The Spokesman-Review

Time Was On Their Side: The Rolling Stones and The Ed Sullivan Show

Famed TV variety show host Ed Sullivan was frustrated. It was Oct. 25, 1964 — 60 years ago tonight — and the latest “British Invasion” rock band, the Rolling Stones, had just performed on his Sunday ...
American Songwriter

Remember When: The Rolling Stones Caused Trouble on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’

The impact The Ed Sullivan Show exerted on the world of music in the 1960s simply can’t be denied. But it’s also true Sullivan’s old-fashioned beliefs often went head-to-head with the progressive ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964: The Rolling Stones Made Their First and “Last” Appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show

As mentioned, The Beatles were funny, easy to love, and uncontroversial. The Stones on the other hand were not any of those things. Thus, when they took the stage they knew they needed to do something ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Rolling Stones’ ‘Satisfaction’ was written in Clearwater 60 years ago, accounts say

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s been 60 years since Keith Richards put pen to paper and wrote his hit song “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” but where was it written? Spreaker.com states that Keith ...
The Boston Globe

The priesthood, or rock ’n’ roll? How the Stones inspired me to break my grandmother’s heart.

It was the summer of ’65, and I couldn’t get no satisfaction. But that was OK, because Mick, Keith, Charlie, and Brian couldn’t, either. James McManus is the author of “Positively Fifth Street,” ...