VINTAGE ROLLING STONES PHOTO FROM PHILLY: MICK JAGGER RECORDING WMMR 93.3 PROMO JFK STADIUM (8-21-81)
MICK JAGGER: JFK STADIUM (AUGUST 21, 1981)
This photo shows Mick Jagger being recorded by WMMR’s promotions director John Bloodwell. Jagger flubbed and stuttered his way through the promo after forgetting his words. The unedited spot was broadcast on WMMR, mistakes and all. For anyone who heard it, this is what the recording session looked like.
Bloodwell wanted a copy of this photo, but he didn’t want to pay the cost of printing and shipping. Rather than foot the bill myself, I just forgot about him., reasoning why should I lose money on this deal. The total cost was about $10, including shipping.
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I knew John in Jr. High, and ran into this. Do you know how he died? With good music in his ears, I hope.
Owen, I don’t have any details regarding John. I was informed by Electric Factory Concerts promoter Larry Magid during a meeting a while ago. John was a dedicated Stones fan, going so far as to where white shoes, similar what Jagger wore in concert.
Thank you for visiting my site, and if I can ever help you in any way, let me know.
roger
Thanks!
John was cool back when the rest of us were preteen dorks — and his love for the Stones went way way back.
John helped me to get internship at WMMR when he was Promotions Director. That was a long time ago. A very smart person who was talented. Sad he had to cross over so young.
Debi Schultz-Williams
John was the only guy I met who had a 1963 Cadillac Station-Wagon as a street car…A Hearse
I just found out today that Blood past away. 10 years after the fact. We were close friends during the late eighties and early nineties. We kept in touch until 2003 a couple years after his father died and his mom went into nursing care with Parkinson’s. He visited her and stayed with her everyday. He broke his collar bone in 2003 and it didn’t heal for over 6 months which is when I lost touch. A mutual friend told me today when I asked how he was and I was thinking about him. Sad Day for me. I’m glad there is a picture up of him.
I’m also glad that the picture brought back some fond memories of your friendship with John. I didn’t know him well, but everyone says he was a very nice man. Thanks again for visiting my Stones’ photo blog–very much appreciated.
Blood was one of my first bosses at a radio station in South Florida. He taught me so much. Over the years we stayed in touch and he really was a brilliant mentor. I lost touch with him a couple of years before he passed and was so sad to hear about it.
He was a promotional genius and really empowered me to be creative. He never saw any issue with a girl like me and my ambitions in rock radio when others did.
Everyday I apply things he taught me in my career.
I had the privilege of working with Blood. He was a great promotions die rector, a great person and a great friend. My favorite memory of John was when we were in a staff meeting, at a station I will not mention, and the receptionist paged John for a phone call. Our GM told him not to leave the meeting. Moments later, our receptionist paged him again. “John, joe perry is on line 2”, the look on our GM’s face, when Blood stood up, was priceless, and the smirk on Blood’s face I never will forget. I can’t believe it’s been 14 years. You are missed!
K&V
Where can I hear that radio promo Mick Jagger did way back then? I still remember how funny it was, especially when he said “oh God, I gotta do much better than that!”