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147-480: Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones . Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards ; their songwriting partnership is one of the most successful in rock music history. His career has spanned over six decades, and he has been widely described as one of
294-472: A DVD version released in October 2004. By the time Beggars Banquet was released, Brian Jones was only sporadically contributing to the band. Jagger said that Jones was "not psychologically suited to this way of life". His drug use had become a hindrance, and he was unable to obtain a US visa . Richards reported that in a June meeting with Jagger, Watts, and himself at Jones' house, Jones admitted that he
441-449: A Johnny Winter number. The concert, their first with new guitarist Mick Taylor, was performed in front of an estimated 250,000 fans. A Granada Television production team filmed the performance, which was broadcast on British television as The Stones in the Park . Blackhill Enterprises stage manager Sam Cutler introduced the Rolling Stones onto the stage by announcing: "Let's welcome
588-503: A 1985 duet with David Bowie that reached No. 1 in the UK and Australia and was a top-ten hit in other countries. In the 2000s, Jagger co-founded a film production company, Jagged Films, and produced feature films through the company beginning with the 2001 historical drama Enigma . He was also a member of the supergroup SuperHeavy from 2009 to 2011. Although relationships with his bandmates, particularly Richards, deteriorated during
735-482: A 93 per cent supertax imposed by Harold Wilson 's Labour government on the country's top earners. After the band's acrimonious split with their second manager, Allen Klein , in 1971, and Richards' heroin addiction , Jagger assumed control of the band's business affairs, leading to feuds between Jagger and Richards. Jagger has managed the group ever since, with Prince Rupert Loewenstein acting as business adviser and financial manager from 1968 until 2007. Jagger and
882-545: A Friend ", a ballad that was not released until the Tattoo You LP nine years later. Another legal battle over drugs, dating back to their stay in France, interrupted the making of Goats Head Soup . Authorities issued a warrant for Richards' arrest, and the other band members returned briefly to France for questioning related to the incident. Along with Jagger's 1967 and 1970 convictions on drug charges, this complicated
1029-614: A Friend" (US No. 13), and "Tops", feature Mick Taylor's unused rhythm guitar tracks. Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins plays on three Tattoo You songs, " Slave ", "Neighbours", and "Waiting on a Friend". The album reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 1 in the US. While continuing to tour and release albums with the Rolling Stones, Jagger began a solo career. According to a February 1985 article in Rolling Stone , Jagger did so to "establish an artistic identity for himself apart from
1176-830: A Sunday afternoon residency at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, London , in February 1963. In May 1963, the Rolling Stones signed Andrew Loog Oldham as their manager. He had been directed to them by his previous clients, the Beatles. Oldham, then 19, had not reached the age of majority —he was also younger than anyone in the band— and so could not obtain an agent's licence or sign any contracts without his mother co-signing. By necessity he joined with booking agent Eric Easton to secure record financing and assistance booking venues. Gomelsky, who had no written agreement with
1323-488: A certain lasciviousness that is the Stones' own ... It quickly and deservedly became the most famous logo in the history of popular music. The tongue and lips design was part of a package that in 2003 VH1 named the best album cover ever. The logo has remained on all the Stones' post-1970 albums and singles, in addition to their merchandise and stage sets. The album contains one of their best-known hits, " Brown Sugar ", and
1470-629: A couple for twelve years. Despite these complications, the Rolling Stones toured Europe in March and April 1967. The tour included the band's first performances in Poland, Greece, and Italy. June 1967 saw the release of the US-only compilation album Flowers . On 10 May 1967, the day Jagger, Richards and Fraser were arraigned in connection with the Redlands charges, Jones' house was raided by police. He
1617-515: A cover of " Dancing in the Street " with David Bowie , who was performing at Wembley Stadium in London. The video was shown simultaneously on the screens of both Wembley and JFK Stadiums. The song reached No. 1 in the UK the same year. Richards ended his heroin use and became more present in decision-making, but Jagger was not accustomed to Richards' presence and did not like his authority over
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#17327758920601764-402: A deal with the Beatles, gave the Rolling Stones a recording contract with favourable terms. The band were to receive a royalty rate three times as high as that typically given to a new act, full artistic control of recordings, and ownership of the recording master tapes . The deal also let the band use non-Decca recording studios. Regent Sound Studios, a mono facility equipped with egg boxes on
1911-613: A fan, Meredith Hunter , was stabbed and beaten to death by the Angels after they realised he was armed. Part of the tour, and the Altamont concert, was documented in Albert and David Maysles ' film Gimme Shelter . In response to the growing popularity of bootleg recordings (in particular Live'r Than You'll Ever Be , recorded during the 1969 tour), the album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! was released in 1970. Critic Lester Bangs declared it
2058-411: A few discos—which are not my favourite places in the world—because Mick likes to go out and dance at night. So I did that. That was my sacrifice. I humoured him. And that's when I knew we could work together. Ron Wood believes the modest sales of Jagger's Primitive Cool "surprised" Jagger and made him "realize the strength of the band". Richards recalled, "We've been stuffed together for years and one of
2205-534: A flat at Edith Grove in Chelsea , London, with guitarist Brian Jones . While Richards and Jones planned to start their own rhythm and blues group, Jagger continued to study finance and accounting on a government grant as an undergraduate student at the London School of Economics . He had seriously considered becoming either a journalist or a politician, comparing the latter to a pop star. Brian Jones, using
2352-439: A four-piece core, with Darryl Jones becoming their regular bassist, and then as a three-piece core following Watts' death in 2021, with Steve Jordan becoming their regular drummer. Hackney Diamonds , the band's first new album of original material in 18 years, was released in October 2023, becoming their fourteenth UK number-one album . The Rolling Stones' estimated record sales of more than 250 million make them one of
2499-618: A hindrance, and he could not obtain a US visa . Richards reported that in a June meeting with Jagger, Richards, and Watts were at Jones' house, and Jones admitted he was unable to "go on the road again". Jones left the band, saying, "I've left, and if I want to I can come back". On 3 July 1969, less than a month later, Jones drowned in the swimming pool at his home, Cotchford Farm , in Hartfield , East Sussex. When asked if he felt guilty about Jones's death, Jagger told Rolling Stone in 1995: No, I don't really. I do feel that I behaved in
2646-433: A lot of distractions and you always need someone to focus you at that point, that was Andrew's job." Satanic Majesties became the first album the Rolling Stones produced on their own. Its psychedelic sound was complemented by the cover art, which featured a 3D photo by Michael Cooper , who had also photographed the cover of Sgt. Pepper . Bill Wyman wrote and sang a track on the album: " In Another Land ", also released as
2793-557: A meeting with Korner, Jagger and Richards started jamming with the group. Having left Blues Incorporated, Jones advertised for bandmates in Jazz Weekly in the week of 2 May 1962. Ian Stewart was among the first to respond to the ad. In June, Jagger, Taylor, and Richards left Blues Incorporated to join Jones and Stewart. The first rehearsal included guitarist Geoff Bradford and vocalist Brian Knight, both of whom decided not to join
