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 ...

It's hard to believe, but the Rolling Stones have been musical icons for more than 60 years. The British rock band first formed in 1962, and their irresistibly swaggering tunes helped define the ...

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 released a stone-cold classic in 1968 with 'Beggars Banquet'. These are the stories behind that LP's ...

Every generation has a soundtrack that has helped define growing up. For the gen-x crowd, it’s the 1980s. The baby […] ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 // ...

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 ...