The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Their initial line-up included vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman, drummer Charlie Watts, and pianist Ian Stewart, who was later sidelined by their manager Andrew Loog Oldham. In the early 1960s, Jones served as the primary leader, while the Jagger–Richards partnership became the band's main songwriting and creative force. The band began by performing cover versions rooted in blues and early rock and roll and became part of the British Invasion in 1964. The Rolling Stones achieved early success with original compositions including "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Get Off of My Cloud" (both 1965), and "Paint It Black" (1966). Their 1966 album "Aftermath" was the first to consist entirely of original material. In 1967, they released the double-sided single "Ruby Tuesday"/"Let's Spend the Night Together" and experimented with psychedelic rock on "Their Satanic Majesties Request". By the late 1960s, the band returned to a rhythm and blues-based rock style with hit singles "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1968) and "Honky Tonk Women" (1969), and albums "Beggars Banquet" (1968), featuring "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man", and "Let It Bleed" (1969), featuring "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Gimme Shelter". Brian Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969 and was replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor. That year, the band was introduced on stage as "the greatest rock and roll band in the world". "Sticky Fingers" (1971), which included "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses", featured the first use of the tongue and lips logo and was the first of eight consecutive number-one studio albums in the US. Subsequent releases included "Exile on Main St." (1972), featuring "Tumbling Dice" and "Happy", and "Goats Head Soup" (1973), featuring "Angie". Taylor departed in 1974 and was replaced by Faces guitarist Ron Wood. Later albums included "Some Girls" (1978), featuring "Miss You" and "Beast of Burden", and "Tattoo You" (1981), featuring "Start Me Up". "Steel Wheels" (1989) and "Voodoo Lounge" (1994) were accompanied by large stadium and arena tours. By 2007, the band had set the record for the all-time highest-grossing concert tour three times and was the highest-earning live act of 2021. Following Wyman's departure in 1993, Darryl Jones playing bass on tour and on most studio recordings, and after Watts' death in 2021, Steve Jordan became their touring drummer. The band released "Hackney Diamonds" in October 2023, their first album of original material in 18 years, which became their fourteenth UK number-one album. The Rolling Stones have estimated album sales exceeding 250 million. They have received four Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. They have been recognised by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest artists of all time. Studio albums The Rolling Stones (1964, UK) England's Newest Hit Makers (1964, US) 12 X 5 (1964, US) The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965, UK) The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965, US) Out of Our Heads (1965, UK and US versions different) December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965, US) Aftermath (1966, UK and US versions different) Between the Buttons (1967, UK and US versions different) Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) Beggars Banquet (1968) Let It Bleed (1969) Sticky Fingers (1971) Exile on Main St. (1972) Goats Head Soup (1973) It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974) Black and Blue (1976) Some Girls (1978) Emotional Rescue (1980) Tattoo You (1981) Undercover (1983) Dirty Work (1986) Steel Wheels (1989) Voodoo Lounge (1994) Bridges to Babylon (1997) A Bigger Bang (2005) Blue & Lonesome (2016) Hackney Diamonds (2023) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.