Great stuff Tom. Thanks!

"Yet, while Keys appeared to kick his most debilitating habits, he remained an avowed pothead."

"I’ve been smoking pot for over 50 years, and I never let a day go by unless I’m in jail," he told Rolling Stone in 2012. "I am a devout pothead. I have been, will be, don’t see a damn thing wrong with it except the cost. Legalize it."

   
God Bless ya Bobby!

http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2014/12/bobby_keys_sax_player_for_the.h...

Thank you, Tom

By my reckoning, Bobby performed with the Stones over 930 times starting in 1970.

That's slightly more than Ronnie Wood, who's on around 929

Only Mick, Keith, Charlie & Bill have definitely played more Stones gigs.  Stu may have done, but its hard to verify how many early shows he played on, as he tended to do so from offstage in the early/mid 60s. 

Gazza wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2014 at 6:44am:


Thank you for the words of welcome, Mr. Yeats, Nankerphledge and Gazza.

Gazza, regarding The Wanderer solo, if you Google “Bobby Keys” and “The Wanderer”, loads of results will pop up mentioning Bobby as the sax player. I also recall him mentioning it in an interview around the time of his book release. The excerpt below is from Billboard Magazine:

“With a uniquely powerful sound that was more rock 'n' roll than R&B, Keys made a name for himself first with his solo on Dion's “The Wanderer” in 1961 which led to more studio work, most of it uncredited.”
Link: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6334799/bobby-keys-dead-rolling-stones-sa...

P.S. You mentioned missing your friend, Mary, and I know she was well-loved here. A while back I read all 40+ pages of her thread in one sitting, unaware of how it would end. The twists and turns of her story were riveting. I was so hoping it would end well for her. It was very sad, but the remarkable responses to her plight bolstered my faith in human kindness.

Who knows if it's Bobby or not on the track. Dion's never made a comment about it.

Here's a thread some sax players started. They quote Dion in one of the posts. It's not Bobby on The Wanderer.

http://cafesaxophone.com/threads/who-plays-on-return-to-sender.11900/

Whoblewit.

That's funny.

Great information, regardless of who actually did.

Still think the Stones should cover The Wanderer.

RIP Bobby Keys

It was sad to edit this header, and sadder to replace it in less than 24 hours for the one of Mac...

Worst week ever for the Stones and fans


WIth a bottle of Tequila Sauza, from the cover of his solo album

Sincere condolences to family and friends. He's left a big footprint on my music collection!

munichhilton wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2014 at 10:50am:


Pretty sure that's a myth too (even though Bobby claimed he played on it). Elvis' sessionographies are pretty well documented, personnel-wise.  It's the great Boots Randolph.

I seriously doubt an 18-year old Bobby Keys would be playing at an Elvis session in Hollywood instead of his regular and legendary sax player.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/keith-richards-rolling-stones-bobby-k...

Keith wrote this for Rolling Stone. Just published.