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A Mick Jagger handwritten set list
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A Mick Jagger handwritten set list
Handwritten list of fifteen songs in black ink, on the verso of a piece of Continental Airlines stationery, the set list for the Rolling Stones' November 7, 1969 concert at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. This set list is mentioned in the "The Rolling Stones Discover America" by Michael Lydon, in which he writes, "On the way to Fort Collins, Mick and Keith set the basic format, scribbling the names of 14 tunes (out of 30 rehearsed) on airplane stationery" (Berkeley: 1970, p. 22).
The Fort Collins show was the first of the Stones' 1969 American tour. They had previously toured the U.S. in 1966 but had grown vastly more popular in the intervening years and were now selling out arenas across the country. The tour's supporting acts included B.B. King and Chuck Berry, both of whom had been major inspirations for the Stones. This set list even includes two Chuck Berry covers, "Carol" and "Little Queenie." The remainder of the list is made up of their hits from Let it Bleed and earlier albums as well as "Sympathy for the Devil," "Stray Cat Blues," "Street Fighting Man," and "Prodigal Son" from the yet-to-be-released album Beggars Banquet.
In addition to its cultural impact, the tour also represented a financial innovation in the music business. The tour's producer Ronnie Schneider arranged for the band to receive a piece of the box office gross as well as a 50% advance, allowing them to fund the tour. He also centralized sales of merchandise and licensing, greatly increasing the band's income. Robert Christgau has called the Stones' 1969 American tour "history's first mythic rock and roll tour." It spawned the Stones' 1970 live album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! as well as the Maysles Brothers' classic documentary Gimme Shelter, best known for its coverage of the infamous Altamont concert, the last date on the Stones' tour.
7 1/8 x 10 in.
The Fort Collins show was the first of the Stones' 1969 American tour. They had previously toured the U.S. in 1966 but had grown vastly more popular in the intervening years and were now selling out arenas across the country. The tour's supporting acts included B.B. King and Chuck Berry, both of whom had been major inspirations for the Stones. This set list even includes two Chuck Berry covers, "Carol" and "Little Queenie." The remainder of the list is made up of their hits from Let it Bleed and earlier albums as well as "Sympathy for the Devil," "Stray Cat Blues," "Street Fighting Man," and "Prodigal Son" from the yet-to-be-released album Beggars Banquet.
In addition to its cultural impact, the tour also represented a financial innovation in the music business. The tour's producer Ronnie Schneider arranged for the band to receive a piece of the box office gross as well as a 50% advance, allowing them to fund the tour. He also centralized sales of merchandise and licensing, greatly increasing the band's income. Robert Christgau has called the Stones' 1969 American tour "history's first mythic rock and roll tour." It spawned the Stones' 1970 live album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! as well as the Maysles Brothers' classic documentary Gimme Shelter, best known for its coverage of the infamous Altamont concert, the last date on the Stones' tour.
7 1/8 x 10 in.