2940-471: A move primarily led by Jagger. Following the success of Some Girls , the band released the album Emotional Rescue in mid-1980. During recording sessions for the album, a rift between Jagger and Richards began developing. Richards wanted to tour in the summer or autumn of 1980 to promote Emotional Rescue , but Jagger declined. Emotional Rescue hit the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and
3087-585: A nearly 12-minute song that included elements of jamming and improvisation. The Stones' success on the British and American singles charts peaked during the 1960s. " 19th Nervous Breakdown " was released in February 1966, and reached number 2 in the UK and US charts; "Paint It Black" reached number 1 in the UK and US in May 1966. " Mother's Little Helper ", released in June 1966, reached number 8 in
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#17327758920603234-456: A new single, " We Love You ", as a thank you for their fans' loyalty. It began with the sound of prison doors closing, and the accompanying music video included allusions to the trial of Oscar Wilde . On 31 July, the appeals court overturned Richards' conviction, and reduced Jagger's sentence to a conditional discharge . Jones' trial took place in November 1967. In December, after appealing
3381-682: A part of the village for over 100 years and has had many successes in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, playing at Lords twice and winning many competitions over the years. They currently play in the Kent Regional Cricket League and the home ground is in Oakfield Park. Wilmington used to have a successful football club whose history, in the form of trophies and shields, is displayed in the Wilmington Pavilion on Oakfield Lane. In 2014, Richard Moore,
3528-530: A pub in Chelsea on 7 December 1962 and was hired as a successor to Dick Taylor. The band were impressed by his instrument and amplifiers (including the Vox AC30 ). The classic line-up of the Rolling Stones, with Charlie Watts on drums, played for the first time in public on Saturday, 12 January 1963 at the Ealing Jazz Club. However, it was not until a gig there on 2 February 1963 that Watts became
3675-658: A resident of Wilmington, started a new Wilmington FC team playing in the North Kent Sunday League. In their first season they won the League Three title as well as the League A cup. There are three secondary schools within the parish: Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (WGSB), whose students wear blue blazers, white shirts, grey trousers and different ties for each house within the school (these colours are red, green, white, black, yellow and purple, after
3822-447: A short trip to Morocco , accompanied by Marianne Faithfull , Jones' girlfriend Anita Pallenberg , and other friends. During this trip the stormy relations between Jones and Pallenberg deteriorated to the point that she left Morocco with Richards. Richards said later: "That was the final nail in the coffin with me and Brian. He'd never forgive me for that and I don't blame him, but hell, shit happens." Richards and Pallenberg would remain
3969-590: A single the previous day. On 6 December 1969, the Stones performed at the Altamont Free Concert music festival, in which Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club after drawing a revolver and approaching the stage, which was seen as a threat to the band. Accounts of Hunter's reasoning for drawing the revolver were mixed. According to The Guardian music editor Hunter's death and
4116-477: A single, the first on which Jagger did not sing lead. The band spent the first few months of 1968 working on material for their next album. Those sessions resulted in the song " Jumpin' Jack Flash ", released as a single in May. The subsequent album, Beggars Banquet , an eclectic mix of country and blues–inspired tunes, marked the band's return to their rhythm and blues roots. It was also the beginning of their collaboration with producer Jimmy Miller . It featured
4263-561: A single. In December 1964, the distributor released the band's first single with Jagger/Richards originals on both sides: " Heart of Stone ", with "What a Shame" as the B-side; the single went to number 19 in the US. The band's second UK LP, The Rolling Stones No. 2 , was released in January 1965 and reached number 1 on the charts. The US version, released in February as The Rolling Stones, Now! , reached number 5. The album
4410-657: A strong live music attraction. Another live album, No Security , was released from the tour. No Security included all new songs, except " Live With Me " and "The Last Time", which had been previously unreleased on live albums. The album reached No. 67 in the UK and No. 34 in the US. In 1999, the Rolling Stones staged the No Security Tour in the US and continued the Bridges to Babylon tour in Europe. In 2001, Jagger released his fourth solo album, Goddess in
4557-446: A very childish way, but we were very young, and in some ways we picked on him. But, unfortunately, he made himself a target for it; he was very, very jealous, very difficult, very manipulative , and if you do that in this kind of a group of people you get back as good as you give, to be honest. I wasn't understanding enough about his drug addiction. No one seemed to know much about drug addiction. Things like LSD were all new. No one knew
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4704-740: Is Cheap , shortly afterwards. Many felt the respective solo efforts marked the end of the Rolling Stones as a band. In 1988, Jagger produced the songs " Glamour Boys " and "Which Way to America" on Living Colour 's album Vivid . Between 15 and 28 March, he also performed a solo concert tour in Japan, playing in Tokyo , Nagoya , and Osaka . Jagger and Richards reunited in the Barbados in 1988 and produced dozens of new songs. Richards recalls: We just started in. And within two days, we realized we had five or six songs happening. I did have to take Mick to
4851-636: Is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Dartford in Kent , England. It is located 2.7 miles south of Dartford , 3.5 miles north of Swanley and 4.3 miles south east of Bexleyheath , adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London . Wilmington is believed to have been the site of a major Celtic settlement and a place where the Cantii tribe fought Roman invaders near Leyton Cross and Joyden's Wood. In
4998-538: Is often considered to be the most important of their early albums. In 1967, they had the double-sided hit " Ruby Tuesday "/" Let's Spend the Night Together " and experimented with psychedelic rock on Their Satanic Majesties Request . By the end of the 1960s, they had returned to their rhythm and blues -based rock sound, with hit singles " Jumpin' Jack Flash " (1968) and " Honky Tonk Women " (1969), and albums Beggars Banquet (1968), featuring " Sympathy for
5145-531: Is situated on the nearby Parsons Lane. The Academy was built in the mid-1970s on the site of Wilmington Hall Manor and is a specialist centre of excellence for both business and vocational courses. Wilmington Grammar School for Boys has engineering specialist status. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls specialises in mathematics and computing. There is one primary school in the village, Wilmington Primary School, and another in Joydens Wood Estate;
5292-677: The News of the World published a three-part feature, "Pop Stars and Drugs: Facts That Will Shock You". The feature described alleged LSD parties hosted by the Moody Blues and attended by the Who 's Pete Townshend and Cream 's Ginger Baker , and alleged admissions of drug use by leading pop musicians. The first article targeted Donovan , who was raided and charged soon after the feature aired. The second instalment, published on 5 February, targeted
5439-657: The Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. His parents were married in 1940 at Holy Trinity Church in Dartford. Jagger's younger brother, Chris (born 19 December 1947), is also a musician, and the two have performed together. Although he was encouraged to follow his father's career path growing up, Jagger has said, "I always sang as a child. I was one of those kids who just liked to sing. Some kids sing in choirs; others like to show off in front of
