jueves, 14 de octubre de 2010
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in April 1962 by guitarist and harmonica player Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. At inception the band's material was heavily weighted with rhythm and blues material. They are credited for raising the international regard for the more primitive blues typified by Chess Records' artists such as Muddy Waters who wrote "Rollin' Stone", the song after which the band is named. Unconcerned with being seen as authentic blues stylists, from the start the Rolling Stones have played rock and roll, and have written and recorded in many genres.
Jones led the band until Jagger and Richards together wrote hit songs for the band and assumed control. In 1969 Jones' contributions to recording were minimal, and he was unable to tour the United States for legal reasons; he left the band by mutual agreement. Shortly before Jones' death in 1969, Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones on guitar. Taylor left in 1974 and was replaced by Ronnie Wood. Wyman left in 1990, and his replacement Darryl Jones became the primary bassist, but he has not been made a full member. Stewart was taken from the official lineup in 1963 to continue as the band's road manager and occasional keyboardist until his death in 1985.
After gaining popularity in Europe, The Rolling Stones became successful in North America during the so-called British Invasion of the mid 1960s. They have released 22 studio albums in the United Kingdom (24 in the United States), eight concert albums (nine in the US) and numerous compilations; they have been estimated to have sold worldwide more than 200 million albums. Sticky Fingers (1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums reaching number one in the United States. Their most recent album of entirely new material, 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 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", and as the second most successful group in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
After signing to Decca Records in 1963, the band changed their name from "The Rollin' Stones" to "The Rolling Stones". Band members and others often refer to the band as "The Stones".
jueves, 2 de septiembre de 2010
Band Members
(1962 - Presente)
(1962 - 1969)
(1962 - Presente)
Ian Stewart
(1962 - 1985)
Mick Taylor
(1969 - 1974)
Charlie Watts
Ian Stewart
(1962 - 1985)
Mick Taylor
(1969 - 1974)
Charlie Watts
(1962 - Presente)
(1976 - present)
(1962 - 1992)
Collaborators
(1970 - 1976)
(1967 - 1980)
(1970 - 1974)
(1993 - Presente)
(1963 - 1967)
(1968 - 1973)
(1964 - 1971)
(1993 - 2010)
Rolling Stones 10 interesting facts
1. Early in the band's history Jagger and Richards formed a
songwriting partnership and gradually took over leadership of
the band from the increasingly troubled and erratic Jones.
2. Mick Taylor replaced an incapacitated Jones shortly before Jones's death in 1969.
3. Taylor quit in 1974, and was replaced in 1975 by Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has remained with the band ever since.
4. Wyman left the Rolling Stones in 1992; bassist Darryl Jones, who is not an official band member, has worked with the group since 1994.
5.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 more than 200 million worldwide
6. In the early 1950s Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were
classmates at Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, Kent They
met again in 1960 while Richards was attending Sidcup Art
College.
7. with mutual friend Dick Taylor (later of Pretty Things), they formed the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys.
8. Jones named the band The Rollin' Stones to pay tribute to "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters
9. The LP also included a Jagger/Richards original - "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" - and two numbers credited to Nanker Phelge, the name used for songs composed by the entire group.
10. The Rolling Stones were scheduled to play at a free concert
in London's Hyde Park two days after Brian Jones's death; they
decided to proceed with the show as a tribute to Jones.
martes, 31 de agosto de 2010
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