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Line diagram

The Rolling Stones

1962 to today

The Rolling Stones' stationSee Blues rock on the network

The line diagram

Each member is a lane on the year axis, in the colour of the line the band was on. A filled station marks a joining, an open one a departure, a square a death. The dotted rail is a reunion. A dotted branch leads to a band that grew out of this one, or in from a band its members came from. The table below lists the same spells.

Members

MemberRoleYears
Dick Taylorbass1962 to 1962
Ian Stewartpiano1962 to 1963
Tony Chapmandrums1962 to 1963
Brian Jonesguitar, harmonica, many instruments1962 to 1969
Bill Wymanbass1962 to 1993
Mick Jaggervocals, harmonica1962 to today
Keith Richardsguitar, vocals1962 to today
Charlie Wattsdrums1963 to 2021
Mick Taylorlead guitar1969 to 1974
Ronnie Woodguitar1975 to today
Darryl Jonesbass (touring)1993 to today
Steve Jordandrums (touring)2021 to today

The lines

  1. Blues rock1963 to 1965

    The Crawdaddy Club covers band

    Brian Jones's band of Chicago blues and Chuck Berry covers, named after a Muddy Waters song, took the Crawdaddy Club residency in Richmond in 1963 and handed it to the Yardbirds when Andrew Loog Oldham signed them to Decca. The first album, in 1964, had one original on it.

    Key album: The Rolling Stones, 1964

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Rolling Stones (opens in a new tab)

  2. Rock1965 to today

    Satisfaction onwards

    From "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1965 the Jagger and Richards songs took over. Jones drifted out and was replaced by Mick Taylor in 1969, weeks before he drowned; Ronnie Wood came from the Faces in 1975 and the line-up then held for eighteen years, until Bill Wyman left in 1993. Charlie Watts died in 2021 and the band played on.

    Key album: Exile on Main St., 1972

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Rolling Stones (opens in a new tab)

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, The Rolling Stones (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Rolling Stones (opens in a new tab)
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Rolling Stones (opens in a new tab)

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