Music Appreciation: Jimmy Fallon

Posted on May 13th 2010 3:00PM by Benjy Eisen
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The Beatles stole the spotlight from Ed Sullivan in 1964, but in 2010 the Rolling Stones have been stealing it from Jimmy Fallon. All week long, his 'Late Night' talk show on NBC has been celebrating the rerelease of 'Exile on Main Street' by inviting artists in to perform tracks of the Stones' beloved 1972 album. Fallon, who followed Conan O'Brien as the show's host, couldn't be happier. "I'm the biggest Rolling Stones fan," he says. "So this is a dream come true." As if, you know, taking over 'Late Night' wasn't.

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