The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones “The World‟s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” The Rolling Stones • Formed in 1962, they are the longest-lived continuously active group in rock and roll history. The Rolling Stones • Four decades of shifting tastes in the arena of popular music – adapting to the latest sounds and styles without straying too far from their origins as a blues-loving, guitar-based rock and roll band. The Rolling Stones • From England • Origins date back to the boyhood friendship of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards • Jagger,, was a hardcore blues fan • Richards‟ interest leaned more toward Chuck Berry-style rock and roll. The Rolling Stones • Jagger and Richards befriended guitarist Brian Jones • The group‟s final lineup – founding members Jagger, Richards and Jones – drummer Charlie Watts – bassist Bill Wyman. The Rolling Stones • Manager-producer, Andrew Loog Oldham, saw in the Stones a chance to exploit “the opposite to what the Beatles are doing.” • The Rolling Stones cut their first record, “Come On I Wanna Be Loved,” in May 1963 The Rolling Stones • The group‟s second single, “I Wanna Be Your Man,” was given to them by Lennon/McCartney, thereby establishing from the outset that no hostile rivalry existed between the Beatles and the Stones. The Rolling Stones • 1965 that the Stones discovered their own voice with the singles “The Last Time” • “(I Can‟t Get No) Satisfaction.” – built around a compelling fuzztone guitar riff from Richard; many consider it the all-time greatest rock and roll song. The Rolling Stones • April 1966, was the first Stones albums to consist entirely of Jagger-Richards originals. • Mid-1960‟s, the three pre-eminent forces in rock music were the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones • Album - Their Satanic Majesties Request. – the group‟s more portentous-sounding retort to the Sgt. Pepper‟s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles‟ Summer of Love manifesto. The Rolling Stones • As the Beatles‟ final chapters were being written, the Stones shifted into high gear. • The Stones were, by contrast, hardened realists whose music provided a kind of survival tonic for the embattled counterculture. The Rolling Stones • 1967 – They released three albums – Had legal troubles stemming from a string of media-instigated drug busts. – Jagger, Richards and Jones had narrowly escaped prison sentences. The Rolling Stones • The ordeal seemed to strengthen Jagger and Richards • Ongoing substance abuse was rapidly causing Jones‟ physical and mental state to degenerate. The Rolling Stones • Jones left the group on June 8th, 1969, with “musical differences” being cited as the reason. • On July 3rd, 1969 Jones was found dead in his swimming pool, the official cause being given as “death by misadventure.” The Rolling Stones • Jones‟ replacement was Mick Taylor, who made his debut with the Stones at a July 5th free concert in London‟s Hyde Park. • The Stones returned to basic rock and roll with a vengeance, the difference between 1964 and 1969 being that now their music was not so much derivative as definitive. The Rolling Stones • Stones classics from 1968-69 – “Jumping Jack Flash” – “Honky Tonk Women” – “Gimme Shelter” – “Midnight Rambler” The Rolling Stones • December 6, 1969 the Rolling Stones staged another free concert - at Altamont Speedway outside San Francisco on, barely three months after Woodstock - that symbolically and literally marked the end the Sixties. • A violence-prone, drugged-out, daylong nightmare marked by the stabbing death of a concert attendee by Hell‟s Angels, Altamont was forever captured and preserved in the unnerving film documentary Gimme Shelter. The Rolling Stones • In 1971, the Stones launched their own record company, Rolling Stones Records. • Still tour today. Timeline • June 1, 1964: The Rolling Stones arrive in America for their first North American appearances. • October 1, 1964: The Rolling Stones launch their second U.S. tour by performing on the Ed Sullivan Show. Though Sullivan swears he‟ll never have them back, the group performs on the program six times between 1964 and 1969. Timeline • June 19, 1965: The Rolling Stones score their first #1 on the American charts with “Satisfaction”. • June 11, 1966: The Rolling Stones reach #1 with “Paint It Black”. • February 26, 1967: Ruby Tuesday (The Rolling Stones) was a hit. Timeline • July 26, 1968: Decca withdraws the release of the Rolling Stones‟ „Beggars Banquet‟ due to its controversial cover art. The album is released in December. • December 11-12, 1968: The Rolling Stones film the „Rock and Roll Circus‟, with guests Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Jethro Tull and the Who. Timeline • March 1, 1982: Pete Townshend, Stevie Nicks, Mick Jagger, Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, the Police and David Bowie kick off the “I Want My MTV” advertising campaign. • 1989: The Rolling Stones inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger Keith Richards Keith Richards The Rolling Stones