On this day in 1965: The Rolling Stones make their first appearance in Charlotte, drawing less than a half-full house at the original Coliseum (and failing to rate a review in the Observer). Reports the Charlotte News: “What it was wasn’t music, but it was harmless. Promoter Jim Crockett had hired 40 policemen to hold […]
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Charlotte slow to warm to Rolling Stones
Posted in Memorabilia Moment, On This Day, tagged charlotte nc, jim crockett, mick jagger, rolling stones on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘Granny Clampett’ takes on the Rolling Stones
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged beverly hillbillies, charlotte nc, granny clampett, rolling stones on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The [Rolling Stones’ 1965] tour continued successfully through Baltimore, Knoxville and Charlotte, where [photographer] Gered Mankowitz and [drummer] Charlie Watts were beaten up in the hotel coffee bar by a little old lady with an umbrella, who looked exactly like Granny Clampett of ‘The Beverly Hillbillies.’ She’d taken a dislike to them because of the […]
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