"Today, 20th May 2015 is the fiftieth anniversary of the day a white British rock n roll band introduced America to one of its own recording legends for the very first time, when The Rolling Stones appeared on ABC’s popular TV show “Shindig!” and opened the door for Howlin’ Wolf’s first mainstream TV appearance.
Can it really be true that the majority of America’s first exposure to the blues on TV was thanks to a rough looking bunch of foreigners?
Music writer Peter Guralnick believes so. He listed it as one of the Top Ten TV moments of all time and as one of the most significant moments in cultural history."