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The Rolling Stones News

Bill Wyman on playing with The Rolling Stones: 'Never again'

'They only wanted me to do two songs, which was very disappointing,' says former bassist

  • May 15, 2013

The Rolling Stones joined onstage by Katy Perry in Las Vegas - watch

The 'Teenage Dream' singer performs 'Beast Of Burden' with Mick and Co.

  • May 12, 2013

The Rolling Stones handpick US high school choir to perform with them in Las Vegas

Band will be joined by Green Valley High School choir for MGM Grand Garden Arena gig tonight (May 11)

  • May 11, 2013

Mick Jagger demanded penis apology from Keith Richards as 'prerequisite' to Rolling Stones reunion

But Keith hints that his apology may not have been entirely sincere

  • May 10, 2013

Keith Richards: 'I want people to get into Stones' gigs without starving their babies'

Guitarist speaks out about ticket prices in new interview

  • May 8, 2013

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The Rolling Stones Music Videos

'The Rolling Stones continue until death' Play Video

'The Rolling Stones continue until death'

The Rolling Stones continue until Mick Jagger or Keith Richards dies, according to English writer Philip Norman, who wrote a biography about Mick Jagger. ?People say they have access to the biggest cashing machine in...

Ronnie Wood – 'The Rolling Stones will play warm-up shows' Play Video

Ronnie Wood – 'The Rolling Stones will play warm-up shows'

Ronnie Wood tells NME about The Rolling Stones' plans to play secret gigs before their London and New York dates.

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The Rolling Stones Reviews

The Rolling Stones - 'Doom And Gloom'

The Rolling Stones - 'Doom And Gloom'

It sounds like a ‘Gimme Shelter’ for Generation Wii

  • Oct 11, 2012

The Rolling Stones

Rolled Gold +

  • Dec 11, 2007

The Rolling Stones: Rarities 1971-2003

‘Brown Sugar’ with your Skinny Latte, sir?

  • Nov 30, 2005

The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang

Keep an eye on this lot, they could be going places…

  • Sep 19, 2005

Rolling Stones : Los Angeles Staples Centre

LA, you've been well and truly tricked and treated...

  • Nov 27, 2002

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The Rolling Stones Biography

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones on guitar and harmonica, Ian Stewart on piano, Mick Jagger on lead vocals and harmonica, Keith Richards on guitar and backing vocals, Bill Wyman on bass and Charlie Watts on drums. Jones founded and led the band, but Jagger and Richards assumed leadership after becoming the primary songwriters. Jones' increasing physical and mental troubles forced his departure from the band two weeks prior to his drowning death in 1969. Since Wyman left to pursue other interests in 1993, full band members have been Jagger, Richards, Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood who joined in 1975, replacing Mick Taylor (who had followed Jones). The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Rolling Stones in 1989. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them fourth on the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list and their album sales are estimated at more than 200 million worldwide.

The Rolling Stones were in the vanguard of the "British Invasion" of English bands that became popular in the U.S. in the mid-sixties. They have released twenty-four studio albums, eleven live albums and numerous compilations. Their album Sticky Fingers (1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums reaching number one in the United States. Their most recent album of new material, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked the Rolling Stones at number ten on "The Billboard Top All-Time Artists" and as the second most successful group in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The advent of the Rolling Stones brought international popularity to the primitive urban blues typified by Chess Records' artist Muddy Waters, writer of "Rollin' Stone", the song after which the band is named. Robert Palmer said the Rolling Stones' endurance and relevance stems from being "rooted in traditional verities, in rhythm-and-blues and soul music" while "more ephemeral pop fashions have come and gone". In 2012 the band celebrated their 50th anniversary.

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