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The Rolling Stones are an English band whose music was initially based on rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Formed in London and having their first success in the UK, they subsequently became popular in the US during the " British Invasion" in the early 1960s.[1]
The band formed in 1962 when original leader Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by singer Mick Jagger as lead vocals and guitarist Keith Richards, whose songwriting partnership later contributed to their taking the leadership role in the group. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. Ian Stewart was removed from the official lineup in 1963 but continued to work with the band as road manager and keyboardist until his death in 1985.
The band's early recordings were mainly covers of American blues and R&B songs. Their 1965 single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" established The Rolling Stones as a premier rock and roll act.[2] Starting with their 1966 album Aftermath, the songs of Jagger and Richards, aided by the instrumental experimentation of Jones, expanded an always present stylistic flexibility. Jones died in 1969 shortly after being fired from the band and was replaced by Mick Taylor.[3] Taylor recorded five studio albums with The Rolling Stones before quitting in 1974. Former Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood stepped in and has been with the band ever since. Wyman left the Rolling Stones in 1993; bassist Darryl Jones, who is not an official band member, has worked with the group since 1994.
The Rolling Stones have released 22 studio albums in the UK (24 in the US), eight concert albums (nine in the US) and numerous compilations;[4][5] they have had 32 UK & US top-10 singles,[6] 43 UK & US top-10 albums from 1964 and 2008[7] and have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.[8] 1971's Sticky Fingers began a string of eight consecutive studio albums at number one in the United States. In 1989 The Rolling Stones were inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004 they were ranked number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[9] They are also ranked as the number 2 artists of all time on Acclaimedmusic.net.[10] Their latest studio album, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005 and followed by the highest-grossing tour in history, which lasted into late summer 2007. During the 1969 American tour, tour manager Sam Cutler introduced them as "The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World",[11]
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[edit] Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman (Live in Hyde Park 1969)
[edit] Band members
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Biography". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- ^ "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" allmusic, accessed 14 December 2007
- ^ Shelokhonov, Steve. "The Rolling Stones - Biography". IMDB.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ McPherson, Ian. "The Rolling Stones' Complete Discography". Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Rolling Stones Discography". All Music Guide. All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ Paulson, John. "Deep Cuts: The Essential Stones". Deep Cuts. Bullz Eye Music. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ "Rolling Stones Discography". All Music Guide. All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ "Everything is turning to gold", Record sales of The Rolling Stones.
- ^ "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ "The Top 1000 Artists of All Time". Acclaimedmusic.net. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rolling Stones Biography". All Music Guide. All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
[edit] Further reading
- Gered Mankowitz: The Rolling Stones - Out of Their Heads. Photographs 1965-67 and 1982, ISBN 3-89602-664-X
- Stanley Booth, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones, Chicago Review Press (2000), ISBN 1-55652-400-5 (also published as Dance with the Devil: The Rolling Stones and Their Times, Random House (1984), ISBN 0-394-53488-3
- Stanley Booth, Keith: Standing in the Shadows, St. Martin's Press (1995), ISBN 0-312-11841-4
- Bill Wyman, Rolling with the Stones, DK Publishing (2002), ISBN 0-7894-9998-3
- Roy Carr, The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Record, Harmony Books (1976), ISBN 0-517-52641-7
- Robert Greenfield, S.T.P.: A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones (1974), Reissued De Capo Press, 2002. ISBN 0-306-81199-5
- James Phelge, Nankering with the Stones 2000. ISBN 1556523734
- The Rolling Stones, According to the Rolling Stones, Chronicle Books (2003), ISBN 0-8118-4060-3
- Andrew Loog Oldham, Stoned, St. Martin's Griffin (2000), ISBN 0-312-27094-1
- Chet Flippo, On the Road With the Rolling Stones, Doubleday/Dolphin (1985), ISBN 0-385-19374
- Greil Marcus, "Myth and Misquotation", The Dustbin Of History, Harvard University Press (1997), ISBN 0-674-21858-2
- "The Ecstasy and the Irony: The Evolution of a Rhythm & Blues Band" Ian McPherson (2000)
- The Gram Parsons Homepage FAQ
- CBC Digital Archives - The Rolling Stones: Canada gets Satisfaction
[edit] External links
- Official website
- IORR The Rolling Stones Fan Club of Europe
- The Rolling Stones at Rolling Stone
- The Rolling Stones at Discogs
- The Rolling Stones songs in the charts
- The Rolling Stones recording their Steel Wheels album with Bachir Attar and The Master Musicians of Jajouka in 1989
- The Rolling Stones at JamsBio - Share Your Memories of Music
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