Happy 50th Birthday Rolling Stones

Four teenageres are on stage at the Marquee Club, in Oxford Street, London. Keith Reichards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Mick Jagger.When asked if they already have a name for the band they answer "The Rollin' Stones" - with no G. The Rolling Stones are born. It was 50 years ago. In 1963 Charlie Watts joins the band, and the nowadays formation was reached in 1991 when Bill Wiman left the band, after Ron Wood joined in 1974. Their first album was The Rolling Stones one of the best-sellers in 1964, remaining for 12 weeks in #1. Often seen as their most notable albuns are Exile On Main Street, Let It Bleed, Beggars Banquet and Sticky Fingers. Some of them considered real classics. 

The Stones have survived numerous personnel changes as well as an often strained relationship between Jagger and Richards, the core of the band. In his 2010 colorful autobiography "Life" Keith Richards took several swipes at Jagger for accepting a knightwood from Queen Elizabeth II. The two seem to be on the same pace, as Richards said in a recent interview, "He (Jagger) and I have had conversations over the last year of a kind we havo not had for an extremely long time and that has been incredibly important to me". In the A Bigger Bang world tour The Stones gave a show to one of the bigger audience about 1.2 million persons in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rolling Stone magazine reported last month that the band is considering at least one live concert this year to mark their anniversary.  To celebrate the Band 50th birthday a photographic exhibition is beeing launched in London.


Happy Birthday Stones!