Rock and Roll Circus dei Rolling Stones
Recorded before a live audience in London in 1968, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was originally conceived as a BBC-TV special.
Directed by
Michael Lindsay-Hogg, it centers on the original line-up of the Rolling Stones
– Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman (with
Nicky Hopkins and Rocky Dijon) – with Jagger serving as both the host of the
show and a featured attraction with his band. For the first time in front of an
audience, "The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" performs six
Stones classics.
The program also included
extraordinary performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal,
Marianne Faithfull, Yoko Ono and The Dirty Mac, a
"supergroup", before the term was even coined!
The band consisted of Eric
Clapton (lead guitar), Keith Richards (bass), Mitch Mitchell of The
Jimi Hendrix Experience (drums) and John Lennon on guitar and
vocals.
Let's see them at "work"...
