Chess Records, Muddy Waters and the birth of urban blues music
In 1964, the Rolling Stones took a break from their first American tour to record several songs at Chess Records at 2120 S.
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Switchfoot Got 88-Year-Old Blues Legend Buddy Guy On Their New Single
The Grammy Award-winning, Kennedy Center Honoree blues guitar legend Buddy Guy has performed with a ton of familiar names ...
Joe Perry names The Rolling Stones’ “watershed” record
Joe Perry had always been a student of all things rock and roll, but he knew there was no getting around this Rolling Stones epic.
“It took us a while”: The first Rolling Stones song Keith Richards was proud of
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger wrote a wealth of groundbreaking rock songs for The Rolling Stones, but it took them a while ...
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Brian Jones: The Rolling Stone who popularised Chicago R&B in Britain
On 3 July 1969, the world woke to the news that Brian Jones, founder and guitarist of the Rolling Stones, had died. Brian's love of the blues inspired him to name the band after the Muddy Waters ...