Biography Of Rolling Stones
Plus Lyrics and Acoustic Tutorials

On this page you'll find biography of Rolling Stones info along with several resources to help you play some Rolling Stones hits on the acoustic guitar. I'll be adding lyrics as well as more Rolling Stones covers for the acoustic soon. Check out the Rolling Stones trivia page.

As their official website proclaims, Rolling Stones concerts have probably been seen by more people wordlwide than any other band in the history of rock and roll. And you can bet when the next Rolling Stones tour is announced, and Rolling Stones tickets go on sale, they will be a sold out in a heartbeat.



There was a rumour in late 2009 that a 2010 Rolling Stones concert tour was in the making, but in early 2010 that rumor was put to bed. Instead, a remaster of their 10th album, Exile On Main Street from 1972, was released in May 2010 after new vocals, songs and guitar tracks were added. It peaked at #1 in the UK.

The history of the Rolling Stones and a long story ... but briefly, the group was formed way back in 1962 ... when Keith Richards and Mick Jagger joined two fellow musicians Brian Jones and Ian Stewart.

Bill Wyman played bass and Charlie Watts played drums and the group was a 5 piece. As time went on, Jagger and Richards became the band leaders and as people left, they and Charlie Watts were joined by Ronnie Wood in 1974.

The bands name came from a song by Muddy Waters called Rolling Stone. When The Stones played their first gig outside of their local London area, they shared equal billing with a band called The Hollies .. (you may have heard of them?).

Since then of course The Stones have sold several hundred million albums, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1989, and have been the longest group to stay together in the history of Rock and Roll.



The band made an appearance in 1964 on The Dean Martin Show, but their long hair hippie image was not something that Dean Martins audience embraced. Coupled with the fact the band had no hits yet in the US market, made for a tough tour to say the least. But later in 1964 the band made it onto the Ed Sullivan Show and caused quit a stir as the younger generation were excited. BTW, the bands first International hit was "Satisfaction" back in Jun 1965.

The band became known in 1969 as the greatest rock and roll band in the world ... and to this day, not a truer label could be given to this group. The longevity of more than 40 years is remarkable considering all of the changes in music thru the decades .. but The Rolling Stones hits just kept coming.

Many books and DVD's have been produced over the years to capture what the biography of Rolling Stones impact from these guys have had on music and culture. For a full in-depth Rolling Stones Biography, see the Wiki on this great band.

• Angie
• Dead Flowers
• Honky Tonk Woman
• Its All Over Now
• Lady Jane - (Lyrics Only)
• Satisfaction
• Tears Go By
• Wild Horses - (Lyrics Only)

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