5586-685: The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song -winning single " Old Habits Die Hard ". In 2007, the band grossed US$ 437 million on A Bigger Bang Tour , earning the band an entry in the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records for the most lucrative music tour ever. Asked if the band would retire after the tour, Jagger said, "I'm sure the Rolling Stones will do more things and more records and more tours. We've got no plans to stop any of that really." The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of
5733-718: The Rolling Stones . An earlier resident was Sir James Whitehead, whose family grave is in the village churchyard. He was Lord Mayor of London c.1888-9 and he lived for a number of years in the Manor, which was an early part of the girls' school. Two daughters, Leila and Florence, lived at Hazlewood in Rowhill and they founded the mission in Broad Lane. The nearest National Rail stations to Wilmington are Dartford , Bexley & Swanley . Wilmington Cricket Club has been
5880-617: The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio . In 1970, Nicolas Roeg's film Performance , produced in 1968 and featuring Jagger, was released. In the film, Jagger plays the role of Turner, a reclusive rock star. Keith Richards' girlfriend Anita Pallenberg also appeared in the film. During a 1970 concert in Paris, Jagger called for the release of imprisoned French Maoists . Jagger and the rest of the Rolling Stones moved to Southern France as tax exiles in 1971 to avoid paying
6027-718: The UK Singles Chart . Having a charting single gave the band entrée to play outside London, starting with a booking at the Outlook Club in Middlesbrough on 13 July, sharing the billing with the Hollies . Later in 1963, Oldham and Easton arranged the band's first big UK concert tour as a supporting act for American stars, including Bo Diddley, Little Richard, and the Everly Brothers . The tour gave
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6174-695: The best-selling music artists of all time . They have won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Billboard and Rolling Stone have ranked them as one of the greatest artists of all time. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger became classmates and childhood friends in 1950 in Dartford , Kent . The Jagger family moved to Wilmington, Kent , five miles (8.0 km) away, in 1954. In
6321-404: The country -influenced " Dead Flowers ". "Brown Sugar" and " Wild Horses " were recorded at Alabama 's Muscle Shoals Sound Studio after the 1969 American tour. The album continued the band's immersion into heavily blues-influenced compositions; is noted for its "loose, ramshackle ambience"; and marked Mick Taylor's first full album with the band. Sticky Fingers reached number 1 in both
6468-490: The 1972 album Exile on Main St. Music critic Russell Hall described Jagger's emotional singing on the gospel-influenced " Let It Loose ", which appears on Exile on Main St. , as the singer's best vocal achievement. In 1972, Jagger, Charlie Watts , Bill Wyman , Nicky Hopkins , and Ry Cooder released Jamming with Edward! , an album recorded during the band's Let It Bleed sessions. The album includes loose jams recorded while
6615-409: The 1980s, Jagger has always found more success with the Rolling Stones than with his solo and side projects. He was married to Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias from 1971 to 1978, and has had several other relationships; he has eight children with five women. In 1989, Jagger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, in 2004, into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones. As a member of
6762-477: The Devil " and " Street Fighting Man ", and Let It Bleed (1969), featuring " You Can't Always Get What You Want " and " Gimme Shelter ". Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by Mick Taylor . That year they were first introduced on stage as " the greatest rock and roll band in the world ". Sticky Fingers (1971), which yielded " Brown Sugar " and " Wild Horses " and included
6909-589: The Doorway , spawning the single "Visions of Paradise", which reached No. 44 in the UK. Following the 11 September attacks , Jagger joined Richards in the Concert for New York City , a benefit concert in response to the terrorist attack, to sing " Salt of the Earth " and " Miss You ". From 1989 to 2001, according to Fortune , the Stones generated more than US$ 1.5 billion in total gross revenue, surpassing
7056-539: The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World ." Cutler repeated the introduction throughout their 1969 US tour . The show also included the concert debut of their fifth US number 1 single, " Honky Tonk Women ", which had been released the previous day. In September 1969 the band's second greatest hits album Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) was released, featuring a poem in dedication to Jones on
7203-551: The Mick Jagger Centre performing arts venue. Jagger and Richards lost contact with each other when they went to different schools. In the mid-1950s, Jagger began his music career, forming a garage band with his friend Dick Taylor . They played songs by Muddy Waters , Chuck Berry , Little Richard , Howlin' Wolf , and Bo Diddley . Jagger met Richards again on 17 October 1961 on Platform Two of Dartford railway station . The Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records Jagger
7350-566: The Night Together" to "let's spend some time together". In early 1967, Jagger, Richards, and Jones began to be hounded by authorities over their recreational drug use , after News of the World ran a three-part feature entitled "Pop Stars and Drugs: Facts That Will Shock You". The series described alleged LSD parties hosted by the Moody Blues and attended by top stars including the Who 's Pete Townshend and Cream 's Ginger Baker , and described alleged admissions of drug use by leading pop musicians. The first article targeted Donovan (who
7497-447: The Rolling Stones and as a solo artist, he reached No. 1 on the UK and US singles charts with 13 singles, the top 10 with 32 singles and the top 40 with 70 singles. In 2003, he was knighted for his services to popular music. Jagger is credited with being a trailblazer in pop music and with bringing a style and sex appeal to rock and roll that have been imitated and proven influential with subsequent generations of musicians. Jagger
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#17327758920607644-533: The Rolling Stones" which was described as "his boldest attempt yet". Jagger started writing and recording material for his first solo album She's the Boss . Released on 19 February 1985, the album, produced by Nile Rodgers and Bill Laswell , features Herbie Hancock , Jeff Beck , Jan Hammer , Pete Townshend and the Compass Point All Stars . It sold well, and the single "Just Another Night"
7791-464: The Rolling Stones' first number 1 hit in the UK, their cover version of Bobby and Shirley Womack 's " It's All Over Now ". The Stones followed the Famous Flames , featuring James Brown , in the theatrical release of the 1964 film T.A.M.I. Show , which showcased American acts with British Invasion artists. According to Jagger, "We weren't actually following James Brown because there
7938-406: The Rolling Stones' image as defiant troublemakers in contrast to the Beatles as "lovable moptop[s]". Jagger told Stephen Schiff in a 1992 Vanity Fair profile: I wasn't trying to be rebellious in those days; I was just being me. I wasn't trying to push the edge of anything. I'm being me and ordinary, the guy from suburbia who sings in this band, but someone older might have thought it was just
8085-442: The Rolling Stones. A reporter who contributed to the story spent an evening at the London club Blaise's, where a member of the Rolling Stones allegedly took several Benzedrine tablets, displayed a piece of hashish , and invited his companions back to his flat for a "smoke". The article claimed this was Mick Jagger, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity; the reporter had been eavesdropping on Brian Jones. Two days after
