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The History Of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones is one of the most popular rock band in history. They are an English rock band that was started in April of 1962. It was founded by Brian Jones (guitar and harmonica), Mick Jagger (vocalist), Keith Richards (guitar), and Ian Stewart (pianist). During their early years, the band was content with playing rhythm and blues music and cover songs of mostly American hit rock songs. They only started to get fame when they started writing their own songs, reinventing themselves as a true rock and roll band and launching the Rolling Stones music generations of fans have learned to enjoy.
The Rolling Stones’ beginnings.
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were close friends in the 50s and they were both into rock music at that time, particularly they loved listening to the music of Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. Sometime later they met Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart. They then formed a band with the intention of playing only rhythm and blues music.
Muddy Waters had a clear influence on the band, not only with the Rolling Stones music, but most especially with their names. As claimed by Keith Richards, it was Brian Jones who thought of the band’s name. Jones was on the phone placing an advertisement for the band on a magazine. When he was asked what was the name of the band, Jones noticed the Muddy Waters LP near him and picked the song “Rolling Stone”.
There were two major changes that the band made which greatly contributed to their success. The first would be their hiring of Andrew Loog Oldham as their manager and producer. At around that time, the Beatles were gaining fame around Britain and the United States and they had this good boy persona attached to them. Oldham thought that the Rolling Stones would be better off having a bad boy image, which eventually worked.
He also got the band’s first record deal with Decca Records who gave them favorable terms. It was said because of the guilt that the executives of Decca felt at that time for passing on The Beatles. As a result, the Rolling Stones got better royalty rates and more artistic freedom for their songs and albums. And soon afterward, Rolling Stones merch were starting to come out for the benefit of the growing number of fans.
The second great thing that worked to the advantage of the Rolling Stones was the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards songwriting collaboration. It was in a way to imitate the success met with the Lennon/McCartney songwriting duo. It also paved the way for the band to graduate into becoming a band that plays its own songs as to what they were previously doing, just covering songs.
Some band members have also come and gone but the most controversial would be that of Brian Jones. It was said that he felt he was slowly being left out from the band that he started. Jones drowned in his own pool in 1969.
While more significant things happened to the band, it is often the early years that are considered the most important in every legend’s history. Because it was the time when their music and personalities were formed.
Fans have been continuously support them through their music albums, band merch and concerts. These show that the Rolling Stones are here to stay forever.
Keith Green – first record, Decca Records, 1966
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