"Now cool it, just for a minute, this is for Brian . . . . . . . "

On this day in music history: July 5, 1969 - The Rolling Stones perform a free concert in Hyde Park in London before a crowd of over 250,000 fans. The concert pays tribute to former band mate Brian Jones who died just two days earlier. The band’s hour long set is filmed by Granada Television and shown on UK TV. The band also use the occasion to publicly introduce Jones’ replacement, guitarist Mick Taylor. The band also perform their new single “Honky Tonk Women” for the first time publicly at this show. The Stones also debut the songs “Midnight Rambler” and “Love In Vain” from the then unreleased “Let It Bleed” album as well as “Give Me A Drink” which surfaces on “Exile On Main Street” three years later.

with thanks to the most excellent Behind The Grooves by Jeff Harris