1987

Jan 21: Second annual Rock'N'Roll Hall of Fame ceremony takes place at the New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Keith inducts Aretha Franklin with a wordy speech ("What can I say about Aretha? You're in, baby!") and then takes part in a 14-song all-star jam session with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, and many others.

Mar: Mick continues solo recordings at Right Track Studios in New York with musicians including Jeff Beck, G.E.Smith, Dave Stewart, and The Chieftains' Paddy Maloney, who plays bagpipes on one track.

Jul 4: Keith does the final mix for the Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll movie soundtrack in NYC.

Jul 17: In New York, Keith signs a solo deal with Virgin Records.

Jul 20: Mick shoots a video for "Let's Work" in New York. Zibigniew Rybczynski directs.

Jul 27 - 28: Another solo Mick Jagger video, for "Say You Will," is shot in London with Mary Lambert directing.

Aug 15: Keith begins two weeks of solo recording at Montreal's Le Studio for his first solo album.

Sep 1: Mick's single, "Let's Work," released by Columbia.

Sep 9: Mick lip-synchs "Let's Work" on Britain's Top of the Pops.

Oct: Keith's solo recording sessions continue with Johnnie Johnson and Mick Taylor adding to a track.

Oct 9: Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll opens in select theaters across U.S.

Oct 20: Before an invited audience at the Country Club in Los Angeles, Mick shoots a video for the song "Throwaway" with director Mary Lambert. After the shoot, Mick and the band, including Jeff Beck, perform an impromptu set of about ten songs, including "Miss You" and Hendrix's "Foxy Lady."

Nov 3: Release of "Throwaway," the second single from Mick's Primitive Cool album.

Nov 4 - 25: Ron Wood teams up with Bo Diddley for the three-week "Gunslingers" U.S. tour, starting in Columbus, Ohio and finishing at the Ritz in New York.

Dec 19: Woody plays two gigs with Bo Diddley to launch Ron's nightclub on Miami Beach's Ocean Drive, called Woody's On The Beach.

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