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"
The World's Greatest Rock and Roll
Band"
The
Rolling Stones- Rock music band
(founded 1961). Often
billed as the "World's Greatest Rock and
Roll Band," the Rolling Stones are a
British rock music band formed in 1961,
forming a major part of the so-called
"British Invasion" of rock bands in the
1960s. Along with the Beatles,
the
Who, the Kinks, and others, the Rolling
Stones became very popular with young
Americans when they first appeared in the
early 1960s. Fronted
by the charismatic Mick Jagger, the Stones
became a symbol of 1960s rebellion and
sexual liberation. In the 1970s, the
Stones also became symbolic of the
drug-induced excesses of that generation,
with several members' drug addictions and
drug arrests becoming front-page news. In
the 1980s, the band overcame much of their
drug problems and internal dissension to
re-emerge as a potent rock band; joining
the MTV-fueled video revolution and
producing songs and videos that received
extensive play on MTV's regular rotation.
The 1990s saw a slump in album sales, but
the Stones proved a popular draw on tour,
regularly selling out such oversized
venues as Seattle's Kingdome and
Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium. The
dawning of the 21st Century found the
members of the Rolling Stones as senior
citizens who could still put on a driving,
energy-laced concert, drawing fans of all
ages, from gray-haired remnants of their
own generation, to young high school
students to whom much of the Rolling
Stones' legacy may as well be written in a
history book. Despite their age, they are
among the few 1960s rock acts who continue
to dominate the music business and receive
regular media attention. To highlight this
is the fact the Rolling Stones played at
half-time of Superbowl XL in on February
5, 2006. Following
a tour of Japan, China, and other Asian
nations, Keith Richards sustained a
concussion following a fall from a coconut
tree while in vacation in Fiji in late
April, 2006. He underwent cranial surgery
in New Zealand, later making a full
recovery. Richards went on to act in the
third movie in the popular "Pirates of the
Caribbean" series alongside Johnny Depp,
who said that Richards had been his
inspiration in creating the Captain Jack
Sparrow character. The
Rolling Stones delayed the start of their
summer, 2006 "Bigger Bang" tour due to
Richards' injury and Ron Woods' stay in an
alcohol rehab facility. The tour opened in
Italy in July, 2006, with Mick Jagger
inviting two members of Italy's winning
World Cup football (soccer) team onstage,
and making a joke about Keith Richards'
head injury and the head-butt one of the
Italian players received in the last game
of the Cup finals. In April,
2007, news reports came out alleging that
Richards mixed his father's ashes with
cocain and snorted the mixture. Richards
denies this. In April,
2008, the new Rolling Stones film,
"Shine
A Light,"
opened in theaters. The film, directed by
Martin Scorsese, was shot at the Beacon
Theater in New York City during the
Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang world
tour in 2006. See the
Today Show interview with Mick Jagger and
Keith Richards here: On July
17, 2008, an announcement was made through
Ronnie Wood's official website and blog
that: "Following
Ronnie’s continued battle with
alcohol, he has entered a period of
rehab. His
close family and friends look forward
to his recovery. Thank
you for all your kind messages of
support. Other
news sources reported that Ron Wood had
engaged in a long drinking binge, and had
been living with a 19-year old Russian
woman named Ekaterina Ivanova, and that
Wood's marriage was in jeopardy. Ronnie
Wood and his long-time wife, Jo Wood,
divorced in November of 2009 as a result
of his ongoing relationship with Ekaterina
Ivanova. Then, in December, 2009, Ron Wood
was arrested on charges of assault. The
victim of the alleged assault is Ivanova,
who at the time lived with Ronnie
Wood. Former
Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein, whose
clients also included the Beatles, died at
the age of 77 July 4, 2009 after a lengthy
battle with Alzheimer's
disease. Rolling
Stones’ Ron Wood Arrested on
Suspicion of Assault
--Rolling
Stone Magazine, Dec. 4, 2009 Ex-Beatles,
Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein
dies--CNN,
July 5, 2009 Guy
Peellaert, album designer for Bowie and
the Stones, dies--Nov.
20, 2008 The
Stone who stopped rolling still
rocking...--Daily
Echo, Nov. 19, 2008 Lunch
with the FT: Ronnie
Wood--Financial
Times, July 19, 2008 Ronnie
Wood Enters Rehab--post
from Ronnie Wood's personal blog, posted
7-17-08 Keith
Richards Denies Snorting Father's
Ashes Yahoo
News--Report
on Richards CNN--Report
on Richards Rolling
Stones get Guinness
satisfaction--Sept.
26, 2007 "The
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Original
Rolling Stones Lineup Mick
Jagger
-
Vocals, harp, guitar
(1961-Present) Keith
Richards - Rhythm Guitar,
vocals (1961-Present) Charlie
Watts - Drums and percussion
(1961-Present) Brian Jones
- Lead guitar, Harmonica,
(1961-1969) Dick
Taylor - Bass
(1961-1962) Ian
"Stu" Stewart
-Keyboards
(1961-1962) Current
Rolling Stones Lineup Mick
Jagger - Vocals, harp, guitar
(1961-Present) Keith
Richards - Rhythm Guitar,
vocals (1961-Present) Charlie
Watts - Drums and percussion
(1961-Present) Ron
Wood -
Lead Guitar (1975-Present)
Former
Rolling Stones Band Members and
Sidemen Bill
Wyman (b.
1936)-Bass guitar
(official Stone
1962-1991) Brian
Jones-Lead
guitar, Harmonica, (official
Stone 1961-1969) Mick
Taylor (b.
1948)-Lead guitar (official
Stone 1969-1975) Ian
"Stu"
Stewart-
(1938-1985)--Keyboards, Road
Manager-- (member of Stones
1961-1962, unofficial
Stone 1962-1985) Billy
Preston
(1946-2006)--Keyboards--
(unofficial Stone
1970-1977) Chuck
Leavell
--An often-used sideman and
touring keyboards player for the
Rolling Stones. Nicky
Hopkins
(1944–1994)--Piano and Organ
for the Rolling Stones as a
session musician and as a touring
keyboardist. Darryl
Jones-Bass
guitar (unofficial Stone
1991-Present)
Links
and Resources on the Rolling
Stones Rolling
Stones Official
Website Rolling
Stones--Wikipedia
Article Nicky
Hopkins--Wikipedia
Article Billy
Preston--Wikipedia
Article Billy
Preston Official
Website Ian
Stewart--Wikipedia
Article Chuck
Leavell--Wikipedia
Article Site
Map--revision
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