The Rolling Stones have been in existence now for more than 60 years. And for approximately half that time, four of the members were set in, forgive the pun, stone. That all changed when bassist Bill ...

Rolling Stones performing onstage in 1963 Bill recalled ... After a rehearsal consisting of blues songs by Jimmy Reed and others, Bill played his debut gig with the Stones at the Ricky Tick ...

From his roots in New York’s Greenwich Village folk music scene of the early ‘60s to his more recent role as a grizzled blues ...

The Ed Sullivan Show was watched weekly by millions and was one of the most important cultural institutions of its time, but rock controversy was never far away ...

He is best known for his book about the Rolling Stones. But he mostly wrote about ... Mr. Redding listened to the playback of the song and said, “That’s it.” He died soon after, in a plane ...

From songs by The Beatles to those by Elvis Presley, so many rock singles have sold millions. Yet the one that holds the crown is surprising.

Wayne Coyne was born, "The Twist" became the only single in the history of the charts to make it to No. 1 on two separate ...

Mick Jagger is the very definition of a living legend, and over the course of his six decades of rock stardom, he's been ...

Even the biggest bands in the world have to start something – and for the Rolling ... of blues songs by Jimmy Reed and others, Bill played his debut gig with the Stones at the Ricky Tick Club ...

From folk hero Woody Guthrie to a record-breaking Broadway star and a hot sauce magnate… the true story behind every musician ...

When you get a reputation as a sideman extraordinaire, it can be tough to garner attention for the music you make on your own. You might think that dilemma would have bedeviled Billy Preston as much ...

Garth Hudson, the longest living founding member of The Band, has died at the age of 87. Eric Garth Hudson was born in Ontario, Canada on 2 August, 1937. In 1961, Ronnie Hawkins asked Garth to join ...