The Rolling Stones have covered The McCoys 1965 hit ‘Hang On Sloopy’ in Ohio and it isn’t the firs time they have performed it. In fact, it was the 12th time.
The classic hit by The McCoys was played 11 times by the Rolling Stones in Europe during their 1966 tour.
The McCoys, from Union City, Indiana, featured Richard Zehringer on guitar, his brother Randy on drums and bass player Dennis Kelly. Richard later changed his name to Rick Derringer.
‘Hang On Sloopy’ was a number one hit in the USA in 1965 and was adopted as the first official rock song of the State of Ohio.It is often heard played at Ohio sporting events.
The opening act for the Stones in Ohio was Kid Rock. The Rolling Stones, San Diego, May 24, 2015
Jumping Jack Flash (single, 1968) Its Only Rock and Roll (from It’s Only Rock N Roll, 1974) Let’s Spend The Night Together (from Between The Buttons, 1967) Tumblin Dice (from Exile On Main Street, 1972) Doom and Gloom Doom and Gloom (from GRRR, 2012) Bitch (from Sticky Fingers, 1971) Wild Horses (from Sticky Fingers, 1971) Hang On Sloopy (The McCoys cover) Paint It Black (from Aftermath, 1965) Honky Tonk Women (single, 1968) Before They Make You Run (from Some Girls, 1978) Happy (from Exile On Main Street, 1972) Midnight Rambler (from Let It Bleed, 1969) Miss You (from Some Girls, 1978) Gimme Shelter (from Let It Bleed, 1969) Start Me Up (from Tattoo You, 1981) Sympathy For The Devil (from Beggars Banquet, 1968) Brown Sugar (from Sticky Fingers, 1971)
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (from Let It Bleed, 1969) Satisfaction (from Out Of Our Heads, 1965)
The next Rolling Stones Zipcode tour show will be in Minneapolis, MN on June 3, 2015.
