Wayback Wednesday: Honky Tonk Women
It was on July 11, 1969 that Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones was released as a single here in the U.S. It had been released in the U.K….
SANTIAGO, CHILE – FEBRUARY 03: Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performs live on stage during the America Latina Ole Tour 2016 at Estadio Nacional on February 03, 2016 in…
Photo by Carlos Muller/Getty ImagesIt was on July 11, 1969 that Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones was released as a single here in the U.S. It had been released in the U.K. on July 4th.
The song spent 4 weeks at Number 1 in America, beginning on August 23rd. At year’s end, Billboard magazine ranked it as the #4 song of 1969. It’s still a staple of the Stones’ live concert performances.
On Wayback Wednesday this week, here’s the Stones performing it in 2006 in Austin, TX during their A Bigger Bang tour. A great rockin’ Rolling Stones hit!
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