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Blues and R&B Tracks that Inspired The Rolling Stones

07.07.26

Aired on Tuesday 7th July 2026, 6:00PM

The Long Play

In this episode of The Long Play, we continue raiding the record collection of Mick and Keith to look for the Blues and R&B tracks that shaped the identity of The Rolling Stones. In the early 1960s, while the musical landscape was shifting, the Stones looked backward to move forward. This episode explores the tracks that taught them how to lock in their signature grooves.

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Tracklist

  1. 1:00

    Buddy Holly

    Not Fade Away

  2. 3:00

    Howlin' Wolf

    Smokestack Lightnin'

  3. 5:00

    Big Bill Broonzy

    Guitar Shuffle

  4. 8:00

    Jimmy Reed

    Shame, Shame, Shame

  5. 10:00

    Boogaloo And His Gallant Crew

    Cops and Robbers

  6. 15:00

    Chuck Berry

    Roll Over Beethoven

  7. 28:00

    Don Gardner

    My Baby Likes to Boogaloo

  8. 29:00

    Rolling Stones

    Fade Away

  9. 0:00

    Sandy Nelson

    Let there be drums

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