The Rolling Stones‘ first handful of records focused heavily on cover songs. It wasn’t until the 1965 release of December’s Children (And Everybody’s), which arrived three years after the band’s ...

The self-proclaimed “Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World,” the Rolling Stones formed in London in 1962, with founding guitarist Brian Jones naming the band after “Rollin’ Stone” by Muddy Waters ...

The Rolling Stones’ debut album in the U.K. was followed up with this American version just a month later, in May 1964. The American LP serves more as a means of introduction than a showcase of the ...

The Rolling Stones have been around a long time. Long enough, certainly, for their catalog to amass a collection of cover versions from artists spanning genres and generations. The great thing about ...

“Sweet Black Angel” is one of the Stones’ most overtly political tracks. Written in advocacy for Angela Davis, a political activist, this track sees the band pick a side during her controversial ...

When it comes to rock ‘n’ roll lore, few questions are as popular as whether Bob Dylan’s song “Like A Rolling Stone” inspired the name of the legendary band, The Rolling Stones. It feels like a ...

Without stretching the comparison too far, Charlie Watts was the Elvis Presley of rock and roll drumming: There was BC (Before Charlie) and after, and he can’t be compared realistically with anyone ...

After six decades of rock 'n' roll, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are at it again. The Rolling Stones' long-awaited new album, "Hackney Diamonds," is out this Friday. It's the band's ...

A group portrait of the band. The transcendent sound of The Rolling Stones redefined multiple genres of music. The Rolling Stones grew out of London’s rhythm and blues scene, peppering in an edge and ...

Stacker compiled data on every studio album by The Rolling Stones from Best Ever Albums, which ranks albums according to their appearance and performance on 40,000 charts. - Michael Ochs Archives // ...