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The Rolling Stones Is An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1962. Active For Six Decades They Are One Of The Most Popular And Enduring Bands Of The Rock Era. In The Early 1960s The Rolling Stones Pioneered The Gritty Rhythmically Driven Sound That Came To Define Hard Rock. Their First Stable Line-Up Consisted Of Vocalist Mick Jagger Multi-Instrumentalist Brian Jones Guitarist Keith Richards Bassist Bill Wyman And Drummer Charlie Watts. During Their Formative Years Jones Was The Primary Leader He Assembled The Band Named It Got Them Gigs 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. Jagger And Richards Became The Primary Creative Force Behind The Band Alienating Jones Who Had Developed A Drug Addiction That Interfered With His Ability To Contribute Meaningfully. Rooted In Blues And Early Rock And Roll The Rolling Stones Started Out Playing Covers And Were At The Forefront Of The British Invasion In 1964 Becoming Identified With The Youthful And Rebellious Counterculture Of The 1960s. They Then Found Greater Success With Their Own Material As " I Can't Get No Satisfaction" 1965 "Get Off Of My Cloud" 1965 And "Paint It Black" 1966 Became International Number-One Hits. Aftermath 1966 – Their First Entirely Original Album – Is Considered By The Daily Telegraph To Be The Most Important Of Their Formative Records. In 1967 They Had The Double-Sided Hit "Ruby Tuesday"/"Let's Spend The Night Together" And Experimented With Psychedelic Rock On Their Satanic Majesties Request. They Returned To Their Rhythm And Blues Roots With Hit Songs Such As "Jumpin' Jack Flash" 1968 And "Honky Tonk Women" 1969 And Albums Such As Beggars Banquet 1968 Featuring "Sympathy For The Devil" And Let It Bleed 1969 Featuring "You Can't Always Get What You Want" And "Gimme Shelter". Let It Bleed Was The First Of Five Consecutive Number-One Albums In The UK. Jones Left The Band Shortly Before His Death In 1969 Having Been Replaced By Guitarist Mick Taylor. That Year They Were First Introduced On Stage As "The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World". Sticky Fingers 1971 Which Yielded "Brown Sugar" And Included The First Usage Of Their Tongue And Lips Logo Was Their First Of Eight Consecutive Number-One Studio Albums In The US. Exile On Main St. 1972 Featuring "Tumbling Dice" And Goats Head Soup 1973 Yielding The Hit Ballad "Angie" Were Also Best Sellers. Taylor Was Replaced By Ron Wood In 1974. The Band Continued To Release Successful Albums Including Their Two Largest Sellers Some Girls 1978 Featuring "Miss You" And Tattoo You 1981 Featuring "Start Me Up". Steel Wheels 1989 Was Widely Considered A Comeback Album And Was Followed By Voodoo Lounge 1994 A Worldwide Number-One Album. Both Releases Were Promoted By Large Stadium And Arena Tours As The Stones Continued To Be A Huge Concert Attraction By 2007 They Had Recorded The All-Time Highest-Grossing Concert Tour Three Times And As Recently As 2021 They Were The Highest-Earning Live Act Of The Year. From Wyman's Departure In 1993 To Watts' Death In 2021 The Band Continued As A Four-Piece Core With Darryl Jones Playing Bass On Tour And On Most Studio Recordings While Steve Jordan Became Their Touring Drummer Following Watts' Death. Their 2016 Album Blue & Lonesome Became Their Twelfth UK Number-One Album. The Rolling Stones' Estimated Record Sales Of 200 Million Make Them One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. The Band Has Won Three Grammy Awards And A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1989 And The UK Music Hall Of Fame In 2004. Billboard Magazine And Rolling Stone Have Ranked The Band As One Of The Greatest Of All Time. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Studio Albums
The Rolling Stones / England's Newest Hit Makers 1964 12 X 5 1964 The Rolling Stones No. 2 / The Rolling Stones Now! 1965 Out Of Our Heads 1965 December's Children And Everybody's 1965 Aftermath 1966 Between The Buttons 1967 Their Satanic Majesties Request 1967 Beggars Banquet 1968 Let It Bleed 1969 Sticky Fingers 1971 Exile On Main St. 1972 Goats Head Soup 1973 It's Only Rock 'n Roll 1974 Black And Blue 1976 Some Girls 1978 Emotional Rescue 1980 Tattoo You 1981 Undercover 1983 Dirty Work 1986 Steel Wheels 1989 Voodoo Lounge 1994 Bridges To Babylon 1997 A Bigger Bang 2005 Blue & Lonesome 2016 Hackney Diamonds 2023
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"Waiting On A Friend" Is A Song By Rock And Roll Band The Rolling Stones From Their 1981 Release Tattoo You.
