Music Edition

The Rolling Stones, an English rock band formed in London in 1962, has helped shape and define music through the decades, having become one of the most iconic, influential rock bands of all time, and still going strong.

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards formed a songwriting partnership early in their careers, both crediting manager Andrew Loog Oldham as the one to give them the push they needed to begin their years-long collaboration. Some of these songs include the hits “Get Off of My Cloud,” “Wild Horses,” and “Beast of Burden.”

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The original band consisted of Brian Jones, instrumentalist, pianist Ian Stewart, bassist Bill Wyman, drummer Charlie Watts, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on vocals. Jagger and Richards eventually took over leadership of the band as Jones became increasingly unable to function. He died in 1969. Mick Taylor replaced Jones just prior to his death, but left the band in 1974. He was then replaced by Ronnie Wood who is still with the band. Wyman quit the band in 1992 and was replaced in 1994 by Darryl Jones, though he is not officially a band member.

The Rolling Stones came to the United States as part of the “British Invasion” which included the Beatles, Manfred Man, and Herman’s Hermits.

During the 1970′s, the band had its share of front page news as several members battled drug addiction and arrests, a sign of the times when drug excess was rampant, even glorified. In the 1980′s the band members cleaned up their act and thrived in the MTV revolution, producing songs and videos that received extensive play as their popularity soared.

Throughout the 1990′s to now, the Rolling Stones have continued to perform in sold-out venues around the world, bringing together old and new generations, and there seems no end in sight.