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Holden Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,317 Tampa Bay Gender:	Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Jul 3^rd, 2011 at 11:51am Is there another band who has played with as many well respected blues and rnb players as the Stones?
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YoungPoliceman Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 125 Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #1 - Jul 3^rd, 2011 at 2:48pm Probably, but who's counting?
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corgi37 Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,559 Aussie land Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #2 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 3:50am Nah, Stones got the mojo.
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Reply #3 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 9:51am

Holden wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2011 at 11:51am:

Is there another band who has played with as many well respected blues and rnb players as the Stones?

Maybe, The Grateful Dead.

Bo Diddley
Papa John Creach
Etta James
Rebirth Band
Wynton Marsalis
Merle Saunders
Ornette Coleman
John Lee Hooker
Baba Olitunji
Robert Cray
Neville Brothers

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steel driving hammer Ex Member	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #4 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 11:45am Yes. Since 1962.
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Some Guy Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 16,085 Atlanta Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #5 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 12:56pm http://youtu.be/8jqfbLI1LLc
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Heart Of Stone Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules Posts: 4,001 Charlottetown Prince Edward Is Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #6 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 1:20pm The Stones are up there on top, The Yardbirds, at least the main 3 guitarist's, played with a lot of Blues & R & B people, Clapton especially.
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steel driving hammer Ex Member	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #7 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 6:21pm Sticky Fingers fan!!?
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mojoman Rocks Off Regular Offline HMERLS Posts: 6,593 joyzee Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #8 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 6:51pm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZur5v3uLJI&feature=fvwrel
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sirmoonie Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 3,479 Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #9 - Jul 4^th, 2011 at 10:57pm Stones had a good run of harmonizing with Negroes. S. Wonder W. Preston PETER TOSH - my goodness! The El Rukns Blondie G. Clinton W. Clinton Prince Undisputed Truth The guy who wrote that one song Alvin Young Meredith Hunter Muddy Waters Jimmy Reed Those shufflers in the Waiting On A Friend video
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Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band?
Reply #10 - Jul 5^th, 2011 at 8:17pm

From Nankering with the Rolling Stones by James Phelge:

The next day a letter arrived for Brian from the BBC regarding the audition the band had attended a few weeks before but had long since forgotten. It confirmed in polite BBC language the feeling the boys had sensed toward them while in the studio, saying their performance was not suitable. The letter further went on to say that Brian should phone the BBC's booking manager who would give a more detailed explanation. Brian laughed at the letter and was not going to bother making the phone call now they had signed with a manager. But the letter was worded in a way that hinted the BBC might be offering some helpful advice, so curiosity took over and Brian decided to ring them, if only for fun.

The BBC did indeed have a suggestion and when Brian returned from the phone box he laid it out. I was in the lounge with Mick when Brian came back into the room. Brian repeated the gist of his phone conversation and quoted the BBC man's crunch line, "We could possibly use the band, but we can't do much with the singer, he sounds too black."

We all fell about laughing and Mick could not believe it. He laughed but was almost speechless and kept repeating the phrase, "Sounds too black!" Keith heard us laughing and asked what the fuss was about.

"They said Mick sounds too black; they think he's black," said Brian, still laughing. We were all amused at the ridiculous statement from the BBC, although in many respects it was a compliment to Mick.

“What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many tone-deaf people out there,” he says. “All they need is a drum beat and somebody yelling over it and they’re happy. There’s an enormous market for people who can’t tell one note from another.” - Keef

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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,272 London Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #11 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 3:00pm I would say that Love were blacker as they had a mixed race member in Arthur Lee - though Keith was certainly pretty grubby-looking in the early days.
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BONOISLOVE Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 869 The world Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #12 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 4:52pm Isn't this horse awesome? http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/alt.gifw=395&h=228
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Edith Grove Rocks Off Regular Offline Disco STILL sucks! Posts: 12,336 New Orleans Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #13 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 4:59pm BONOISLOVE wrote on Jul 6^th, 2011 at 4:52pm: Isn't this horse awesome? http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/alt.gifw=395&h=228 Smashed the windshield & caved in the roof. I hope that horse is OK.
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Heart Of Stone Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules Posts: 4,001 Charlottetown Prince Edward Is Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #14 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 4:59pm BONOISLOVE wrote on Jul 6^th, 2011 at 4:52pm: Isn't this horse awesome? http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/alt.gifw=395&h=228
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BONOISLOVE Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 869 The world Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #15 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 5:11pm Edith Grove wrote on Jul 6^th, 2011 at 4:59pm: [quote author=BONOISLOVE link=1309711902/0#12 date=1309989158]Isn't this horse awesome? I hope that horse is OK.
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Edith Grove Rocks Off Regular Offline Disco STILL sucks! Posts: 12,336 New Orleans Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #16 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 6:30pm BONOISLOVE ?
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BONOISLOVE Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 869 The world Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #17 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 6:47pm Edith?
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Bitch Rocks Off Regular Offline I always get my Rocks Off! Posts: 4,904 FL - USA Gender:	Re: Are the Stones the blackest rock n' roll band? Reply #18 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 7:46pm Black & Blue
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Reply #19 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 11:10pm

Blacker than the ace of spades, shirley? (watts). One dichotomy is that being largely nocturnal folk, they're rather pasty, unless after poppng to the Caribs or somewhere. Jagger was Ali G thirty-six years before it's time, and oodles more of course. Michael's camp teasing of Peter Tosh was impressive. And apparently he once borrowed Tina Turner's knickers, or something.

Interesting stuff Ronnie!

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Reply #20 - Jul 11^th, 2011 at 10:59pm

Yeah true, but I always wonder why you dont see many black RS fans at the concerts and gigs, only a few blacks and asians in the crowd normally, but alot of white and Latino fans. This makes no sense actually considering the Stones do so much music that was originally black and they popularized it and by doing so made many of the black songwriters their heros.

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Reply #21 - Jul 14^th, 2011 at 12:54am

Bitch - I think that possibly-ish the answer to your wonderment, and sort of as I vavgeuly alluded to, is that The Ruling Stains are, and always were, at least in part, parodists and satirists (one could even argue that they were essentially comedians). Perhaps some 'black' people sense or suspect they are being teased slightly.
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