Quote Originally Posted by CTMilller View Post
I've always liked Buddy Holly's original 1957 version of "Not Fade Away" - I inherited the 45rpm disc from my older sister - but The Stones do it even better. When they started they were exclusively a band who covered other people's records. It wasn't until the brilliant "Tell Me" that they had a hit with their own material. In my book "Not fade Away" was the best of those cover hits together with "Little Red Rooster" - though the Willie Dixon original of this was pretty obscure
Great call, CT. Just been listening to some early Stones stuff recorded during their BBC "On Air" sessions. Some wonderful covers on there mate.