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The Rolling Stones are an English
rock band formed in 1962 in London
when multi-instrumentalist Brian
Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were
joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and
guitarist Keith Richards. Bill Wyman
on Bass Guitar and Charlie Watts
on the drums completed the early
lineup. Stewart, deemed unsuitable
as a teen idol, was removed from
the official lineup in 1963 but
continued to work with the band as
road manager and on keyboard until
he died of an heart attack in 1985.
Early in the band's history Jagger
and Richards formed a songwriting
rock band formed in 1962 in London
when multi-instrumentalist Brian
Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were
joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and
guitarist Keith Richards. Bill Wyman
on Bass Guitar and Charlie Watts
on the drums completed the early
lineup. Stewart, deemed unsuitable
as a teen idol, was removed from
the official lineup in 1963 but
continued to work with the band as
road manager and on keyboard until
he died of an heart attack in 1985.
Early in the band's history Jagger
and Richards formed a songwriting
duo and gradually took over leadership of the band from the increasingly troubled and erratic
Jones. At first the group recorded mainly covers of American blues and R&B songs, but since
the 1966 album Aftermath, their releases have mainly featured Jagger/Richards songs. Mick
Taylor replaced an incapacitated Jones shortly before Jones's death in 1969. Taylor quit in
1974, and was replaced in 1975 by Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has remained with the
band ever since. Wyman left the Rolling Stones in 1992; bassist Darryl Jones, who is not an
official band member, has worked with the group since 1994.
First popular in the United Kingdom and Europe, The Rolling Stones came to the United
States during the early 1960s "British Invasion". 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; and have album sales estimated at over 200 million worldwide. Sticky Fingers
(1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums that charted at number one in the
United States. Their latest album, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 1989 The Rolling
Stones were inducted into the 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. In 2008, Billboard
magazine ranked The Rolling Stones at number ten on "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time
Artists", making them as the second most successful group in the history of Billboard Hot 100
chart.
Jones. At first the group recorded mainly covers of American blues and R&B songs, but since
the 1966 album Aftermath, their releases have mainly featured Jagger/Richards songs. Mick
Taylor replaced an incapacitated Jones shortly before Jones's death in 1969. Taylor quit in
1974, and was replaced in 1975 by Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has remained with the
band ever since. Wyman left the Rolling Stones in 1992; bassist Darryl Jones, who is not an
official band member, has worked with the group since 1994.
First popular in the United Kingdom and Europe, The Rolling Stones came to the United
States during the early 1960s "British Invasion". 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; and have album sales estimated at over 200 million worldwide. Sticky Fingers
(1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums that charted at number one in the
United States. Their latest album, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 1989 The Rolling
Stones were inducted into the 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. In 2008, Billboard
magazine ranked The Rolling Stones at number ten on "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time
Artists", making them as the second most successful group in the history of Billboard Hot 100
chart.
