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Brian Jones, Mick Taylor or Ronnie Wood? Keith Richards says one guitarist was the wrong fit
It was much harder to get a Rolling Stones sound with him.” Brian Jones, Mick Taylor or Ronnie Wood? Keith Richards says one ...
The guitarist Keith Richards always wanted to be: “The epitome of a hero”
He's one of rock and roll's greatest ever guitarists, but keith Richards' real hero was far removed from the likes of Chuck ...
“Mick came in with a song, but it was very Dylan-esque”: How The Rolling Stones created Sympathy For The Devil
“Mick came in with a song, but it was very Dylanesque,” recalled Keith Richards in an interview with Matt Sweeney on the ...
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How and why the Rolling Stones did 'Zydeco Sont Pas Salés' on new Clifton Chenier tribute
The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th ...
Hear the Rolling Stones Go Zydeco in New Tribute to Clifton Chenier
The Rolling Stones' reverence for blues and country is as well-established as Keith Richards' penchant for scarves. But you ...
The problem that drove Mick Jagger and Keith Richards apart: “I can’t live like that”
The Rolling Stones have always been like one blues-rock family, but even Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have had their dust-ups more than a few times.
“Couldn’t think of another”: The Rolling Stones song that was never supposed to make sense
Despite having some phenomenal lyrics in their arsenal, not every Rolling Stones track had the structure of the average pop ...
The Rolling Stones song that reminds Keith Richards of Brian Jones
The Rolling Stones' blues cover album, 'Blue & Lonesome', reminds Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the late Brian Jones.
“He’s part of the earth”: Tom Waits’ incredible description of his first meeting with Keith Richards
When the Rolling Stones guitarist arrived to work with him on the 1985 album Rain Dogs, Waits was blown away by Keith's ...
The artist that got The Rolling Stones to replace Bill Wyman: “A smooth player”
There were a number of reasons why Bill Wyman eventually left the Rolling Stones, but there was one artist who influenced the ...
Clifton Chenier Was a Music Icon. The Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams Want You to Know Why
The Stones, Williams, Charley Crockett, and more salute the zydeco accordionist, who would’ve turned 100 this year, on a new ...