“Come On” is a song written and first released by Chuck Berry in 1961. It has been recorded in many versions by a large number of bands since its release. “Come On” was chosen as the Rolling Stones’ debut single. Released in the late spring of 1963, it reached #21 on the UK single charts. (More from Wikipedia)
In June 1963, the Rolling Stones released their debut single, a cover of a Chuck Berry song called “Come On”, which reached #21 on the UK charts. The flip side was Willie Dixon’s “I Want to be Loved”. Wikipedia reports about “Come On”: “During the June 6, 2013 concert in Toronto, Canada, as part of the 50 & Counting Tour, Mick Jagger sang a few bars (with Charlie Watts drumming the beat) after mentioning the single being released exactly 50 years ago that day. It was the first time the song was heard in any capacity during a Rolling Stones concert since 1965.”
(January 2015/2)
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“Tell Me” was one of the earliest Rolling Stones singles and the first song credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards – that is, Jagger/Richards – that was used as the “A” side of a single release. “Come On”, a Chuck Berry song was their first 45, as I wrote about several months ago.
(May 2015)
