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The Rolling Stones’ vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts, bassist Bill Wyman and lead guitarist Mick Taylor conquered Europe in their widely acclaimed 1970 tour. The personnel included sidemen Bobby Keys on Saxophone, Jim Price on Trumpet and Trombone,  Nicky Hopkins on Piano, along with occasional piano chords by former co-founding member, Ian Stewart, who had transitioned from the group as the Stones’ road manager.

Songs performed in the three part series: 

Moonlight Mile, Potted Shrimp instrumental, Sympathy for the Devil, Stray Cat Blues, Brown Sugar featuring Eric Clapton (1970 Out-Take), Dead Flowers, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Women, Prodigal Son, Live with Me, and Street Fighting Man.

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The Rolling Stones’ vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts, bassist Bill Wyman and lead guitarist Mick Taylor conquered North America in their widely acclaimed 1972 tour. The personnel also included sidemen Bobby Keys on Saxophone, Jim Price on Trumpet and Trombone,  Nicky Hopkins on Piano, along with occasional piano chords by former co-founding member, Ian Stewart, who had transitioned from the group as the Stones’ road manager. The first leg of the Rolling Stones’ 1972 North American Tour began in Vancouver, BC at Pacific Coliseum on June 3, 1972, concluding at Madison Square Garden In New York City with three consecutive nights, ending on Jagger’s 29th birthday on July 26, 1972.

This installment features live renditions of many Rolling Stones songs performed on the tour, primarily compositions by Jagger and Richards: Brown Sugar, Bitch, Gimme Shelter at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC; followed by Happy, Dead Flowers and Rocks Off at the Hollywood Palladium; and closing with Tumbling Dice, plus a cover version of Robert Johnson’s Love in Vain, at the Los Angeles Forum.

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