American Songwriter

On This Day in 1967, a Radio Ban Imposed on a Raunchy Rolling Stones Song Helped Catapult Its B-Side to No. 1

On this day in 1967, The Rolling Stones earned a No. 1 hit with “Ruby Tuesday. This song needed another to be banned for its success.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1967, The Rolling Stones Released “Ruby Tuesday”, Which Mick Jagger Said They Couldn’t Write in America

For every “Satisfaction”, “Start Me Up”, and “Gimme Shelter” in The Rolling Stones’ discography, there are softer counterparts like “Wild Horses”, “Dead Flowers”, and “Ruby Tuesday”. Indeed, The ...