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5 Things You Must Know About ‘The Rolling Stones’ Rock Band
The Rolling Stones were founded in 1962 by three blues fans in a dingy two-bed apartment in London and have grown into the world’s largest rock band.
Here is an overview of the 5 Things You Must Know About ‘The Rolling Stones’ Rock Band:
102: Where This All Started
A dingy West London apartment with unmade beds, dirty dishes, and cigarette butts, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters sheets scattered on the floor amid old socks – The Rolling Stones was born here at 102 Edith Grove.
The group’s first shared apartment, now part of the upscale Chelsea neighborhood, was recreated in 2016 for an exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery.
Keith Richards summed it up as “a pigsty” and Mick Jagger “a pretty smelly and disgusting place.”
At Least 13 Fully Fledged Members
Frontman Mick Jagger has long been the face of the Stones, but the group has seen at least 13 full members come and go over the years, and many more musicians have joined the tour.
It was founded by Jagger, Richards, and Brian Jones, and was soon joined by bassist Bill Wyman and coveted jazz drummer Charlie Watts.
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Jones, an unpredictable and drug addict, was kicked out of the group in 1969 and soon drowned in its pool at the age of 27.
He was replaced by Mick Taylor and in 1974 Ronnie Wood took over the guitar.
After Watts’ death, the current Stones are Jagger, Richards, and Wood.
59 Years Left
The Rolling Stones first appeared on stage in 1962, cutting through the smoky bars of West London, where rock began to replace jazz.
Fifty-nine years later, the Stones are one of the oldest rock groups still active, preferring lucrative tours (they made $117 Mln in 2018, as per Forbes) to work at the studio.
“Did I withdraw?” What will I do? Mow the lawn? Drummer Watts told the Times in 2017.
23 Studio Albums in Britain
The group has released 23 studio albums in the UK and two more in the US since their self-titled debut in 1964.
Its turnover is estimated at more than 200 Mln worldwide.
They culminated in 1968-1972 with four classic albums: “Beggars Banquet” (1968), “Let it Bleed” (1969), “Sticky Fingers” (1971), and the double “Exile on Main Street” (1972).
His last original album was “A Bigger Bang” in 2005; their latest “Blue and Lonesome” from 2016 contains covers of blues tracks.
Logo For £50
The Rolling Stones logo with ruby red lips and sticking out tongue, one of the most famous in the music industry, was once acquired by a design student in London prior to the group’s 1970 European tour.
“Mick showed me an image of the goddess Kali, which became the starting point of our discussion about logo design,” recalled John Pasche in 2007 in the online magazine The Rock and Roll Report.
“I wanted something anti-authority, but I think the idea of the mouth came up when I met Jagger,” Pasche told The Guardian in 2008. “The first thing that mattered to you was the size of his lips and his mouth.”
Pasche received £50 for his troubles and an additional £200 two years later in recognition of the logo’s success.
In 2008, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London bought the original work from him for £50,000.
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