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 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts
recorded "Blue & Lonesome" last December in three days at
London's British Grove Studios.
That's close to where the band, which formed in 1962, began
performing at local venues with American blues as a major
inspiration.
"The passion for blues music ... has always been at the heart
and soul of The Rolling Stones", a statement said.
"Their approach to the album was that it should be spontaneous
and played live in the studio without overdubs."
The album features songs by artists whose music the Stones
played in their early days, such as Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon,
Jimmy Reed, Eddie Taylor and Little Walter.
During some of their stadium concerts in the past, the Stones
have put on specific blues sets, and their repertoire includes
the likes of Dixon's "Little Red Rooster" and Robert Johnson's
"Love in Vain".
American blues was a major influence on the British rock scene
of the late 1960s and early 1970s, with musicians in bands like
Cream, Led Zeppelin and Fleetwood Mac all cutting their teeth on
the genre.
The Stones' last studio album was 2005's "A Bigger Bang". They
have since gone on tours around the world, putting on a large,
free, outdoor concert in Cuba in March.
The foursome were joined in the studio by longtime touring
musician companions. Guitarist and singer Eric Clapton joined
them for two of the album's 12 tracks.
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"This album is manifest testament to the purity of their love for
making music, and the blues is, for the Stones, the fountainhead of
everything they do," album co-producer Don Was said in a statement.
The rock group teased fans this week on Twitter with a video snippet
of them performing a bluesy tune in a studio. Artwork for the album
cover showed a blue version of the band's tongue-and-lips logo.
The statement listed the album's tracks as "Just Your Fool", "Commit
A Crime", "Blue and Lonesome", "All Of Your Love", "I Gotta Go",
"Everybody Knows About My Good Thing", "Ride 'Em On Down", "Hate To
See You Go", "Hoo Doo Blues", "Little Rain", "Just Like I Treat You"
and "I Can't Quit You Baby". "Blue & Lonesome" will be released on
Dec. 2.
(Additional reporting by Jeremy Gaunt; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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