8232-471: The Rolling Stones. At the beginning of the Rolling Stones' founding in the early 1960s, the band mostly played for no money at a basement club opposite London's Ealing Broadway tube station, which was subsequently named Ferry's Club. The group had very little equipment and borrowed Korner's gear to play. Their first appearance, under the name the Rollin' Stones, after one of their favourite Muddy Waters songs,
8379-508: The Rolling Stones. I love the Rolling Stones—I think it's wonderful, I think it's done a lot of wonderful things for music. But, you know, it cannot be, at my age and after spending all these years, the only thing in my life. Jagger released his second solo album, Primitive Cool , in 1987. Though it failed to match the commercial success of his debut solo album, it was critically well received. Richards released his first solo album, Talk
8526-457: The Stones historians Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon, the band's notoriety "among the authorities and the establishment seems to have been inversely proportional to their popularity among young people". In an effort to capitalise on this, London released the live album Got Live If You Want It! in December. The band's first greatest hits album Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
8673-440: The Stones were threatening, uncouth and animalistic". Stewart left the official line-up, but remained road manager and touring keyboardist. Of Stewart's decision, Oldham later said, "Well, he just doesn't look the part, and six is too many for [fans] to remember the faces in the picture." Later, Oldham reduced the band members' ages in publicity material to make them appear as teenagers. Decca Records , which had declined to sign
8820-469: The Stones' permanent drummer. Shortly afterwards, the band began their first tour of the UK, performing Chicago blues , including songs by Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley . By 1963, they were finding their musical stride as well as popularity. In 1964, they beat the Beatles as the number one United Kingdom band in two surveys. The band's name was changed shortly after their first gig to the Rolling Stones. Their acting manager, Giorgio Gomelsky , secured
8967-428: The Stones. It gave us a level of confidence; a pathway of how to do it." Their first international number 1 hit was " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ", recorded in May 1965 during the band's third North American tour. Richards recorded the guitar riff that drives the song with a fuzzbox as a scratch track to guide a horn section. Nevertheless, the final cut did not include the planned horn overdubs . Issued in
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#17327758920609114-612: The UK and No. 1 in the US. Jagger and Richards produced the album credited as "the Glimmer Twins". The album and the single of the same name were both hits. Following Mick Taylor's exodus from the band in December 1974, the Stones needed a new guitarist. The recording sessions for the next album, Black and Blue (1976) (No. 2 in the UK, No. 1 in the US), in Munich provided an opportunity for some guitarists hoping to join
9261-402: The UK and No. 3 in the US. The music video for the single " Anybody Seen My Baby? " featuring Angelina Jolie was played in steady rotation on both MTV and VH1 . Sales were roughly equal to those of previous records (about 1.2 million copies sold in the US). The subsequent Bridges to Babylon Tour , which crossed Europe, North America, and other destinations, proved the band remained
9408-542: The UK and the US. In 1968, the Stones, acting on a suggestion by pianist Ian Stewart, put a control room in a van and created the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio so they would not be limited to the standard 9–5 operating hours of most recording studios. The band lent the mobile studio to other artists, including Led Zeppelin, who used it to record Led Zeppelin III (1970) and Led Zeppelin IV (1971). Deep Purple immortalised
9555-697: The UK government was owed a relative fortune. The Stones moved to the South of France, where Richards rented the Villa Nellcôte and sublet rooms to band members and their entourage. Using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, they held recording sessions in the basement. They completed the new tracks, along with material dating as far back as 1969, at Sunset Studios in Los Angeles. The resulting double album, Exile on Main St. ,
9702-434: The US the EP was expanded into their second LP, 12 X 5 , which was released in October during the tour. The Rolling Stones' fifth UK single, a cover of Willie Dixon 's " Little Red Rooster "—with "Off the Hook", credited to Nanker Phelge, as the B-side —was released in November 1964 and became their second number 1 hit in the UK. The band's US distributors, London Records , declined to release "Little Red Rooster" as
9849-417: The US. According to The Daily Telegraph , Aftermath is often regarded as the most important of the band's formative records. On this album, Jones' contributions expanded beyond guitar and harmonica. To the Middle Eastern -influenced " Paint It Black " he added sitar ; to the ballad " Lady Jane " he added dulcimer , and to " Under My Thumb " he added marimbas . Aftermath also contained " Goin' Home ",
9996-419: The US; it was one of the first pop songs to discuss the issue of prescription drug abuse. " Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? " was released in September 1966 and reached number 5 in the UK and number 9 in the US. It had a number of firsts for the group: it was the first Stones recording to feature brass horns, and the back-cover photo on the original US picture sleeve depicted
10143-443: The album was released that December, with a different cover design. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus , which originally began as an idea about "the new shape of the rock-and-roll concert tour", was filmed at the end of 1968. It featured John Lennon, Yoko Ono , the Dirty Mac , the Who, Jethro Tull , Marianne Faithfull, and Taj Mahal . The footage was shelved for 28 years but was finally released officially in 1996, with
10290-482: The album's credits after apparently being "horrified" by the content of some of its other material, but later withdrew this request), " Midnight Rambler ", as well as a cover of Robert Johnson 's " Love in Vain ". Jones and Taylor are both featured on the album. Just after the US tour ended, the band performed at the Altamont Free Concert at the Altamont Speedway , about fifty miles (80 km) east of San Francisco . A Hells Angels biker gang provided security, and
10437-404: The arrangements with the holding company, the band has reportedly paid a tax of just 1.6% on their total earnings of £242 million over the past 20 years. In November 1972, the band began recording sessions in Kingston, Jamaica , for the album Goats Head Soup ; it was released in 1973 and reached number 1 in both the UK and US. The album, which contained the worldwide hit " Angie ",
10584-626: The article was published, Jagger filed a writ for libel against the News of the World . Jagger and Richards were later arrested on drug charges and given unusually harsh sentences. Jagger was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for possession of four over-the-counter pep pills he had purchased in Italy, and Richards was sentenced to one year in prison for allowing cannabis to be smoked on his property. The traditionally conservative editor of The Times , William Rees-Mogg , wrote an article critical of
10731-797: The band began a five-month residency at Eel Pie Island Hotel , which the BBC later credited with shaping the band's career. That autumn, Jagger left the London School of Economics to pursue a musical career with the Rolling Stones. The group initially played songs by American rhythm and blues artists, including Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley . The band's first two UK No. 1 hits were cover versions, " It's All Over Now " by Bobby Womack and " Little Red Rooster " by Willie Dixon . Encouraged by manager Andrew Loog Oldham , Jagger and Richards soon began writing their own songs. Their songwriting partnership took time to develop; one of their early compositions
