Ron Wood Fuels Speculation of Rolling Stones Fall Tour : May 17, 2012

Although rumors of a Rolling Stones 50th anniversary celebration were all but killed earlier this year by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard’s insinuation that the band woul [...]

Mick Jagger Gets Hosting, Performing Duties on SNL : May 04, 2012

In a surprise announcement, NBC has revealed that Mick Jagger will host the season finale of this year’s season of “Saturday Night Live.” He will also be the musica [...]

Keith Richards Health Pushes Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Tour to 2013 : March 15, 2012

Though it may be hard to believe, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones, and though a tour was widely expected to mark the occasion, it now appears t [...]

New Band Super Heavy Gathers Talents of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley : May 21, 2011

It's a perfect way for Mick Jagger to get even with Keith Richards, his Rolling Stones band mate, assuming ol' Mick is still ticked off. According to reports, Jagger is [...]

U2 Set to Outgross Rolling Stones Record Tour : April 09, 2011

U2 is poised to set the record for having the all-time highest grossing tour. The gross for U2's “360 World Tour” after their second show in Sao Paulo, Brazil at Mor [...]

Rolling Stones to Play Glastonbury If Ronnie Wood Had Say : December 24, 2010

If it was up to Ronnie Wood, he would definitely love to reunite with Mick Jagger and the rest of The Rolling Stones to headline the Glastonbury Festival next year, besid [...]

Keith Richards Confirms Rolling Stones to Tour in 2011 : November 14, 2010

According to guitarist Keith Richards, in 2011 the Rolling Stones will be hitting the road once again.  The last time they toured was in 2007 to wrap up their record set [...]

Rolling Stones Concert from 72 Comes to Theaters : August 13, 2010

“Ladies & Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones” will be playing in 531 movie theaters across the US on September 16 only.  The film captures live performances from th [...]

Rolling Stones Not Retiring, Will Kick Off World Tour in 2011 : July 26, 2010

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, collectively known as the legendary rock band The Rolling Stones have recently confirmed that they will be goi [...]

Rolling Stones to Revisit Classic Albums on Tour? : May 13, 2010

With fellow rock contemporaries such as Bruce Springsteen, The Who and even Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters going on tour performing an entire repertoire of songs from classi [...]

New Stones Single ‘Plundered My Soul’ Released : April 20, 2010

Rolling Stones’ 1972 release “Exile on Main Street” is definitely one for the books.  It will go down in history as the album which spawned the tracks “Tumbling [...]

Rolling Stones Heading to the Recording Studio? : March 08, 2010

In the March issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, Keith Richards has spoken about sobriety and briefly, about his band’s future plans. A new set may not be in the works [...]

Rolling Stones Not Looking to Tour in 2010 : January 06, 2010

Reports have swirled in the past weeks that The Rolling Stones will be fronting this year’s Glastonbury Festival.  Now a representative for the band has released an of [...]

Top 50 Concert Tours of the Decade : December 22, 2009

Well it’s official. 2009 is days away from coming to a close so it’s time to pull out all of those best of the decade lists. They are exhaustive, tedious and largely [...]

Rolling Stones Notched Top Grossing Tour of 2006 : December 29, 2006

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, collectively known as the legendary rock band The Rolling Stones have recently confirmed that they will be goi [...]

Rolling Stones to Rock Churchill Downs : August 07, 2006

As reported a few days ago, legendary rock band, The Rolling Stones, will be playing all across the US with selected Canadian stops in support of their 2005 release, “A [...]

Kanye West Hits the Road with the Stones for Select Dates : August 03, 2006

The Rolling Stones will embark on a fall tour to rally behind their 2005 release “A Bigger Bang”.  The tour will entail stops scattered throughout the west coast and [...]

Rolling Stones Extend the Tour, Tack on Additional Openers : August 24, 2005

Last night marked the second of the two kick-off shows in Boston of the Rolling Stones’ North American tour which is a part of a bigger world tour that is reportedly to [...]

Metallica Set as Support for the Stones on San Francisco Date : August 03, 2005

Metal-grunge icons and perhaps one of the most popular rock bands of the ‘90s – Metallica – will be gracing the stage of the SBC Park in their native San Francisco [...]

Joss Stone Signs On as Opener for Rolling Stones : June 09, 2005

The Rolling Stones will be embarking on a world tour starting this August with a two-nighter in Boston on August 21 and 23.  The Black Eyed Peas are slated to perform as [...]

rolling stones Biography

The English rock band The Rolling Stones were formed in April 1962 in London by Brian Jones, harmonica player and guitarist, Ian Stewart, pianist, Mick Jagger, vocalist and Keith Richards, guitarist. The early lineup was completed by drummer Charlie Watts and bassist Bill Wyman. The early material of The Rolling Stones was dominated by R&B cover songs. The Stones are credited for increasing the international recognition for Chess Records blues artists like Muddy Waters, author of “Rolling Song,” the band's namesake. The Rolling Stones, not concerned with becoming authentic blues musicians, are a rock and roll band and have recorded and written in many different musical genres.

The band was initially led by Jones. However the band was taken over by Richards and Jagger after the two teamed up as the songwriters for the group. Jones left The Rolling Stones and was replaced with Mick Taylor. In 1974 Taylor left and Ronnie Wood replaced him. In 1990 Wyman left the band and was replaced by Darryl Jones. In 1963 Steward was removed from the band's official lineup but continued as the road manager of the band and occasional keyboardist through 1985 when he died. The band's primary keyboardist is Chuck Leavell.

The Rolling Stones first became popular in Europe, then during the mid-1960s became highly successful as well in North America as part of the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones have released 24 studio albums in the US, nine concert albums and numerous compilations. The band has sold over 200 million worldwide albums. The band's 1971 set “Sticky Fingers” started their string of eight studio albums in a row to reach No. 1 in the U.S. “A Bigger Bang,” the band's most recent album with all new material, was released in 2005. The band became members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. In 2004 The Rolling Stones were ranked 4th “!00 Greatest Artists of All Time” by Rolling Stone magazine.