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The Rolling Stones Essay

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Did you know that the Rolling Stones have sold around 240 million records? The Rolling Stones have 8 number one hits. Their song “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” is their number one hit song of all. The Rolling Stones were a very popular band in the 1960’s who brought out new styles to rock culture. The Rolling Stones were known for making rock songs that would have a huge impact on music in the future. The band also became a group of friends who loved making music. The Rolling Stone’s had progressed overtime to become the famous band they are today. The Rolling Stones are one of the most famous rock bands in the world. The Rolling Stones are a rock band that formed in 1962. Two band members including Keith Richards and Mick Jagger had gone …show more content…

In 1962 the Rolling Stones played their first big performance. They then went on to tour around Europe and the UK. They then started to meet more popular singers. Jones was known as the primary leader who would run the group. On July 12, 1962, the group played its first formal "gig" at the Marquee club in central London, featuring Jagger, Richards, Jones, Stewart on piano, Taylor on bass, and Tony Chapman on drums (New World Encyclopedia). After signing with Decca Records, the Stones began touring the UK and Europe. On their first tour of England, they were billed with American stars including Ike and Tina Turner, Bo Diddley, The Ronettes, The Everly Brothers, and Little Richard. The first tour also cemented the Stones' shift from a rhythm-and-blues band to more of a pop band, resulting in a reduction in the number of blues songs the band played live (New World Encyclopedia). Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs (Wikipedia). Once the Rolling Stones started making their way up to becoming famous they would soon have an impact on music styles in the future. In conclusion, the Rolling Stones worked hard to get to where they ended up in the end and have made a great impact on music …show more content…

Once getting kicked out of the group Jones was pronounced dead after being found at the bottom of his pool. Watts had passed after getting a medical procedure done. Jone’s death is unknown on how he died and Watts' death is said to be in a hospital surrounded by his family. In August 2021, it was announced that Watts would undergo an unspecified medical procedure and would not perform on the remainder of the No Filter tour. Watts died on August 24, 2021, at the age of 80, in a London hospital with his family around him. The Rolling Stones showed pictures and videos of Watts at the beginning of each concert on rest of the No Filter Tour (New World Encyclopedia). At around midnight on the night of 2–3 July 1969, Jones was discovered motionless at the bottom of his swimming pool at Cotchford Farm. His Swedish girlfriend, Anna Wohlin, was convinced he was alive when he was taken out of the pool, insisting he still had a pulse. However, by the time the doctors arrived, it was too late, and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital at the age of 27. The coroner's report stated it was a drowning, later clarified as "death by misadventure", and noted his liver and heart were greatly enlarged by past drug and alcohol abuse (Wikipedia). Charlie Watts, whose strong but unflashy drumming powered the Rolling Stones for over 50 years, died on Tuesday in London. He was 80 (The New

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