The Original 1962 Rolling Stones Lineup at the Marquee Club and Who Got the Boot First

On July 12, 1962, the Rolling Stones played their first gig at London’s Marquee Club. The lineup was a loose coalition: Brian Jones on guitar, Mick Jagger on vocals, Keith Richards on guitar, Ian Stewart on piano, Dick Taylor on bass, and Mick Avory on drums. Avory would later drum for The Kinks, but he only lasted a few gigs with the Stones—replaced first by Tony Chapman, then by Charlie Watts