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The Rolling Stones: the longest running act in the history of rock music
with over 40-year career.
The band's first live performance was in London in the summer of 1962,
at that time, the line up consisted of vocalist Mick
Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart,
bassist Dick Taylor and drummer Mick Avory.
In late 1962, Bill Wyman replaced Dick Taylor on bass.
The Stones quickly became one of the England's best cover bands, their
first single, released in 1963, was the remake of Chuck Berry's "Come
On".
One year later, in just 10 days, the group recorded their debut album,
"England's Newest Hit Makers", which included "Tell Me"
the first Jagger/Richards composition and "12 X 5" was issued
a few months later, both the records entered The U.S. Pop Albums chart
reaching respectively the #11 and #3 spots, their second effort generated
"It's All Over Now", their first U.K. #1 and the American top
10 hit single "Time Is On My Side".
The band's third release, "The Rolling Stones, Now!", included
another British #1 cover-single, "Little Red Rooster".
In the summer of 1965 the Stones recorded the memorable "(I Can't
Get No) Satisfaction" written by Jagger and Richards, it became #1
in U.S. Pop Singles chart and its album, "Out Of Our Heads",
was their first #1 in The Official U.S. Pop Albums chart.
"December's Children (And Everybody's)" was issued that same
year, the record reached the top 5 in U.S. Albums chart while the single
"Get Off Of My Cloud" shot to #1.
The next year, in February, the single "19th Nervous Breakdown"
rose to #2 in U.S. chart, followed the sixth LP, "Aftermath",
on which the group started to experiment with different instruments and
all the tracks were written by Jagger/Richards, "Paint It Black"
appeared on the U.S. edition of the album, released as a single it peaked
at #1 on Pop chart.
1967's "Between The Buttons" hit #2 in U.S. Pop Albums chart,
highlighted by "Let's Spend The Night Together" and "Ruby
Tuesday", the latter was included only on the American edition of
the album, in the States topped the Pop Singles chart.
In February of 1967, Jagger and Richards were arrested for drug possession,
that same year the group released two top 3 U.S. smash albums: "Flowers"
and the highly experimental-psychedelic "Their Satanic Majesties
Request".
In May of 1968 the Stones returned with the classic Blues-Rock single
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" which peaked at #3 in U.S. Pop chart and
before the year's end issued a new studio-album: "Beggars Banquet",
the record featured the revolutionary "Sympathy For The Devil".
On June 8 of 1969 Jones left the group, a few days later was announced
that guitarist, Mick Taylor became his replacement; on July 3, Brian Jones
was found dead in his swimming pool in Sussex.
The group performed live at Hyde Park, in London, in memorial of the guitarist
playing "Honky Tonk Women", the song was issued as a non-album
single and became #1 on Pop charts worldwide; by the fall of the year
was released "Let It Bleed" which climbed into the top 3 of
the Pop Albums chart in America.
A year later appeared the live-album "Get Yer Ya-Yas Out" that
captured the Stones' energy on stage at Madison Square Garden of New York.
In the spring of 1971 the band scored great success with "Sticky
Fingers", it contained the #1 hit single "Brown Sugar"
which pushed the album to #1 in U.S. chart.
The subsequent release, the double-set "Exile On Main St.",
once again climbed to the top of the U.S. chart spawning the top 10 hit
"Tumbling Dice" and the top 30 hit "Happy".
In late 1971 was released, "Jamming With Edward", recorded during
sessions for 1969's "Let It Bleed" with Jagger, Wyman and Watts
plus special guest musicians in the line-up.
In 1973 continued the series of #1 LPs with "Goats Head Soup",
the album recorded in Jamaica contained the ballad "Angie" which
shot to #1 in the U.S. Pop Singles chart and became one of their most
successful single worldwide.
Also the next album, "It's Only Rock 'N Roll", was a huge success
topping the American charts, but the two singles, "Ain't Too Proud
To Beg" and "It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)", missed
the #1.
Taylor left the band in 1974 and the Stones began to work on their new
album, "Black And Blue", with Ron Wood, former lead guitarist
for The Faces, the record, which arrived two years later, reached the
top in U.S. chart spawning the top 10 hit "Fool To Cry".
