▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁an ▁E aling ▁gig ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁that ▁W att s ▁became ▁the ▁St ones ' ▁permanent ▁drum mer . ▁▁▁ ▁Eric ▁Cla pton ▁has ▁re called ▁that ▁occasionally ▁he ▁stood ▁in ▁for ▁M ick ▁J agger ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁when ▁the ▁nov ice ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁singer ▁had ▁a ▁s ore ▁thro at . ▁ ▁The ▁regular ▁mus icians ▁at ▁the ▁Saturday ▁night ▁bl ues ▁sessions ▁during ▁ 1 9 6 2 - 6 5 ▁included ▁Jack ▁Bruce , ▁G inger ▁Baker , ▁Eric ▁Cla pton , ▁Charlie ▁W att s , ▁Graham ▁Bond , ▁Long ▁John ▁Bald ry , ▁Rod ▁Stewart , ▁Dick ▁Taylor , ▁Dick ▁He ck st all - Smith ▁and ▁Paul ▁Jones . ▁Man fred ▁Mann ▁( origin ally ▁the ▁Mann - H ugg ▁Blues ▁Brothers ) ▁also ▁played ▁there . ▁The ▁Who ▁appeared ▁there ▁early ▁on ▁in ▁their ▁career , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Det ours . ▁Eric ▁Bur don , ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁Anim als ▁and ▁John ▁Mc L augh lin ▁also ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Bur don ▁has ▁written ▁about ▁h itch h ik ing ▁to ▁London ▁from ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁E aling ▁Club , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁' t all , ▁skin ny , ▁short - ha ired ▁school boy ' ▁M ick ▁J agger ▁were ▁picked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁crowd ▁by ▁Kor ner ▁to