From the MCRFB MUSIC NEWS archive: 1964
‘Stones Roll On But Fans Still Gather’
FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS
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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1964
DETROIT (JUNE 15) — The Rolling Stones were weary Monday, but not at rest.
They packed their silver buckled shoes, took down their newly washed socks from the grillwork and moved from one Detroit motel to another in an attempt to elude their eager fans.
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— DETROIT FREE PRESS
Detroit Free Press | June 1964
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This mid‑century Holiday Inn at 1331 Trumbull & Porter served as the quiet refuge for
The Rolling Stones on Sunday night, June 14, 1964, after their explosive Olympia Stadium debut. Two blocks south of Michigan & Trumbull, this Southwest Detroit landmark welcomed the band during their first U.S. tour — its neon star and “Nation’s Innkeeper” marquee glowing over a parking lot of classic American steel. Though the Holiday Inn name vanished in the 1980s, the four‑story building still stands today as the Trumbull & Porter Inn, carrying the hidden legacy of the first time the Stones slept in Detroit.
