The Stones:
Who they are,
Profiles by Tim Ryan
what they've done,
what they'll do
Graphics by David Swann
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Michael Philip Jagger
Born: July 26, 1943, in Dartford, Kent, England The celebrated lead singer of the Rolling Stones and one of the most potent sex symbols of the 20th century, Jagger has become less a pop star than a media icon. Initially a shy, middle-class student at the London School of Economics, his love of blues, distinctive vocal style and charismatic stage persona marked him as an original.The antithesis of the pretty-boy lead vocalists of the era, Jagger's surly demeanor, rubber lips and scarecrow body were greeted with bemusement by pop magazines of the time. Jagger transformed the deficiencies into commodities. His self-reconstruction even extended as far as completely altering his accent. In mid-'60s television interviews Jagger came across as an urbane, well-spoken university student, but as the decade progressed, pseudo-cockney inflections infiltrated his speech, ultimately creating the multimouthed media monster of the present: equally at home talking to the gutter press and the highbrow monthlies.
Jagger resisted the temptation to branch out from the Stones into too many uncharted areas. A desultory appearance in the film "Ned Kelly" revealed that his powers of mimicry did not extend as far as a convincing Australian/Irish accent. By contrast, the extraordinary "Performance" captured the combined innocence and malevolence of Jagger's persona to striking effect in the guise of a gangster and decadent rock star. The experiment was not repeated. Jagger was even less concerned about expressing himself in a literary form, unlike others of his generation. Jagger once admitted that he could not even remember sufficient details of his life to pen a ghosted biography.
Jagger once stated that he would retire before middle age for fear that the Rolling Stones might become an anachronistic parody of themselves.
These days such fears appear to have been banished.
Ron Wood
Born: June 1, 1947, in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Ron Wood formed the Birds with other students at his Middlesex art school.Next, Wood joined Creation, then entered Jeff Beck's employ as second guitarist and then bass player. Arguments with Beck led to Wood's dismissal in 1969.
He and Beck's vocalist, Rod Stewart, formed the Faces, which became a major international act in the early '70s. Keith Richards played on Wood's 1975 "Now Look."
Richards invited him to be a temporary member of the Rolling Stones while the group searched for a replacement for guitarist Mick Taylor. Wood joined in December 1975 as a full-time member while continuing to release solo records.
He also has performed in televised spectaculars with old idols like Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Charles Robert Watts
Born: June 2, 1941, in Islington, England The first Stones lineup was Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Ian Stewart, drummer Tony Chapman and Brian Jones.Charlie Watts replaced Taylor in January 1963. In the early days, Watts was the drummer of the Blues Incorporated.
He's considered by many to be the favorite Stone. "It's Charlie Watts' band. Without him, we wouldn't exist," Keith Richards has said.
Keith Richards
Born: Dec. 18, 1943, in Dartford, Kent, England As founding member and principal guitarist of the Rolling Stones, Richards occupies a unique place in rock history.His incisive rhythm work, initially modeled on Chuck Berry, has provided the template for many of his group's finest moments. He became the partner of Mick Jagger when a need for original material arose. Their work flourished upon completing "The Last Time" in 1965. In a series of excellent singles, including "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Get Off of My Cloud" (both 1965) and "Paint It Black" (1966), Richards' riffs provided the cornerstone to a sound that relied on atmosphere, rather than melody, for effect.
Richards' drug dependency throughout the '70s blighted his private life, but musically, the highlights continued. He completed several solo studio sessions during 1976 and 1977, but the sole product was the belated Christmas single, "Run Rudolph Run" (1979). That same year he was convicted of heroin charges by a Toronto court. His penance was a charity concert for which he formed the New Barbarians with Ron Wood, Stanley Clarke, Ian McLagan and saxophonist Bobby Keys.
He appeared at Live Aid in 1985 as part of a ramshackle trio with Bob Dylan and Ron Wood. A feud with Mick Jagger reached its peak in 1986, threatening the future of the group. Richards subsequently worked with Chuck Berry and Aretha Franklin before beginning his first official solo album.
Richards and Jagger were later reconciled and worked on "Steel Wheels" and the huge U.S. and European tour that followed.
