Nov. 11, 1964 - The Rolling Stones, a British rock ’n’ roll group whose hairdos make the Beatles look like Marine recruits, rolled into Milwaukee tonight minus one Stone.
Brian Jones (pictured), 22, remained in a Chicago hospital with a fever of 104 degrees, bronchitis, and swollen glands. The group had been in Chicago to record a number of sides at Chess Studios, including a new version of “Time Is on My Side” and “What a Shame.”
However, the other four Stones managed to send an audience of 1,274, mostly teenage girls, into howling ecstasy. Three bands and young British entertainer Alan Black opened.
The 4,992 empty seats at the Auditorium were attributed by some, including the Stones, to a negative campaign by Mayor Henry Maier, who went on the radio before the group arrived and said it would be a sign of immorality for teenagers to attend a Stones concert. It appears his broadside had the desired effect.
“Considering Brian’s absence, we did quite well,” said Bill Wyman, the Stones’ bass guitarist. “We were very choked about his illness, and Keith [Richard] and I worked particularly hard to fill for him.”
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