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Rowe did just that and the rest is history. Harrison had heard the Stones perform at the Crawdaddy and encouraged Rowe to check them out. Rowe’s reputation in the industry as the man-who-turned-down-the-Beatles, was turned around by a tip from George Harrison during a talent contest, in which they both were judges. The Stones were then signed by Dick Rowe to Decca Records. Gigging around the UK, the band quickly grew in popularity and by May, they had signed the young, but ambitious, Andrew Loog Oldham as their manager. In these early gigs, they went by the name, “Brian Jones and Mick Jagger and the Rollin’ Stones.” By the end of 1962, Bill Wyman had replaced Taylor on guitar, and by early 1963, they had convinced former Blues Incorporated drummer, Charlie Watts to join the group. In his 2010 memoir, Richards recalled that future Kink’s bandmember Mick Avory on drums. This first gig at the Marquee Club on July 12, 1962, featured Richards, Jagger, Jones, Taylor and Steward. When Korner had to cancel his slot one night, the nascent Rolling Stones stepped in. They also were invited to jam alongside Korner’s group, which had now secured a regular gig at the Marquee Club. Richards, Jagger and Jones quickly became friends and musical partners, alongside Ian Stewart and Tony Chapman. It was here, where they witnessed (for the first time) the talents of guitarist Brian Jones. In 1962, the pair went to see Alex Korner’s band Blues Incorporated, at the Ealing Club in London. Their first band was Little Boy Blue and the Blues Boys, in which they mostly performed covers of artists like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The pair sat around listening to their favorite records, and soon realized they had a common friend in guitarist Dick Taylor (with whom Jagger had been playing in a garage band). The pair began talking about their shared musical interests and Richards invited Jagger over for tea that afternoon. I had only heard about Muddy up to that point. Richards recalled: “ In a town like Dartford, if anybody’s headed for London or any stop in between, then in Dartford Station, you’re bound to meet….The thing about Mick and my meeting was that he was carrying two albums with him – Rockin’ at the Hops by Chuck Berry, and The Best of Muddy Waters.