The band became popular in the United Kingdom and also all around Europe starting with the moment when it was first founded. In the mid 1960s, the famous musicians already were well known in North America. Throughout their long running career in the music industry, the stars released more than 22 studio albums, as well as 11 live albums. Since the band has become so much successful, the famous musicians managed to draw more fans and so there is no wonder that their albums sold in over 200 million copies, all around the world. The legendary British rock band soon became appreciated for amazing songs such as Paint it Black, Lady Jane, but also Rudy Tuesday. Satisfaction is a hit that really anyone has heard, at least once. If you had no idea, you should find out that this song has actually been released in the early years of the band, in 1965, being composed by Keith Richards. As the musician declared, the song was composed in his sleep.

The Rolling Stones became in 1966 the biggest touring band in the world and maintained this status for years. Hits like Lets Spend the Night Together and Honky Tonk Woman achieved such a high popularity that the musicians already were famous stars all around the world, even though the band was founded only a couple of years earlier. During this time, the legendary rock band also had to face some scandals. One of its founders, Brian Jones, died after an overdose. However, the rock band managed to survive the tragedy, in the 1970s already being one of the biggest and most popular bands in the whole world. Thousands of live performances made these musicians true idols in the era.

The early history of the Rolling Stones begins with the friendship of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, who in the early 1950s were classmates in Dartford, Kent. Their families moved apart, but later, while in college, the two meet in the Dartford train station and rekindled their relationship. They both had a high interest in music and decided to form a band together with Dick Taylor. At the Ealing Jazz Club, Jagger and Richards found Brian Jones, who was singing with Blues Incorporated. Other band member of the the Rolling Stones were also ex members of Blues Incorporated, Ian Stewart and Charlie Watts.

The the Rolling Stones began to sing in 1962 with a line-up made of Jagger, Richards, Jones, Stewart, Taylor and Chapman. The one that found the name of the band was Brian Jones. During a phone call with Jazz News, he was asked about the name of the band. As they did not have a name yet, he had to come up with something right on the spot. The first thing he saw was a Muddy Waters LP, on the floor. One of the tracks was named Rollin’ Stone, so he named the band the Rolling Stones. In present, although a few decades have passed, the the Rolling Stones are still successful.

The Rolling Stones has more than 100 singles, 20 studio albums, as well as numerous live albums and compilations. It is incredible that The Rolling Stones are popular today and that the band has not split as it happened in many other cases. In 1989, The Rolling Stones rock music band was included in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, which was a major achievement.

What is great about this band consists of its huge influence on other rock music bands. Even today, those who were young when the band was formed, remember how great were the songs and the concerts. Not Fade Away, I Wanna Be Your Man, Anybody Seen My Baby, Let It BleedGoats Head Soup were also one of the most famous hits they had. The Rolling Stones is one of the most important and famous rock bands in history, with thousands of fans all around the world, very successful and appreciated. The Rolling Stones have a stable position in the music history and will also influence even the next generations. The style is unique and the songs are great. People love the band, being one of their favourite.

The Rolling Stones are an eclectic band. They do not resume themselves to playing just classic rock songs. As many critics stated, their music has their roots in rhythm and blues, reggae, country, folk and soul music. As the years passed by, the music of the Rolling Stones has also been influenced by a more pop sound. The first single of the Rolling Stones, Tell Me You’re Coming Back, has been described as a pop rock ballad.

Probably the best known single of the Rolling Stones, that has been remixed and sung by so many artists is I Can’t Get No Satisfaction. It was recorded in 1965 and it has been a hit, since the first time it was aired on the radio and launched on TV. The song was written by guitar player Keith Richards and it was envisioned as a scratch track to guide a horn section. The song was so successful that it even took aback Mick Jagger. Satisfaction spent four weeks on the top position of the musical charts. Satisfaction established the Rolling Stones as a worldwide premier act. The singles and the albums kept on coming and the reward was past everything they had ever envisioned. The Rolling Stones even released a DVD of their live performance in Texas and it was one of the best selling DVDs. The Rolling Stones won numerous Grammy awards, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Rolling Stones continue to draw more fans and their music still appeals to a lot of people.

In 1964 The Rolling Stones had three materials released: The Rolling Stones(UK), England’s Newest Hit Makers (US) and 12 x 5. The last two went gold, in terms of figure sales, in the US. The following year, they came out with five new studio albums, out of which two went gold (The Rolling Stones Now! and December’s Children) and one got platinum (Out of Our Heads). Also platinum sales were given on the US release of the Aftermath, in 1966. In 1967, they released two more gold albums: Between the Buttons and Their Satanic Majesties Request. Numerous albums came out from the music produced by this band and as the years went by, the number of fans that bought them grew so high, that at some point the recorded materials started to receive Multi-Platinum recognitions. Some of the most famous multi-platinum albums of The Rolling Stones were: Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), Goats Head Soup (1973), Emotional Rescue (1980), Tattoo You (1981), Steel Wheels (1989), Voodoo Lounge (1994).

The Rolling Stones have made a massive impact on the development of the music industry, so far, raising the bar for all rock bands around the world.

Rumor has it that in October 1960, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who used to be classmates, met in the train station of their home town, Dartford. Dick Taylor joined them, and together they formed the group Little Boy Blue & The Blues Boys. Two years later, in 1962, they formed The Rolling Stones. They named the band after a song performed by Muddy Waters, called Rollina Stones Blues. The Rolling Stones had their first concert the same year, on July 12.

The members of The Rolling Stones, at that time, were Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Brian Jones, Dick Taylor and Tony Chapman. The concert was held at the Marquee club from London, and it was a real success, considering that the audience loved them. So this is how it all began, and the rest is legend. As a result, it did not take long until The Rolling Stones were signed. One year later, in 1963, the record label Decca and its artistic director, Dick Row, decided to record their first single. Considering that Row was the one who rejected the Beatles, everyone knew that The Rolling Stones will make history.

And so they did. With more than 100 singles, 20 studio albums and numerous live and compilation albums, The Rolling Stones became one of the most successful bands of all times. The number of tours is not to be ignored either, and it proves that everyone wanted to see The Rolling Stones live in concert. As a result, The Rolling Stones are still active nowadays, almost 50 years after the group formation. Hopefully, The Rolling Stones will keep on delighting us for many more years to come.

In the 60′s, The Rolling Stones became famous in the America, too and their success increased and soon they were popular in all the world. The Rolling Stones released 22 albums in the United Kingdom and 24 in the United States. Even since 1989, The Rolling Stones was included in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Several times, the band was consider number 4 and number 10 from the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The Rolling Stones first single was released in 1963 and was a cover of Chuck Berry. The next singles were “I Wanna Be Your Man” and “Not Fade Away”. The Rolling Stones had their first US tour in 1964, but was not successful. The fifth UK hit was the cover “Little Red Rooster” and was the Rolling Stones second number 1 UK hit.

The Rolling Stones first international hit was “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”, a song that is popular even today and will always represent an important part of the music history. Later, the band released several LP’s and also other albums and moved to France. The rock band had problems with drugs, so they could not be in the same counties where they had their tours. In 2005, The Rolling Stones began a tour that proved to be very successful. In the same year, the band released the album called “A Bigger Band”. It is amazing how The Rolling Stones influenced other bands and their success was great during the years, even if they had ups and downs, but still the band is considered as one of the most important from rock music history. Some of their songs are famous and very appreciated even today, after so many years since they were released.