10878-529: The band diminished. This led to a feud between Jagger and Richards that has been referred to as " World War III " with concern at the time that Jagger touring without the Stones could prove a "death sentence" for the band. When the Stones released Dirty Work in March 1986, Jagger's relations with Richards had reached an all-time low, leading Jagger to refuse to tour with the band to support the new album. Jagger responded, saying: I think that one ought to be allowed to have one's artistic side apart from just being in
11025-542: The band released a self-titled EP , which became their first number 1 record in the UK. The third single by the Stones, Buddy Holly 's " Not Fade Away ", reflecting Bo Diddley's style, was released in February 1964 and reached number 3. Oldham saw little future for an act that gave up the chance to get significant songwriting royalties by only playing the songs of what he described as "middle-aged blacks", thus limiting their appeal to teenage audiences. Jagger and Richards decided to write songs together. Oldham described
11172-495: The band the opportunity to hone their stagecraft. During the tour, the band recorded their second single, a Lennon–McCartney song, " I Wanna Be Your Man ". It reached number 13 on the UK charts. The Beatles' own recording of the song is included on the 1963 album With the Beatles . On 1 January 1964, the Stones' were the first band to play on BBC 's Top of the Pops , performing "I Wanna Be Your Man". In January 1964
11319-427: The band to work while trying out. Several guitarists were auditioned, some without even knowing they were auditioning. Ronnie Wood , then the guitarist of the band Faces was selected and joined the band in 1975. Wood has sometimes functioned as a mediator in the group, especially between Jagger and Richards. His first full-length LP with the band was Some Girls (1978), on which they ventured into disco and punk ,
11466-413: The band's first album on their own label, featured an elaborate cover designed by Andy Warhol . It was an Andy Warhol photograph of a man from the waist down in tight jeans featuring a functioning zipper. When unzipped, it revealed the subject's underwear. In some markets an alternate cover was released because of the perceived offensive nature of the original at the time. Sticky Fingers ' cover
11613-694: The band's plans for their Pacific tour in early 1973. The band was denied permission to play in Japan and was nearly banned from playing in Australia. A European tour followed in September and October 1973, which bypassed France after Richards' arrest in England on drug charges. The 1974 album It's Only Rock 'n Roll was recorded in the Musicland Studios in Munich ; it reached No. 2 in
11760-602: The band's primary songwriting and creative force. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll , the Rolling Stones started out playing covers and were at the forefront of the British Invasion in 1964, becoming identified with the youthful counterculture of the 1960s . They then found greater success with their own material, as " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ", " Get Off of My Cloud " (both 1965), and " Paint It Black " (1966) became international number-one hits . Aftermath (1966), their first entirely original album,
11907-627: The band, although his departure was not made official until January 1993. Following the success of Steel Wheels , and the end of Jagger and Richards' well-publicised feud, Jagger attempted to reestablish himself as a solo artist. He acquired Rick Rubin as co-producer in January 1992 for his third solo album, Wandering Spirit . Sessions for the album began that month in Los Angeles and ended nine months later, in September 1992. Richards recorded his second solo studio album, Main Offender , at
12054-424: The band, was not consulted. Oldham initially tried applying the strategy used by Brian Epstein , the manager of the Beatles, and have the Rolling Stones wear suits. He later changed his mind and imagined a band that contrasted with the Beatles, featuring unmatched clothing, long hair, and an unclean appearance. He wanted to make the Stones "a raunchy, gamy, unpredictable bunch of undesirables" and to "establish that
12201-464: The band. They objected to playing the Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley songs preferred by Jagger and Richards. That same month, the addition of the drummer Tony Chapman completed the line-up of Jagger, Richards, Jones, Stewart, and Taylor. According to Richards, Jones named the band during a phone call to Jazz News . When asked by a journalist for the band's name, Jones saw a Muddy Waters LP lying on
12348-428: The bands did little dance steps, wore identical uniforms and had snappy patter." A cover version of Chuck Berry 's " Come On " was the Rolling Stones' first single , released on 7 June 1963. The band refused to play it at live gigs, and Decca bought only one ad to promote the record. At Oldham's direction, fan-club members bought copies at record shops polled by the charts, helping "Come On" rise to number 21 on
12495-491: The best-ever live album. It reached number 1 in the UK and number 6 in the US. At the end of the decade, the band appeared on BBC 's review of the 1960s music scene, Pop Go the Sixties , performing "Gimme Shelter", which was broadcast live on 31 December 1969. The following year, the band wanted out of contracts with both Klein and Decca, but still owed them one more Jagger/Richards–credited single. To get back at
12642-445: The ceiling for sound treatment, became their preferred location. Oldham, who had no recording experience but made himself the band's producer, said Regent had a sound that "leaked, instrument-to-instrument, the right way" creating a "wall of noise" that worked well for the band. Because of Regent's low booking rates, the band could record for extended periods rather than the usual three-hour blocks common at other studios. All tracks on
12789-428: The consequences of the break was making us realize we were stuck together whether we liked it or not. Jagger said, "Because we've been doing it for so long, we don't really have to discuss it. When we come up with a lick or a riff or a chorus, we already know if it's right or if it's wrong." On 29 August 1989, the band released its 19th UK and 21st US album, Steel Wheels . The 1989–1990 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour
12936-538: The death of John Keats , after which thousands of butterflies were released in Jones' memory. The band began the concert with "I'm Yours and I'm Hers", a song by Johnny Winter . During the concert, they band played three new songs from two forthcoming albums, " Midnight Rambler " and " Love in Vain ", from Let It Bleed , released in December 1969, and " Loving Cup ", which appeared on Exile on Main St. , released May 1972. They also played " Honky Tonk Women ", released as
13083-497: The first Rolling Stones album, The Rolling Stones , were recorded there. Oldham contrasted the Rolling Stones' independence with the Beatles' obligation to record in EMI 's studios, saying it made the Beatles appear as "mere mortals ... sweating in the studio for the man". He promoted the Rolling Stones as the nasty counterpoint to the Beatles, by having the band pose unsmiling on the cover of their first album. He also encouraged
13230-449: The first batch as "soppy and imitative". Because the band's songwriting developed slowly, songs on their first album The Rolling Stones (1964; issued in the US as England's Newest Hit Makers ), were primarily covers, with only one Jagger/Richards original—" Tell Me (You're Coming Back) "—and two numbers credited to Nanker Phelge , the pen name used for songs written by the entire group. The Rolling Stones' first US tour in June 1964
13377-510: The first usage of their tongue and lips logo , was their first of eight consecutive number-one studio albums in the US. It was followed by Exile on Main St. (1972), featuring " Tumbling Dice " and " Happy ", and Goats Head Soup (1973), featuring " Angie ". Taylor left the band at the end of 1974 and was replaced by Ronnie Wood . The band released Some Girls in 1978, featuring " Miss You " and " Beast of Burden ", and Tattoo You in 1981, featuring " Start Me Up ". Steel Wheels (1989)
13524-480: The floor; one of the tracks was " Rollin' Stone ". Jones was the band's "uncontested leader" during its early years and a key to the band's early success. The band played their first show billed as "the Rollin' Stones" on 12 July 1962, at the Marquee Club in London. At the time, the band consisted of Jones, Jagger, Richards, Stewart, and Taylor. Bill Wyman auditioned for the role of bass guitarist at
