On This Day, Oct. 8, 1988 …
The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was the musical guest on the season 14 premiere of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, where he debuted the solo single “Take it So Hard,” as well as the song “Struggle.” Both appeared on his debut solo album, Talk is Cheap.
It was his second time performing on SNL, but his first as a solo artist. He previously performed on SNL with The Stones in 1978.
The night’s host was Tom Hanks, who was hosing for his third time.
Released earlier that month, Talk Is Cheap featured Keith backed by the band The Expensive Winos, which featured Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel, Ivan Neville and Charley Drayton.
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