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The Rolling Stones
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The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones on guitar and harmonica, Ian Stewart on piano, Mick Jagger on lead vocals and harmonica, Keith Richards on guitar and backing vocals, Bill Wyman on bass and Charlie Watts on drums. Jones founded and led the band, but Jagger and Richards assumed leadership after becoming the primary songwriters. Jones' increasing physical and mental troubles forced his departure from the band two weeks prior to his drowning death in 1969. Since Wyman left to pursue other interests in 1993, full band members have been Jagger, Richards, Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood who joined in 1975, replacing Mick Taylor (who had followed Jones). The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Rolling Stones in 1989. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them fourth on the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list and their album sales are estimated at more than 200 million worldwide. The Rolling Stones were in the vanguard of the "British Invasion" of English bands that became popular in the U.S. in the mid-sixties. They have released twenty-four studio albums, eleven live albums and numerous compilations. Their album Sticky Fingers (1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums reaching number one in the United States. Their most recent album of new material, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked the Rolling Stones at number ten on "The Billboard Top All-Time Artists" and as the second most successful group in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The advent of the Rolling Stones brought international popularity to the primitive urban blues typified by Chess Records' artist Muddy Waters, writer of "Rollin' Stone", the song after which the band is named. Robert Palmer said the Rolling Stones' endurance and relevance stems from being "rooted in traditional verities, in rhythm-and-blues and soul music" while "more ephemeral pop fashions have come and gone". In 2012 the band celebrated their 50th anniversary.
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Discography
- Hillside Blues (disc 1), 1999
- December’s Children (and Everybody’s), 1986
- Story of the Stones: 30 Original Greats by the Rolling Stones, 1986
- Beggars Banquet, 1968
- Exile on Main St., 1987
- 12 x 5, 1984
- Out of Our Heads, 1965
- Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2), 2002
- The Rolling Stones, 1984
- Hot Rocks 1964-1971, 1986
- Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert, 1999
- The History of Rock, Volume 10: The Rolling Stones, 1982
- Emotional Rescue, 1986
- Rocks Off!, 1990
- Live in Leeds 1971, 1991
- Classic Hits, 2000
- Let It Bleed, 2002
- Tattoo You, 1981
- Aftermath, 2002
- It's Only Rock 'n Roll, 1994
- Crackin' Up, 1988
- Sticky Fingers, 1971
- Between the Buttons, 1967
- Steel Wheels, 1989
- All Together, 1989
- Love You Live, 1998
- Dirty Work, 1986
- Goats Head Soup, 1973
- The Rolling Stones, Now!, 1987
- The Rolling Stones No. 2, 1965
- More, 1990
- Still Life: American Concert 1981, 1998
- Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass), 2002
- Voodoo Lounge, 1994
- England’s Newest Hit Makers, 2002
- The Very Best Of: Platinum 1962-1975, Volume 1, 1995
- Singles Collection: The London Years, 1995
- Bridges to Babylon, 1997
- Got Live If You Want It!, 1966
- Some Girls, 1983
- More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies), 1986
- Flashpoint, 1991
- Undercover, 1983
- Flowers, 1967
- Made in the Shade, 1975
- Black Box, 2000
- Live in Toronto, 2001
- The Original Nasty Music Limited Edition, 1997
- Welcome to Australia, 1997
- Handsome Girls, 1993
- Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971 - 1993, 1993
- R.S.V.P. -New Version-, 1999
- Rewind, 1984
- Stripped Companion, 1998
- Hot Rocks 1, 1985
- Rewind (1971–1984), 1984
- Live'r Than You'll Ever Be, 1990
- Black and Blue, 1994
- Forty Licks, 2002
- Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2), 1986
- Metamorphosis, 1975
- 1972-07-26: Welcome to New York, 1989
- Live at the Double Door, 1997
- Their Satanic Majesties Request, 1984
- Sucking in the Seventies, 1981
- Stereo Rarities, Volume 3: Stereo Mixes and Alternate Versions 1962–1971, 1998
- Leed Guitars... T.V. Stars, 1997
- 1973-02-24: Happy Birthday Nicky: Perth, Australia, 1990
- Collectibles, 1991
- No Security, 1998
- Hot Rocks 2, 1987
- Stereo Rarities, Volume 2: Outtakes & Demos 1967–1970, 1998
- Don't Lie to Me, 1989
- 1995-05-27: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1996
- Stripped, 1995
- The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, 1996
- Paris Rehearsals for "Some Girls", 1983
- Stereo Rarities, Volume 1: Early Outtakes & Demos 1963–1967, 1998
- Acetates, 1995
- Voodoo Brew, 1994
- Heart of Stone, 1992
- Collectors' Edition (bonus disc), 1990
- Best of Live in Concert, 1990
- Desert Island Survival Kit, 1994
- The Best 2000, 2000
- Greatest Rarities, Volume 1, 1991
- Get Satisfaction ... If You Want! (The Best of BBC Radio Recordings 1963-1965), 1988
- Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones, 1975
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Friend had an original sticky fingers album with the real zipper on the cover
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