It Was First Played As Early As 1970 When Mick Taylor First Joined The Group And Was Recording With Jagger In London. Recording On "Waiting On A Friend" Began In Late 1972 Through Early 1973 In Kingston Jamaica During The Goats Head Soup Sessions When The Band Still Had Mick Taylor As A Member. His Guitar Piece Made It To The Overdubbing Sessions In April Of 1981 When The Song Was Selected By Tattoo You Producer Chris Kimsey As One The Band Could Re-Work For The Album. In The Liner Notes To 1993's Compilation Album Jump Back Jagger Had This To Say "We All Liked It At The Time But It Didn't Have Any Lyrics So There We Were... The Lyric I Added Is Very Gentle And Loving About Friendships In The Band." Jagger Also Had Stated That The 1981 Lyrics Were Contemplated For A Future Possible Video Making The Song The First Stones Single To Be Packaged As A Possible Video For The Emergingly Important MTV Channel. The Video Directed By Michael Lindsay-Hogg Who Also Directed Their 1968 Special Rock And Roll Circus Became Very Popular On MTV And Featured Reggae Artist Peter Tosh Sitting On A Stoop With Jagger Who Is Seen Waiting On Richards. The Building Is Found At 96-98 St. Mark's Place In Manhattan Which Is The Same Building Featured On The Album Cover Of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. The Video Also Features Ronnie Wood Playing Mick Taylor's Part Similar To The Videos For "Hot Stuff" And "Worried About You " In Which Wood Is Imitating The Guitar Playing Of Harvey Mandel And Wayne Perkins Respectively . In 1981 Sonny Rollins Was Asked To Play On Tracks By The Rolling Stones For Their Album Tattoo You Including The Single "Waiting On A Friend." 8
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"Waiting on a Friend" is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from their 1981 release Tattoo You.
It was first played as early as 1970, when Mick Taylor first joined the group and was recording with Jagger in London. Recording on "Waiting on a Friend" began in late 1972 through early 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, during the Goats Head Soup sessions when the band still had Mick Taylor as a member. His guitar piece made it to the overdubbing sessions in April of 1981 when the song was selected by Tattoo You producer Chris Kimsey as one the band could re-work for the album.
In the liner notes to 1993's compilation album Jump Back, Jagger had this to say: "We all liked it at the time but it didn't have any lyrics, so there we were... The lyric I added is very gentle and loving, about friendships in the band." Jagger also had stated that the 1981 lyrics were contemplated for a future possible video, making the song the first Stones single to be packaged as a possible video for the emergingly important MTV channel. The video, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg (who also directed their 1968 special Rock and Roll Circus), became very popular on MTV and featured reggae artist Peter Tosh sitting on a stoop with Jagger who is seen waiting on Richards. The building is found at 96-98 St. Mark's Place in Manhattan, which is the same building featured on the album cover of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. The video also features Ronnie Wood playing Mick Taylor's part (similar to the videos for "Hot Stuff" and "Worried About You," in which Wood is imitating the guitar playing of Harvey Mandel and Wayne Perkins respectively).
In 1981, Sonny Rollins was asked to play on tracks by The Rolling Stones for their album Tattoo You, including the single, "Waiting on a Friend."[8]
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