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Dancing With Mr. D: The Stones Usher In The Age of Corporate Rock

10/12/2015

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The legend goes that blues man Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at a lonely crossroads in Mississippi at midnight in exchange for great musical prowess.

It's well documented that The Stones were greatly influenced by Johnson's life and music. And perhaps it was this influence that led them to make their own deal with the devil in 1981 when their tour to support the album Tattoo You ushered in the age of corporate sponsored Rock & Roll.
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This tour marked the first time that a major rock band allowed itself to be branded by corporation. In this case, the fragrance giant Jovan paid The Stones somewhere between "one million" and "several million" dollars to sponsor their 1981 North American tour.


The rest, as they say, is history. Corporate sponsorship is now commonplace in the live music industry and to this day The Stones continue to reap the benefits to the tune of $109.7 million.

You could argue that by selling out their own souls, The Stones. the self proclaimed "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band", also sold the soul of Rock & Roll itself, robbing it of it's rebellious spirit and ultimately leading to it's demise at the hands of corporate greed.

But then again, if the Robert Johnson legend is true, then the entire history of Rock & Roll can be be traced back to a pact with The Devil. The Stones just did it the way they did everything else.

To excess...

Even if you do believe that corporate sponsorship helped kill Rock & Roll, you have to admit that these Mick and Keith Halloween masks are pretty cool.

Produced by Jovan for Chicago's Classic Rock station 95½ WMET to promote the Stones 1981 US Tour, they are perfect if you're looking for a last minute costume this year.



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I do not know why but after learning about the legend of Robert Johnson, I felt kind of sad because he was able to become known through a process that I consider as forbidden. Well, anyway, it's his life and I do not have the right to dictate what he needs to do with it. I just hope that I will be able to learn as well the reason behind his act because I am so sure he has his own reasons or desires which led to this decision. If there is a way in order to get this information, please let me know so that I can do my research.

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