The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
Overview
The Rolling Stones
' 1969 Tour of the United States took place in November 1969. Rock critic Robert Christgau
called it "history's first mythic rock and roll tour", while rock critic Dave Marsh
would write that the tour was "part of rock and roll legend" and one of the "benchmarks of an era."
This was the Rolling Stones' first US tour since July 1966, with the absence partly due to drugs charges and subsequent complications.
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
' 1969 Tour of the United States took place in November 1969. Rock critic Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...
called it "history's first mythic rock and roll tour", while rock critic Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh is an American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host. He was a formative editor of Creem magazine, has written for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone, and has published numerous books about music and musicians, mostly focused on...
would write that the tour was "part of rock and roll legend" and one of the "benchmarks of an era."
This was the Rolling Stones' first US tour since July 1966, with the absence partly due to drugs charges and subsequent complications.
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