In February of 1977 Richards was arrested in Toronto, with his wife Anita
Pallenberg for heroin possession, after he cleaned up, rejoined his bandmates
for the 1978's effort "Some Girls", which was preceded by the
dance-rock 12-inch single "Miss You", the track reached the
#1 spot in U.S. Pop chart and ranked in the top 10 of The American Club
Play Singles chart; the album also reached the #1 spot in the U.S. Top
200 LPs & Tapes chart.
Two years later the Stones returned, after Wood's third solo album, with
"Emotional Rescue", another dance-influenced effort and another
chart topper; the title-track became a top 10 hit.
"Start Me Up" was issued in August of 1981, it peaked at #2
on Pop Singles chart and hit #1 on Mainstream Rock chart, the subsequent
singles "Hang Fire", "Waiting On A Friend" and "Little
T & A" helped "Tattoo You" spent nine weeks at #1 in
the States acclaimed by critics and fans alike, the group supported the
album with a series of mega live-shows that saw them astride a colossal
stadium-stage, complete with hydraulic platforms.
The next year, The Rolling Stones, issued a live album which captured
their live performance during the 1981's American shows, the single "Going
To A Go-Go" hit #5 on Mainstream Rock chart.
The year 1982 saw the band head into the studio to record "Undercover"
which was preceded by the single "Undercover Of The Night",
the track reached the #2 on Mainstream Rock chart and ranked in the top
10 of The Billboard Hot 100; the album missed the #1 in chart, because
emerged a conflict between Jagger and Richards, in fact this album was
never supported by a tour, the second single "Too Much Blood"
missed all the U.S. charts.
Mick Jagger issued his first solo album,
"She's The Boss" in early 1985 and subsequently began working
on a new album with the Stones; "Dirty Work" came out the following
year reaching the #4 on The Billboard 200 chart, the cover-track "Harlem
Shuffle" climbed into the top 5 of The Billboard Hot 100, the album
spawned two more Active Rock charting singles: "One Hit (To The Body)"
and "Winning Ugly".
In the following two years, Jagger recorded his second solo effort and
Keith Richards decided to make his own solo record releasing "Talk
Is Cheap" in September of 1988.
The Rolling Stones back together again before the year's end, "Steel
Wheels" was released the next summer and ranked in the top 3 of The
Billboard 200 Albums chart, it generated "Mixed Emotions", which
entered the top 5 of The Billboard Hot 100 and three #1s Active Rock hit
single: "Rock And A Hard Place", "Almost Hear You Sigh"
and "Highwire", this album was supported by a world tour that
saw the Stones in Japan for the first time with 10 sold-out shows at Tokyo's
Korakuen Dome, playing to 50,000 a night, the tour continued in Europe
with 115 shows to over six million people.
Shortly after the release of the live-set "Flashpoint", in April
1991, the band's members has began working in various solo projects, finally
Bill Wyman officially announced that he was quitting the band.
The Rolling Stones returned to action with bassist Darryl Jones, in 1994
releasing "Voodoo Lounge", it reached the #2 on The Billboard
Top 200 Albums chart, spawning two Mainstream Rock top 3 hits: "Love
Is Strong" and "You Got Me Rocking"; "Voodoo Lounge"
won them the first Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
The live album "Stripped" was issued the next year; it contained
the cover-track "Like A Rolling Stone" recorded in Montpellier,
this single peaked at #16 on Mainstream Rock chart.
In September of 1997 the Stones released a new-studio album entitled "Bridges
To Babylon", it climbed into the top 3 of The Billboard Top 200 chart,
"Anybody Seen My Baby?" rose to #3 on Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart, followed by the top 20 hit "Flip The Switch".
The Rolling Stones returned with new material five years later, the superb
compilation "Forty Licks" contained four new songs including
the first single, "Don't Stop"; the collection peaked at #2
on The Billboard 200 Albums chart.
Released in September 2005, "A Bigger Bang", is the latest
album of the legendary The Rolling Stones; their first new album in eight
years features 16 new tracks, including the singles "Streets Of Love"
and "Rough Justice".
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