assassinated
(November, 1963)
But I actually prefer the Beatles'
version with Ringo Starr singing lead on
I Wanna Be Your Man.
Soon enough, however,
Mick Jagger and Keith Richard
wrote their own songs, such as
(I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION.
THE CONVERSATION
Mr. Epstein, said Andrew Loog Oldham,
I got a great idea.
What is that? asked Mr. Epstein.
The Beatles look so clean-cut,
said Andrew Loog Oldham,*
and the Rolling Stones
look so ugly and suspicious...
Why not go yin-yang?
We can market the Stones as
"All that is darkness"
and the Beatles as
"All that is light."
Great idea, Andrew,
replied Mr. Epstein,
but not completely.
I will give the Beatles Sgt. Peppers
and you can give the Rolling Stones
Sympathy For The Devil.
It's a deal, boss!
exclaimed the Loog.
* This link is an X-rated song
sung by Gene Pitney with
the Rolling Stones
**Keith Richard added an s
to his surname in 1977.
Another Andrew Loog Oldham page is here.
The next Beatles' page is there.
**Keith Richard added an s
to his surname in 1977.
Another Andrew Loog Oldham page is here.
The next Beatles' page is there.
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