Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Rolling Stones reach out to Mick Taylor, sparking rumors of possible reunion...



Rolling Stones reach out to Mick Taylor, sparking rumors of possible reunion

Could former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor be part of a Rolling Stones reunion to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary? There have been some signs pointing to this possibility.

Because 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones, members of the band have already said in interviews that they will do something special to commemorate this milestone. However, the Rolling Stones have not yet announced their 50th anniversary plans.

But there have been some indications that the Rolling Stones may be ready to temporarily reunite with Taylor, who was the Rolling Stones' lead guitarist from 1969 to 1974:

Taylor's most recent public performance with members of the Stones was when he performed with Watts and Wood in London at a March 2011 tribute show to the late Ian Stewart.

However, Taylor has not shared the stage with Richards and Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger since the Rolling Stones were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

Jagger has made it clear in interviews that the Rolling Stones will not be doing a major full-scale tour in 2012. However, there is always the possibility that the band could do a select number of 50th anniversary concerts.

In other Rolling Stones news, the band has announced that a second album in its "bootleg" series will be released from the Rolling Stones archives. Further details are to be announced. In November 2011, the Stones officially released the first album in the series: "The Brussels Affair," a 1973 Brussels concert that had been bootlegged for years.