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The '''Rolling Stones''' are an [[English]] [[rock band]] founded in [[London]] in 1962 by lead singer [[Mick Jagger]], guitarists [[Keith Richards]] and [[Brian Jones]] and pianist [[Ian Stewart]]. The Stones grew in popularity in the UK and led the way of the [[British Invasion]] of the US music scene in the 1960s alongside [[The Beatles]], [[The Who]] and many other pre-eminent bands of the era, where they found great success.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL1767761020080117 Rolling Stones sign Universal album deal]</ref>  

The '''Rolling Stones''' are an [[English]] [[rock band]] founded in [[London]] in 1962 by lead singer Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones, and pianist Ian Stewart. The Stones grew in popularity in the UK and led the way of the [[British Invasion]] of the US music scene in the 1960s alongside [[The Beatles]], [[The Who]] and many other pre-eminent bands of the era, where they found great success.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL1767761020080117 Rolling Stones sign Universal album deal]</ref>  

Inspired initially by the [[Chicago]] school of [[electric blues]] (particularly the South-Side variation), they later took in influences from the [[country blues]] artists of the 1930s such as [[Skip James]] and [[Robert Johnson]]. Evangelical and Fundamentalist [[Christians]] have often taken issue with the band's many songs about drugs (e.g., "Sister Morphine", "Mother's Little Helper") and perceived references to [[Satanism]] such as the song "[[Sympathy for the Devil]]" and the album ''Their Satanic Majesties Request'', which members of the band have always denied.

Inspired initially by the [[Chicago]] school of electric [[blues]] (particularly the South-Side variation), they later took in influences from the [[country music|country]] blues artists of the 1930s such as [[Skip James]] and [[Robert Johnson]]. Evangelical and Fundamentalist [[Christians]] have often taken issue with the band's many songs about drugs (e.g., "Sister Morphine", "Mother's Little Helper") and perceived references to [[Satanism]] such as the song "[[Sympathy for the Devil]]" and the album ''Their Satanic Majesties Request'', which members of the band have always denied.

The Stones' popularity has never died.  A resurgence by the group in the 1990s has continued, and they continue to sell out stadiums almost half a century after first coming on the scene, and in 2008 [[Martin Scorsese]] directed "Shine a Light", a documentary of the band's 2006 tour of the same name.

The Stones' popularity has never died.  A resurgence by the group in the 1990s has continued, and they continue to sell out stadiums almost half a century after first coming on the scene, and in 2008 [[Martin Scorsese]] directed ''Shine a Light'', a documentary of the band's 2006 tour of the same name.

[[Category:Rock Bands]]

[[Category:Rock Bands]]