Jimmy Fallon: Rolling Stones Week

From Sarah Schaefer:

During the week of May 10, Late Night will host a week-long celebration of the Rolling Stones' classic album, Exile on Main Street. Each night, a different musical guest will perform covers of selected songs from the album. Plus, there will be other very special surprise guests! Find out more in Jimmy's announcement from tonight's show:

Rolling Stones Week will coincide with the release of a new compilation album, Exile, which will feature 10 new tracks originally recorded during the "Exile" era and only recently discovered while working on the new project, and an accompanying documentary, Stones in Exile.

Sounds great!

I love May sweeps.
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UPDATE:



It's here.

This is Rolling Stones Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It's a week-long celebration of the Stones' Exile on Main Street.

The week includes performances by Green Day, Taj Mahal, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, and Phish, all paying homage to the Stones and covering a song from Exile.

From the press release:

"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" will host a weeklong celebration of the Rolling Stones beginning May 10, saluting the re-release of the band's 10th studio album "Exile on Main Street."

Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock 'n' roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones' catalogue, "Exile" will be available in the U.S. May 18. The weeklong event is being sponsored by Bud Light Golden Wheat, culminating in a special limited commercial broadcast on Friday, May 14th.

"We're very excited that 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' is devoting a special week to 'Exile on Main Street' with our new documentary 'Stones In Exile' premiering for the first time ever in the U.S. on Friday," said the Rolling Stones.

Spotlighting tracks from the album, the "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" musical guests will perform selected songs from "Exile on Main Street" each night during the week.

"Exile on Main Street was a defining album from the Rolling Stones. Its influence has only grown in the years since," said Lorne Michaels, executive producer of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." "This is an opportunity to devote a week of television in appreciation of that seminal work."

This new compilation features 10 tracks originally recorded during the "Exile" era and only recently discovered while working on the reissue project. The unearthed tracks which include such titles as "Plundered My Soul," "Dancing in the Light," "Following the River" and "Pass The Wine" have undergone a unique evolution, while staying true to the essence of the 1972 album. Alternate versions of "Soul Survivor" and "Loving Cup" are also part of the "Exile" bonus materials.

"Exile on Main Street is one of the greatest records of all time," said Jimmy Fallon. "I am a huge Rolling Stones fan and it is a dream come true to celebrate the re-release of the album here at Late Night."

...Throughout the week, artists will sit in with the Roots. Scheduled to appear are Taj Mahal on Monday, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on Tuesday, the Rolling Stones' keyboardist Chuck Leavell on Wednesday, and multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Dr. John on Thursday.

Rounding out the week, fans of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" will have the unique opportunity to screen "Stones in Exile," a documentary about "Exile on Main Street," with Jimmy Fallon during a limited-commercial telecast on Friday, May 14. The film was developed to complement the release of the "Exile on Main Street" reissue. Fans will also be able to view the "Stones in Exile" DVD on June 22, released via Eagle Rock Entertainment.

The documentary features rare, never-before-seen archival film, photos and interviews as well as new conversations with the band and the artists they influence. Produced by Oscar -winning filmmaker John Battsek, Victoria Pearman, and directed by Stephen Kijak, who is known for award-winning work on Cinemania, and Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, "Stones in Exile" offers an uncommon glimpse into the lives of the band as they created one of the greatest albums of all time.

"I'm pointing my fingers! I'm point my fingers at you!"