The Rolling Stones' recorded legacy, listing U.S. versions of LPs and top hits from each album DISCOGRAPHY
England's Newest Hit Makers (1964)
Includes Not Fade Away / I Just Want to Make Love to You / I'm a King Bee / Walking the Dog
12 x 5
(1964)
Includes Time is on My Side / It's All Over Now / 2120 South Michigan Avenue / Susie Q
The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965)
Includes You Can't Catch Me / Heart of Stone / Down the Road Apiece / Little Red Rooster
Out of Our Heads
(1965)
Includes Talkin 'Bout You / Oh Baby / The Underassistant West Coast Promotion Man
December's Children (And Everybody's)
(1965)
Includes You Better Move On / Look What You've Done /
Get Off of My Cloud / As Tears Go By
Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
(1966)
Compilation
Aftermath
(1966)
Includes Paint It Black / Stupid Girl / Lady Jane / Under My Thumb / Going Home
Got LIVE If You Want It!
(1966)
Performance recording
Between the Buttons
(1967)
Includes Let's Spend the Night Together / Ruby Tuesday / Cool, Calm, and Collected
Flowers
(1967)
Includes Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? / Lady Jane / Out of Time / Backstreet Girl
Their Satanic Majesties' Request
(1967)
Includes In Another Land / 2000 Man / She's a Rainbow / 2000 Light Years from Home
Beggar's Banquet
(1968)
Includes Sympathy for the Devil / Street Fightin' Man / Factory Girl / Salt of the Earth
Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. 2
(1969)
Compilation
Let it Bleed
(1969)
Includes Gimme Shelter / Love in Vain / Let It Bleed / Midnight Rambler / You Can't Always Get What You Want
Get Yer Ya-Yas Out!
(1970)
Performance recording
Sticky Fingers
(1971)
Includes Brown Sugar / Wild Horses / Bitch / Dead Flowers
Hot Rocks 1964 - 1971
(1972)
Compilation
Exile on Main St.
(1972)
Includes Rip This Joint / Tumbling Dice / Sweet Virginia / Happy / All Down the Line
More Hot Rocks
(Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)
(1972)
Compilation
Goat's Head Soup
(1973)
Includes Coming Down Again / Angie / Silver Train / Hide Your Love / Star Star
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
(1974)
Includes Ain't Too Proud to Beg / It's Only Rock and Roll /Time Waits for No One / Little Sister
Metamorphosis
(1975)
Includes Heart of Stone / Jiving Sister Fanny / Downtown Suzie / Family / I'm Going Down
Made In the Shade
(1975)
Compilation
Black and Blue
(1976)
Includes Hot Stuff / Hand of Fate / Cherry Oh Baby / Memory Motel / Hey, Negrita
Love You Live
(1977)
Performance recording
Some Girls
(1978)
Includes Miss You / When the Whip Comes Down / Just My Imagination / Some Girls / Beast of Burden / Shattered
Emotional Rescue
(1980)
Includes Let Me Go / Down in the Hole / Emotional Rescue / She's So Cold
Sucking in the Seventies (1981)
Compilation
Tattoo You
(1981)
Includes Start Me Up / Hang Fire / Slave / Black Limousine / Neighbours / Waiting on a Friend
Still Life
(1982)
Performance recording
Undercover
(1983)
Includes Undercover of the Night / She Was Hot / All the Way Down / It Must Be Hell
Rewind
(1984)
Compilation
Dirty Work
(1986)
Includes One Hit (to the Body) / Fight / Harlem Shuffle / Back to Zero / Had It With You
The London Years
(1989)
Three-disc singles compilation
Steel Wheels
(1989)
Includes Sad Sad Sad / Mixed Emotions / Hearts for Sale / Blinded by Love / Rock and a Hard Place
Flashpoint
(1991)
Performance recording
Jump Back
(1992)
Compilation
Voodoo Lounge
(1994)
Includes Love is Strong / Sparks Will Fly / Suck on the Jugular
Stripped
(1995)
Performance recording and CD-ROM
Rock and Roll Circus
(!996)
Soundtrack
Bridges to Babylon
(1997)
Includes Flip the Switch / Anyone Seen My Baby / Might As Well Get Juiced / Too Tight
The set list for the Rolling Stones' "Bridges to Babylon" tour. Where more than one song is named, the band will choose from among those listed. CONCERT LINEUP
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