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How Keith Richards and Mick Jagger Foreshadowed Rolling Stones in First Band
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger foreshadowed the Rolling Stones in their first band together, Little Boy Blue and the Blue ...
“Who’s the biggest c**t?”: The frontman Keith Richards comically compared to Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger is the archetypal rock frontman, but Keith Richards once compared The Rolling Stones singer to Liam Gallagher, ...
Was Keith Richards the only Rolling Stone with a decent 1980s?
A look at Keith Richards in the 1980s and how he had a much better decade than any of the other Rolling Stones working with ...
Why Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are not friends: “Too much wear and tear”
All bands are based on some sort of friendship at first, but Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were never buddy-buddy once the last chord rang out.
The Rolling Stones song Keith Richards dismissed as “a terrible piece of tripe”
When Mick Jagger and Keith Richards first wrote this early track, they deemed it "tripe", keen to bin it before their manager ...
The blues album Mick Jagger adored: “Every song a knockout”
The Rolling Stones were brought together by a love of the blues, and Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts never ...
‘100 Years Ago’: The song The Rolling Stones retired from touring
Revisiting The Rolling Stones' 1973 track '100 Years Ago', which they retired from touring despite the song being a ...
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3 Great Rolling Stones Covers You Might Have Missed
The Rolling Stones learned their craft by covering other artists. Interpreting songs by Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley taught Mick Jagger and Keith Richards how to write their own material. Soon, original ...
‘Can’t You Hear Me Knocking’: Keith Richards’ ultimate riff for The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones have become the unbridled gods of rock and roll, but their reputation as such all traces back to this one ...
Keith Richards on the band who turned the world “from black and white to technicolour”
Keith Richards is a guitar hero, but he also worshipped a specific band that turned the world "from black and white to technicolour". Find out more here.
The one riff Keith Richards wants to be remembered for: “A wicked glee”
Keith Richards might have accolades as the human riff machine, but he has a certain number of licks he'd take to the grave.
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On This Day: Mick Jagger Joins an Anti-Vietnam War Protest in London Prompting the Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man”
"'Street Fighting Man' is one of my favorite Rolling Stones songs. The music came together through a series of accidents and experimentation" ...