1- In 1995, Windows paid $3 million to use the song in commercials for Windows 95
2- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards first met when they were five-year-olds; they were in primary school together until Jagger moved away in 1950
3- The Rolling Stones were ranked fourth in the list of “100 Greatest Artists of All Time,” by the Rolling Stone magazine.
4- Before joining The Stones, Brian Jones used the stage name Elmo Lewis.
5- The Rolling Stones got their name from one of their major influences, Muddy Waters and his most famous tune “Rollin’ Stone Blues.”
6- In the year 2004, the rock band was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame.
7- Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page plays guitar on the Stones hit “One Hit To The Body.”
8- The Stones’ first lead guitarist, Brian Jones, was a talented multi-instrumentalist.
9- Mick Jagger was knigted in 2002. Richards thought it was hypocritical
10- Since 1974, former Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood has handled the Stones’ lead guitar work. Wood is also a critically acclaimed painter, whose art has been sold at the San Francisco Art Exchange.
11- “Gimme Shelter” is a favorite song of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, and he has used it on soundtracks for his movies Goodfellas, Casino, and The Departed.
12- The original bassist of The Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman had once stated that he felt as if he was born to be a librarian. This is because he used to catalogue everything
13- The Stones did not appear as a group at Live Aid, but Jagger did duets with David Bowie and Tina Turner, and Richards and Wood played with Bob Dylan.
14- One of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s biggest hits, “Suzie Q,” was actually a cover of a Rolling Stones song.
15- The Stones first toured the USA in 1964. Their first USA hit was “That Girl Belongs to Yesterday.
16- In 1968, The Stones taped a British TV special called Rock and Roll Circus
17- Original Stones guitarist Brian Jones worked at Whitely’s Dept Store in London but was fired for stealing.
18- While the band toured America in 1966, tour organisers struggled to find a hotel in New York City who was willing to put a roof over the Stones It was not all due to their reputation as notoriously wild partying, but because many hotels were concerned about battling the band’s equally wild fans.
19- In the year 1989, The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
20- The Rolling Stones played their first gig at London’s Marquee Club on July 12, 1962
21- Before joining the group, drummer Charlie Watts worked as a graphic designer.
22- Incredible as it may seem, the band actually performed with a penis in the “Tour of the Americas’75”. It was actually a giant inflatable penis. It even had its own nickname “Tired Grandfather”. .. .. .. I’m still trying to connect the dots..
23- ‘Bridges To Babylon” which is the first single released by the band features Angelina Jolie.
24- Director Martin Scorsese, being a big fan of The Rolling Stones, has used their famous song “Gimme Shelter” in four of his films.
25- The 1967 Rolling Stones single ‘We Love You’ feature John Lennon and Paul McCartney on backing vocals.
26- When Meredith Hunter was stabbed and killed at the Rolling Stones concert at the Livermore, California in 1969, as the band was performing ‘Under My Thumb’.
27- It may come as little surprise then, to learn that the band released their own slot from game provider Aristocrat. Since 2015, fans of the Stones have been able to relieve the band’s smash hits while winning some cash of their own.
28- As a child, Keith Richards dressed in cowboy outfits, complete with holsters and said he wanted to be like Roy Rogers, and play guitar.
29- Brian Jones was found dead in his swimming pool on July 3, 1969
30- In the year 2008, the rock band was voted to #10 in the Billboard’s chart of “Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists.”
31- One of the band members, Richards was arrested in 1977, for heroin possession. As part of his sentence, he played two shows in Toronto for blind children.
32- The cake that was featured on the cover of the Rolling Stones 1969 ‘Let It Bleed’ album was baked by future TV star Delia Smith.
33- Early on Jagger and Richards used the the pseudonym “Nanker Phelge in songwriting.
34- Bill Wyman owns a restaurant in London, named “Sticky Fingers”
36- Bob Dylan attended Mick Jagger’s 29th Birthday Party, July 1972
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