13671-404: The group satirically dressed in drag . The song was accompanied by one of the first official music videos, directed by Peter Whitehead . During their North American tour in June and July 1966 , the Stones' high-energy concerts proved highly successful with young people, while alienating local police who had the physically exhausting task of controlling the often rebellious crowds. According to
13818-512: The harm. People thought cocaine was good for you. On 5 July 1969, two days after Jones' death, the Rolling Stones played a previously scheduled concert at Hyde Park , attended by 250,000 people, dedicating it as a tribute to Jones. It was their first concert with new guitarist, Mick Taylor , who replaced Jones. At the beginning of the Hyde Park concert, Jagger read an excerpt from Percy Bysshe Shelley 's poem " Adonaïs ", an elegy written on
13965-455: The houses Telford, Stephenson, Darwin, Newton, Hawing, and Brunel ); Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (WGSG) formally The Grammar School for Girls Wilmington (GSGW), where the uniforms are maroon jumpers and skirts and a sky-blue revere collar blouse; and the mixed-sex Wilmington Academy (formerly Wilmington Hall), whose pupils wear black blazers. Wilmington Academy and 'Wilmington Boys' are situated near Common Lane While 'Wilmington Girls'
14112-577: The inside cover. The Stones' last album of the 1960s was Let It Bleed , which reached number 1 in the UK and number 3 in the US. It featured " Gimme Shelter " with guest lead female vocals by Merry Clayton (sister of Sam Clayton , of the American rock band Little Feat ). Other tracks include " You Can't Always Get What You Want " (with accompaniment by the London Bach Choir , who initially asked that their name be removed from
14259-550: The label and fulfil their final contractual obligation, the band came up with the track "Cocksucker Blues"—deliberately making it as crude as they could in hopes of making it un-releasable. Decca instead released " Street Fighting Man " from Beggar's Banquet as a UK single in July 1971, the track's 1968 single release having been only in the US. Amid contractual disputes with Klein, they formed their own record company, Rolling Stones Records . Sticky Fingers , released in March 1971,
14406-466: The lead single " Street Fighting Man " (which addressed the political upheavals of May 1968) and " Sympathy for the Devil ". Controversy over the design of the album cover, which featured a public toilet with graffiti covering the wall behind it, delayed the album's release for six months. While the band had "absolute artistic control over their albums", Decca was not enthused about the cover's depiction of graffiti reading "John Loves Yoko" being included;
14553-593: The mid-1950s Jagger formed a garage band with his friend Dick Taylor . The group mainly played material by Muddy Waters , Chuck Berry , Little Richard , Howlin' Wolf , and Bo Diddley . Jagger again met Richards on 17 October 1961 on platform two at Dartford railway station . Jagger was carrying records by Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters; these revealed to Richards a shared interest. A musical partnership began shortly afterwards. Richards and Taylor often met Jagger at his house. The meetings moved to Taylor's house in late 1961, where Alan Etherington and Bob Beckwith joined
14700-502: The mirror. I was in the church choir and I also loved listening to singers on the radio—the BBC or Radio Luxembourg —or watching them on TV and in the movies." In September 1950, Keith Richards and Jagger first met as classmates at Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, prior to the Jagger family's 1954 move to Wilmington, Kent . The same year he passed the eleven-plus examination and attended Dartford Grammar School , which now has
14847-623: The mobile studio itself in the song " Smoke on the Water " with the line "the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside, making our music there". Following the release of Sticky Fingers , the Rolling Stones left England after receiving advice from their financial manager Prince Rupert Loewenstein . He recommended they go into tax exile before the start of the next financial year. The band had learned that they had not paid taxes for seven years, despite being assured that their taxes were taken care of; and
14994-500: The most awful racket, the most terrible thing, and where are we going if this is music?... But all those songs we sang were pretty tame, really. People didn't think they were, but I thought they were tame. The group's early albums, including Out of Our Heads , Aftermath , and Between the Buttons , were successful commercially. In 1967, Jagger, Richards, and Jones were hounded by authorities over their recreational drug use after
15141-542: The most popular and enduring bands of the rock era . In the early 1960s, the band pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock . Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger , guitarist Keith Richards , multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones , bassist Bill Wyman , and drummer Charlie Watts . During their early years, Jones was the primary leader. Andrew Loog Oldham became their manager in 1963 and encouraged them to write their own songs. The Jagger–Richards partnership soon became
15288-400: The most popular and influential front men in the history of rock music . His distinctive voice and energetic live performances, along with Richards' guitar style, have been the Rolling Stones' trademark throughout the band's career. Early in his career, Jagger gained notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and has often been portrayed as a countercultural figure. Jagger
15435-464: The name Elmo Lewis, began working at the Ealing Club , where a loose music ensemble known as Blues Incorporated was performing, under the leadership of Alexis Korner . Jones, Richards, and Jagger began playing with the group, with Jagger eventually becoming the band's lead singer. Jones, Richards, and Jagger began meeting on their own to practise, establishing the foundation for what would become
15582-411: The next day, pending appeal. The Times ran an editorial, " Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? ", in which conservative editor William Rees-Mogg surprised his readers by his unusually critical discourse on the sentencing, pointing out that Jagger had been treated far more harshly for a minor first offence than "any purely anonymous young man". While awaiting the appeal hearings, the band recorded
15729-436: The original prison sentence, Jones received a £1,000 fine and was put on three years' probation , with an order to seek professional help. In December 1967, the band released Their Satanic Majesties Request , which reached number 3 in the UK and number 2 in the US. It drew unfavourable reviews and was widely regarded as a poor imitation of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Satanic Majesties
15876-574: The overall mood of festival goers "has become symbolic for the corruption of 1960s hippy idealism." Jagger later recalled to Robert Greenfield that he was "scared shitless" that, according to Rolling Stone , "he might be attacked on stage" by Hells Angels members who "felt they had been unfairly blamed for the disaster that left a Stones fan dead." In 1970, Jagger bought Stargroves , a manor house and estate near East Woodhay in Hampshire . The Rolling Stones and several other bands recorded there using
16023-470: The press to use provocative headlines such as: "Would you let your daughter marry a Rolling Stone?" In contrast, Wyman says: "Our reputation and image as the Bad Boys came later, completely there, accidentally. ... [Oldham] never did engineer it. He simply exploited it exhaustively." In a 1971 interview, Wyman stated, "We were the first pop group to break away from the whole Cliff Richard thing where
16170-446: The reign of Edward IV , a manor house in the village was a residence of the king-making Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick . In the 19th century Wilmington was noted for being surrounded by gardens and cherry orchards. In the 1970s the village was bisected by the A2 dual carriageway . Wilmington is perhaps most famous for being the childhood home of Mick Jagger , lead singer with
