Nashville
Thursday, June 29
Nothing in these clippings seals the true
placement of the Nashville/Kansas City tape, but at least we get a decent tally
of the night’s set. Curiously, the River
City Review author correctly names the tricky Bye Bye Johnny and
Rip This Joint songs, yet appears to sequence Gimme Shelter right
before Jumping Jack Flash. I
suspect that this reference is just another case of mistaken attribution or
nonlinear citation, but absent a definitive local tape it opens a very slight
chance that the Stones actually did rework the set a bit in Nashville. After all, it was the last gig before the
mid-tour break, and perhaps the band used their evening in the fabled Music
City to experiment with alternate song order.
The opening act performance by the Dorothy
Norwood Singers was not credited in Karnbach & Bernson’s It’s Only
Rock ‘N’ Roll.
Nashville Banner |
Tennessean |
River City Review |
Brown Sugar |
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Bitch |
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Gimme Shelter |
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Happy |
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Love In Vain |
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All Down The Line |
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Midnight Rambler |
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Bye Bye Johnny |
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Rip This Joint |
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JJF |
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SFM |
Jagger: “one-piece, membrane-thin silk jump suit,
white shoes, lavendar sash, and a denim jacket” Opening: Dorothy Norwood Singers, Stevie Wonder |
Jagger: “purple velvet nailhead-studded pants and
shirt” with “lavendar sash, a leather belt and a denim jacket” Opening: Stevie Wonder |
Jagger: “dark-blue velour jump suit, with studded
sequins, a scarf around his neck, and a 1930-ish hat” Opening: Clara Ward Gospel Singers, Stevie Wonder |
Elman, Uptight With The Stones: “At
five-thirty the following afternoon I went down to the hall in Nashville to
check out a rumor of counterfeit tickets and perhaps talk to Chipmonck and
some of the advance men...Keith explained he had stayed overnight in Tuscaloosa
to party with the Stevey Wonder band and they’d had a ball, in his words,
‘fucking and sucking.’” Nashville Banner:
“The Stones, as they are affectionately known, sent out for three ‘barrels’
of Kentucky fried chicken before bouncing on stage and causing the audience
to stand on their chairs.” River City Review:
“It was a night of good vibes, fantastic lights and sounds; topped off by the
Stones themselves. It was good to see so much professionalism in a production
at a time when equipment hassles, security problems, etc. are bugging other
shows. As far as I could tell, everything came off without a hitch. The sound
was superb.” Terry Southern, Saturday Review:
“CLOSE UP, heeled boot rapping out crack-crack-crack flamenco tempo, as Keith
surges into Midnight Rambler (Nashville) and turns it every way but
loose.” Tennessean:
“Stromberg put down speculation that the Stones might use the four-day blank
in their tour agenda following the Nashville concert to do some recording
here. ‘No chance,’ he said. ‘Everybody will spend the time taking a deserved
rest before we go on to Washington.’” Cash Box:
“The Rolling Stones, who hit the halfway mark of their extensive U.S.-Canada
concert tour June 29 at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, had played to
over 260,000 persons by that time...The Dorothy Norwood Singers gospel group
joined the group in Fort Worth, played five shows with the traveling Stones
before getting off at Nashville.” Amusement Business:
“Opening gospel act, the Dorothy Norwood Singers, drew moderate response.
Stevie Wonder followed, again proving himself a most versatile and
highly-talented performer.” |
Tennessean1
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River
City Review1 * 2 * 2a