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DISGRACELAND

Rolling Stones Pt. 1: Swinging London, a Prison Break, East End Gangsters and the Anti-Beatles

DISGRACELAND

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Music, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.613.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

London was swinging. Keith Richards was in jail. The Kray Twins were menacing about. Brian Jones was on too much LSD. Aristocrats were tripping over themselves to hang out with the Rolling Stones. England was smitten. The London Establishment was freaking out and the Stones’ manager wanted to know one thing: Would you let your daughter marry a Rolling Stone? To view the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.6

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1:14.6

The stories about the Rolling Stones swinging London days are insane.

1:19.6

They drank and drugged with royals hung with East End gangsters in 1967 both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wound up in jail.

1:29.1

Keith with a one year sentence and Mick with three months prior to that the Rolling Stones jockey their way up the charts with the Beatles contrast has dangerous drug

1:39.3

and the music paddled sex crazed black hats to her majesty sanctioned lovable mob tops in the mid 60s the Rolling Stones disrupted London's established social order with their music their attitude and their vast influences pop stars.

1:53.8

They attracted into their orbit not only fell O'Hemians and artists but well healed aristocrats and socialites.

2:00.8

The appeal of the Rolling Stones was so powerful that it went both ways drawing in not only British youth accustomed to worshipping pop stars but also societies upper crust.

2:13.3

To the establishment this was highly disruptive threatening even.

2:18.8

The Rolling Stones made powerful enemies crooked headline seeking police search in Scotland yard the press American acid kings and disgruntled chauffeurs and through it all they also made great music.

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