16317-582: The rest of the Stones (reportedly) were waiting for Keith Richards to return to the studio. In November 1972, the band began recording sessions in Kingston, Jamaica , for the album Goats Head Soup , which was released in 1973 and reached No. 1 in both the UK and US. The album includes the song " Angie ", a global hit that was the first in a string of commercially successful singles to emerge from tepidly received studio albums. The sessions for Goats Head Soup produced unused material, including " Waiting on
16464-432: The rest of the band changed their look and style as the 1970s progressed. While in France, Jagger learned to play guitar and contributed guitar parts for songs on Sticky Fingers (1971) and the Stones' subsequent albums except Dirty Work in 1986. For the Rolling Stones' highly publicised 1972 American tour, Jagger wore glam-rock clothing and glitter makeup on stage. Their interest in the blues had been made manifest on
16611-445: The revenue of U2 , Bruce Springsteen , and Michael Jackson . Jagger celebrated the Rolling Stones' 40th anniversary by touring with the band on the year-long Licks Tour , supporting the band's commercially successful career retrospective, Forty Licks , a double album. Along with Eurythmics member and record producer David A. Stewart , Jagger wrote and performed the soundtrack to the 2004 romantic comedy Alfie , which included
16758-500: The same time. On Wandering Spirit , Jagger used Lenny Kravitz as a vocalist on his cover of Bill Withers ' " Use Me " and bassist Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers on three separate tracks. Jagger signed with Atlantic Records , which had signed the Stones in the 1970s, to distribute the solo album. Wandering Spirit , released in February 1993, and The Very Best of Mick Jagger , a compilation album containing no new material, were both released by Atlantic Records. Wandering Spirit
16905-456: The sentences . On appeal, Richards' sentence was overturned and Jagger's was amended to a conditional discharge , although he spent one night in London's Brixton Prison . The Rolling Stones continued to face legal battles for the next decade. By the release of the Stones' album Beggars Banquet , Brian Jones was contributing only sporadically to the band. Jagger said Jones was "not psychologically suited to this way of life". His drug use became
17052-553: The summer of 1965, it was their fourth UK number 1 and their first in the US, where it spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 . It was a worldwide commercial success for the band. The US version of the LP Out of Our Heads , released in July 1965, also went to number 1; it included seven original songs, three Jagger/Richards numbers and four credited to Nanker Phelge. The UK version of Out of Our Heads
17199-427: The title track reached No. 3 in the US. In early 1981, the Rolling Stones reconvened and began touring the US that year, leaving little time to write and record a new album. The band's album Tattoo You , released in 1981, featured several outtakes, including " Start Me Up ", the album's lead single that reached No. 2 in the US and ranked No. 22 on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart. Two songs, "Waiting on
17346-663: The trio; the quintet called themselves the Blues Boys. In March 1962, the Blues Boys read about the Ealing Jazz Club in the newspaper Jazz News , which mentioned Alexis Korner 's rhythm and blues band, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated . The Blues Boys sent a tape of their best recordings to Korner, who was impressed. On 7 April, they visited the Ealing Jazz Club, where they met the members of Blues Incorporated, who included slide guitarist Brian Jones , keyboardist Ian Stewart , and drummer Charlie Watts . After
17493-584: The world's highest-grossing tour ever at the time. On 8 September 1994, the Stones performed " Love Is Strong ", a new song, and "Start Me Up" at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The band was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1994 MTV ceremony. The Rolling Stones ended the 1990s with the album Bridges to Babylon , released in 1997 to mixed reviews. It reached No. 6 in
17640-562: Was " As Tears Go By ", a song written for Marianne Faithfull , a young singer Loog Oldham was promoting. For the Rolling Stones, the duo wrote " The Last Time ", the group's third No. 1 single in the UK, based on "This May Be the Last Time", a traditional Negro spiritual song recorded by the Staple Singers in 1955. Jagger and Richards also wrote their first international hit, " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ". It established
17787-520: Was "a disaster", according to Wyman. "When we arrived, we didn't have a hit record [there] or anything going for us." When the band appeared on the variety show The Hollywood Palace , that week's guest host, Dean Martin , mocked both their hair and their performance. During the tour they recorded for two days at Chess Studios in Chicago, meeting many of their most important influences, including Muddy Waters. These sessions included what would become
17934-521: Was Mick Jagger, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity; the reporter had in fact been eavesdropping on Brian Jones. Two days after the article was published, Jagger filed a writ for libel against the News of the World . A week later, on 12 February, Sussex police, tipped off by the paper, raided a party at Keith Richards' home , Redlands. No arrests were made at the time, but Jagger, Richards, and their friend art dealer Robert Fraser were subsequently charged with drug offences. Andrew Oldham
18081-504: Was a Top Ten hit. During this period, he collaborated with the Jacksons on the song " State of Shock ", sharing lead vocals with Michael Jackson . In 1985, Jagger performed without the Rolling Stones at Live Aid , a multi-venue charity concert in 1985. Jagger performed at Philadelphia 's JFK Stadium , where he also performed a duet of " It's Only Rock and Roll " with Tina Turner , highlighted by Jagger tearing away Turner's skirt, and
18228-406: Was a new deal with Decca to be made ... and he said he could do it." The US version included the double A-side single " Let's Spend the Night Together " and " Ruby Tuesday ", which went to number 1 in the US and number 3 in the UK. When the band went to New York to perform the numbers on The Ed Sullivan Show in January, they were ordered to change the lyrics of the refrain of "Let's Spend
18375-428: Was afraid of being arrested and fled to America. Richards said in 2003, "When we got busted at Redlands, it suddenly made us realize that this was a whole different ball game and that was when the fun stopped. Up until then it had been as though London existed in a beautiful space where you could do anything you wanted." In March 1967, while awaiting the consequences of the police raid, Jagger, Richards, and Jones took
18522-446: Was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis . Three of the five Stones now faced drug charges. Jagger and Richards were tried at the end of June. Jagger received a three-month prison sentence for the possession of four amphetamine tablets; Richards was found guilty of allowing cannabis to be smoked on his property and sentenced to a year in prison. Both Jagger and Richards were imprisoned at that point but were released on bail
18669-401: Was born and grew up in Dartford . He studied at the London School of Economics before abandoning his studies to focus on his career with the Rolling Stones. In the late 1960s, Jagger starred in the films Performance (1970) and Ned Kelly (1970), to mixed receptions. Beginning in the 1980s, he released a number of solo works, including four albums and the single " Dancing in the Street ",
18816-516: Was born into a middle-class family in Dartford , Kent, on 26 July 1943. His father, Basil Fanshawe "Joe" Jagger, was a gymnast and physical education teacher who helped popularise basketball in Britain. His paternal grandfather, David Ernest Jagger, was also a teacher. His mother, Eva Ensley Mary ( née Scutts), born in Sydney of English descent, was a hairdresser who was politically active in
