List of people on the United States cover of Rolling Stone (1960s)

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This is a list of people (real or fictional) appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the 1960s. This list is for the regular biweekly issues of the magazine and does not include special issues.

1967[]

Issue number Cover date People on cover Notes
1 November 9, 1967 John Lennon
2 November 23, 1967 Tina Turner
3 December 14, 1967 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) The Beatles appear with unidentified members of the Magical Mystery Tour cast

1968[]

Issue number Cover date People on cover Notes
4 January 20, 1968 Donovan, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding Various cover stories
5 February 10, 1968 Jim Morrison
6 February 24, 1968 Janis Joplin Rolling Stone Awards cover story; cover includes unidentified people from the Gathering of the Tribes be-in
7 March 9, 1968 Jimi Hendrix
8 April 6, 1968 Lou Adler, John Phillips
9 April 27, 1968 The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
10 May 11, 1968 Eric Clapton
11 May 25, 1968 Julianna Wolman Cover story on rock fashion; Wolman is the wife of cover photographer Baron Wolman
12 June 22, 1968 Bob Dylan
13 July 6, 1968 Tiny Tim
14 July 20, 1968 Frank Zappa
15 August 10, 1968 Mick Jagger
16 August 24, 1968 The Band (Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson)
17 September 14, 1968 N/A Zap Comix cover story
18 September 28, 1968 Pete Townshend Townshend appears with unidentified man
19 October 12, 1968 Mick Jagger
20 October 26, 1968 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
21 November 9, 1968 N/A Cover story on drugs in the United States Army
22 November 23, 1968 John Lennon, Yoko Ono
23 December 7, 1968 Doug Sahm Sahm appears with his son, Sean
24 December 21, 1968 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) The Beatles appear with McCartney's dog, Martha

1969[]

Issue number Cover date People on cover Notes
25 January 4, 1969 Robin Tyner
26 February 1, 1969 Jimi Hendrix
27 February 15, 1969 Karen Seltenrich Groupies cover story
28 March 1, 1969 Kenji Sawada Sawada appears with unidentified man
29 March 15, 1969 Janis Joplin
30 April 5, 1969 N/A "American Revolution 1969" cover story; cover includes unidentified cop and protester
31 April 19, 1969 Sun Ra
32 May 3, 1969 Steve Winwood
33 May 17, 1969 Joni Mitchell
34 May 31, 1969 Jimi Hendrix Hendrix appears with unidentified people
35 June 14, 1969 Chuck Berry
36 June 28, 1969 Nudie Cohn
37 July 12, 1969 Elvis Presley
38 July 26, 1969 Jim Morrison
39 August 9, 1969 Brian Jones
40 August 23, 1969 Jerry Garcia
41 September 6, 1969 Joe Cocker
42 September 20, 1969 N/A Woodstock cover story; cover includes unidentified man and boy
43 October 4, 1969 N/A Underground press cover story; cover includes unidentified man
44 October 18, 1969 David Crosby
45 November 1, 1969 Tina Turner
46 November 15, 1969 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
47 November 29, 1969 Bob Dylan
48 December 13, 1969 Miles Davis
49 December 27, 1969 Mick Jagger

Sources[]

  • Rolling Stone Coverwall 1967–2013
  • Rolling Stone: 1,000 Covers: A History of the Most Influential Magazine in Pop Culture, New York, NY: Abrams, 2006. ISBN 0-8109-5865-1
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