Part 2: The Story of The Rolling Stones
GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast · Dave Anthony
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Show Notes
In Part 2, we journey through the 1970s and ’80s, to experience how The Rolling Stones navigated financial ruin, courtroom battles, and drug-fueled chaos. Their survival and evolution forged their legend—every scar a jewel in the crown they wear today. In Part 2 you'll learn:
- How financial problems led to one of their finest albums
- About their legendary debaucherous 1972 tour
- That the chaos of 1970s New York City played a key role in their sound evolution
- Why Mick and Keith's relationship almost came to an end
- How one of their most famous tunes started as a reggae song
- The innovation The Stones brought to the concert touring model
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Guest Bio
Christopher Sanford is the author of The Rolling Stones: 60 years, he's written acclaimed biographies of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Sting and Kurt Cobain, as well as books on John F Kennedy and Roman Polanski. For more than two decades, he's written about music and film for major media outlets on both sides of the Atlantic. Rolling Stone magazine has called him "the preeminent author in his field".