18963-423: Was carrying revealed a shared interest in rhythm and blues . A musical partnership began shortly afterwards. Richards and Taylor often met Jagger at his house. In late 1961, the meetings moved to Taylor's house, where Alan Etherington and Bob Beckwith joined the trio. The quintet called themselves the Blues Boys. Jagger left school in 1961 after passing seven O-levels and two A-levels . He and Richards moved into
19110-439: Was commercially successful, reaching No. 12 in the UK and No. 11 in the US. In 1993, the Stones were ready to start recording their next studio album, and Charlie Watts recruited bassist Darryl Jones , a former sideman of Miles Davis and Sting , as Wyman's replacement for the recording of Voodoo Lounge , released in 1994. Jones continued to perform with the band as the band's touring and session bassist. The album
19257-462: Was considerable time between the filming of each section. Nevertheless, he was still very annoyed about it ..." On 25 October the band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show . Because of the pandemonium surrounding the Stones, Sullivan initially declined to rebook them. However, he booked them for appearances in 1966 and 1967. A second EP, Five by Five , was issued in the UK in August 1964. In
19404-514: Was performed at the Marquee Club , a London jazz club, on 12 July 1962. They later changed their name to the Rolling Stones, since it seemed more formal. The initial band members included Jagger, Richards, Jones, Ian Stewart on piano, Dick Taylor on bass, and Tony Chapman on drums, but Richards wrote in Life , his memoir, that, "The drummer that night was Mick Avory —not Tony Chapman, as history has mysteriously handed it down..." In June 1963,
19551-407: Was raided and charged soon after); the second instalment (published on 5 February) targeted the Rolling Stones. A reporter who contributed to the story spent an evening at the exclusive London club Blaise's, where a member of the Rolling Stones allegedly took several Benzedrine tablets, displayed a piece of hashish , and invited his companions back to his flat for a "smoke". The article claimed this
19698-506: Was recommended to Jagger by John Mayall . The Rolling Stones were scheduled to play at a free concert for Blackhill Enterprises in London's Hyde Park , two days after Jones' death; they decided to go ahead with the show as a tribute to him. Jagger began by reading an excerpt from Percy Bysshe Shelley 's poem Adonais , an elegy written on the death of his friend John Keats . They released thousands of butterflies in memory of Jones before opening their set with "I'm Yours and I'm Hers",
19845-452: Was recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago and RCA Studios in Los Angeles. In January and February of that year, the band played 34 shows for around 100,000 people in Australia and New Zealand. The single " The Last Time ", released in February, was the first Jagger/Richards composition to reach number 1 on the UK charts; it reached number 9 in the US. It was later identified by Richards as "the bridge into thinking about writing for
19992-415: Was recorded while Jagger, Richards, and Jones were awaiting their court cases. The band parted ways with Oldham during the sessions. The split was publicly amicable, but in 2003 Jagger said: "The reason Andrew left was because he thought that we weren't concentrating and that we were being childish. It was not a great moment really—and I would have thought it wasn't a great moment for Andrew either. There were
20139-461: Was released in 1971; it reached number 3 in the UK and number 4 in the US. It is certified Diamond in the US, having sold over 6 million copies, being certified 12× Platinum for being a double album, and spent over 347 weeks on the Billboard album chart. A follow-up double compilation album More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) was released in 1972. In 1974, Bill Wyman
20286-516: Was released in May 1972, and reached number one in both the UK and the US. Given an A+ grade by critic Robert Christgau and disparaged by Lester Bangs—who reversed his opinion within months— Exile is now accepted as one of the Stones' best albums. The films Cocksucker Blues (never officially released) and Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (released in 1974) document the subsequent highly publicised 1972 North American Tour . The band's double compilation album, Hot Rocks 1964–1971 ,
20433-405: Was released in September 1965. Their second international number 1 single " Get Off of My Cloud " was released in the autumn of 1965, followed by another US-only LP, December's Children (And Everybody's) . The album Aftermath , released in the late spring of 1966, was the first LP to be composed entirely of Jagger/Richards songs; it reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in
20580-399: Was released in the UK in November 1966, a different version of which had been released in the US in March that year. In January 1967, Between the Buttons was released, and reached number 3 in the UK and number 2 in the US. It was Andrew Oldham's last venture as the Rolling Stones' producer. Allen Klein took over his role as the band's manager in 1965. Richards recalled, "There
20727-482: Was the band's first world tour in seven years and their biggest stage production to date. Opening acts included Living Colour and Guns N' Roses . Recordings from the tour were released in a 1991 concert album, Flashpoint , which reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 16 in the US, and the concert film Live at the Max , released in 1991. The tour was Bill Wyman 's last. After years of deliberation, Wyman chose to leave
20874-590: Was the first band member to release solo material, his album Monkey Grip . In 1972, members of the band set up a complex financial structure to reduce the amount of their taxes. Their holding company, Promogroup, has offices in both the Netherlands and the Caribbean. The Netherlands was chosen because it does not directly tax royalty payments . The band have been tax exiles ever since, meaning they can no longer use Britain as their main residence. Due to
21021-464: Was the first in a string of commercially successful, but critically tepidly received, studio albums. The sessions for Goats Head Soup also produced unused material, most notably an early version of the popular ballad " Waiting on a Friend ", which was not released until the Tattoo You LP nine years later. Wilmington, Kent 51°25′51″N 0°11′15″E / 51.4309°N 0.1876°E / 51.4309; 0.1876 Wilmington
21168-477: Was the first to feature the logo of Rolling Stones Records , which effectively became the band's logo. It consisted of a pair of lips with a lapping tongue. Designer John Pasche created the logo, following a suggestion by Jagger to copy the stuck-out tongue of the Hindu goddess Kali . Critic Sean Egan has said of the logo, Without using the Stones' name, it instantly conjures them, or at least Jagger, as well as
21315-414: Was unable to "go on the road again", and left the band saying, "I've left, and if I want to I can come back." On 3 July 1969, less than a month later, Jones drowned under mysterious circumstances in the swimming pool at his home, Cotchford Farm , in Hartfield , East Sussex . The band auditioned several guitarists, including Paul Kossoff , as a replacement for Jones, before settling on Mick Taylor , who
21462-610: Was well received critically and proved commercially successful, going double platinum in the US. Reviews of the Voodoo Lounge noted and credited the album's "traditionalist" sounds to the Rolling Stones' new producer Don Was . Voodoo Lounge won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 1995 Grammy Awards . It reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 2 in the US. The Voodoo Lounge Tour to support Voodoo Lounge lasted into 1996, grossing $ 320 million and becoming
21609-414: Was widely considered a comeback album and was followed by Voodoo Lounge (1994). Both releases were promoted by large stadium and arena tours, as the Stones continued to be a huge concert attraction; by 2007, they had broken the record for the all-time highest-grossing concert tour three times, and they were the highest-earning live act of 2021. Following Wyman's departure in 1993, the band continued as
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