ABSTRACT
A long with the Beatles, there were a number of British bands poised on the cutting edge of midsixties rock and roll. These contemporaries were led by the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones had achieved commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic. Indicative of his cautious nature, Mick Jagger didn't quit London School of Economics until he was sure that the Rolling Stones had become a commercially viable group. Jagger's musical history included the stereotypical introduction to American rock and roll via the classic rockers. Mindful of a lack of visual footage capturing the energy of the band, the Stones decided to create their own magical event, the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, in December 1968. The Rolling Stones—who created the most artistically ingenious and commercially successful white fusion of blues and R&B-rooted rock and roll in pop history.
