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"Wild Horses" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was first released in 1970 by the Flying Burrito Brothers as the Stones didn't think the demo was worth recording fully. It was subsequently recorded by the Stones for their 1971 album Sticky Fingers when they felt it was worth reconsideration.
- Writing The Song
- Muscle Shoals
- Recording The Song
- Gram Parsons
- The Release
Though the prospect of getting back to playing for American audiences was a blessing to the Stones, it came with its drawbacks. Keith did not want to leave his newborn son. “I knew we were going to have to go to America and start work again, to get me off my ass, and [I didn’t want] to go away,” Keith said. “It was a very delicate moment; the kid’s...
Days after their tour wrapped up in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 2nd, The Rolling Stones entered Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. The newly-opened premises had been founded by four musicians formerly of Rick Hall’s FAME Studios house band, revered for their work with Etta James, Wilson Pickett, and Aretha Franklin. It was here that the group stoppe...
Finding themselves in the Deep South, the Stones couldn’t help but feel inspired. The walls were saturated with the sound of R&B. As Mick Taylor modified his acoustic guitar to a Nashville tuning, the song began to soak up a distinct country flavor. “Being there does inspire you to do it slightly differently,” Jagger once admitted. Ian Stewart, the...
In the wee small hours of December 7th, the Stones were in their San Francisco hotel getting to grips with what they had just gone through. Their free concert at Altamont Speedway that day was intended to be a token of gratitude from the Stones to their fans for a successful tour, but was cursed with violence from the off (thanks to the heavy-hande...
The Rolling Stones wanted to put their business affairs in order before releasing any further new material. Allen Klein’s contracts stipulated his ownership of all Jagger/Richards songs recorded by the group in the 60s, including “Brown Sugar” and “Wild Horses,” and his dismissal had to be concluded. Their own label, Rolling Stone Records, was laun...
Sep 15, 2024 · As history has it, the Stones managed to record three songs in three days at Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama in December 1969, which included “Wild Horses” (along with early takes of “You Gotta Move“ and “Brown Sugar”) Keith Richards, whose first child Marlon was born in August 1969, started writing this somber ballad after feeling ...
Dec 2, 2015 · Over three days – from Dec. 2-4, 1969 – they put down the basic tracks and live vocals on "Brown Sugar," "Wild Horses" and "You Gotta Move" at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Ala.
The Stones recorded this during a three-day session at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama from December 2-4, 1969. It was the last of three songs done at these sessions, after "Brown Sugar" and "You Gotta Move."
Oct 9, 2024 · Rolling Stones songs: Wild Horses. I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie/ I have my freedom but I don’t have much time…. Written by: Jagger/Richard. Recorded: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA, Dec. 1-4 1969; Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, Dec. 15 1969-Feb. 17 1970. Guest musicians: Jim Dickinson (piano)
Jun 12, 2021 · In other words, the timeless classic that is ‘Wild Horses’ is also the bridge between the Rolling Stones’ blues background and country music. The track appeared on their 1971 record, Sticky Fingers – although they wrote it in 1969 – and by their follow-up record, Exile on Main St. in 1972, they had fully crossed over (as far as they ...
