Rolling Stones - Mercy Mercy (Live! On The BBC 1965)

Rolling Stones Live on Saturday Club, 1965.....Saturday Club was a pop music programme which started life as Saturday Skiffle club in 1957 hosted by Brian Matthew and produced by Jimmy Grant. The Skiffle part was eventually dropped to become Saturday Club opened by the familiar Saturday Club theme music Saturday Jump The programme was broadcast from 10am to 12noon Saturday mornings on the BBC Light Programme from Oct 4th 1958 to Sept 23rd 1967 then BBC Radio2 from Sept 30th 1967 to Jan 18th 1969. The show consisted mainly of live pre recorded performances by artists and bands of the time as there were restrictions on the amounts of Needle Time (record playing) at that time.Crawdaddy ClubCrawdaddy ClubThe Crawdaddy Club is world-famous as the first venue The Rolling Stones played at back in 1963. It is an absolute must-see for London tourists that hold a fascination with rock n rolls history. The Crawdaddy Club is now a normal pub, known as The Bull, but a visit to this musically seminal site remains one of the most popular London attractions with Rolling Stones fans.The Crawdaddy Club hosted two gigs a week by The Rolling Stones. Soon The Stones became so popular that the crowds would flow into the street and before long The Stones were rivalling The Beatles for rock n roll global supremacy.After visiting the Crawdaddy Club, Stones-loving London tourists are advised to visit the Sticky Fingers restaurant (so-named after the bands classic album) which is owned by Bill Wyman, The Rolling Stones bass player through their classic 1960s and early 1970s era.