The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards.
Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. Stewart, deemed unsuitable as a teen idol, was removed from the official lineup in 1963 but continued to work with the band as road manager and keyboardist until his death in 1985. Early in the band's history Jagger and Richards formed a songwriting partnership and gradually took over leadership of the band from the increasingly troubled and erratic Jones. At first the group recorded mainly covers of American blues and R&B songs, but since the 1966 album Aftermath, their releases have mainly featured Jagger/Richards songs. Mick Taylor replaced an incapacitated Jones shortly before Jones's death in 1969. Taylor quit in 1974, and was replaced in 1975 by Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has remained with the band ever since. Wyman left the Rolling Stones in 1992; bassist Darryl Jones, who is not an official band member, has worked with the group since 1994. First popular in the UK and Europe, The Rolling Stones came to the US during the early 1960s "British Invasion". The Rolling Stones have released 22 studio albums in the UK (24 in the US), eight concert albums (nine in the US) and numerous compilations; and have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. Sticky Fingers (1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums that charted at number one in the United States. Their latest album, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 1989 The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004 they were ranked number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Their image of unkempt and surly youth is one that many musicians still emulate.
Band members
Line-ups 1962
* Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
* Brian Jones - guitars, backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
* Keith Richards - guitars, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart - piano, percussion
* Dick Taylor - bass
* Ricky Fenson - bass
* Bill Wyman - bass
* Tony Chapman - drums
* Carlo Little - drums
* Mick Avory – drums
1993 - present
* Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards
* Keith Richards - guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards
* Charlie Watts - drums, percussion
* Ronnie Wood - guitars, backing vocals, bass
* Darryl Jones - bass
Discography
Albums
* 1964 - The Rolling Stones
* 1965 - The Rolling Stones No. 2
* 1966 - Aftermath
* 1967 - Between the Buttons
* 1968 - Beggars Banquet
* 1969 - Let It Bleed
* 1971 - Sticky Fingers
* 1972 - Exile on Main St.
* 1973 - Goats Head Soup
* 1974 - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
* 1976 - Black and Blue
* 1978 - Some Girls
* 1980 - Emotional Rescue
* 1981 - Tattoo You
* 1983 - Undercover
* 1986 - Dirty Work
* 1989 - Steel Wheels
* 1994 - Voodoo Lounge
* 1997 - Bridges to Babylon
* 2005 - A Bigger Bang
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