Keith Richards
Keystone Features / Getty Images The story of how Keith Richards met Mick Jagger at the Dartford train station is one of the most frequently told stories in rock history. Today (April 11), a letter from Richards, then 18, to his Aunt Patty describing the Rolling Stones' earliest days was posted on the Letters Of Note website.
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Dave Hogan, Getty Images They may not be touring to celebrate their 50th anniversary, but the Rolling Stones are still marking the occasion -- fans can sing 'Happy Birthday' to the band while leafing through the pages of a deluxe coffee table book commemorating their career, and there's also a new documentary on the way. In an interview conducted for the film that was recently published by Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards reflected on their long partnership -- and seemed to bury the hatchet in their latest public spat.
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Joe Corrigan, Getty Images It's often been said that the only two things that will survive a nuclear war are cockroaches and Keith Richards. However, it's possible that the Rolling Stones guitarist might not be in good enough health to tour in celebration of the band's 50th anniversary this year, as had been reported last month.
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Mike Coppola / Handout, Getty Images Music-lovers who went to see Friday night's 'Howlin for Hubert' tribute concert to honor legendary Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin got quite a treat when Keith Richards and Eric Clapton shared a stage to pay homage to the Chicago blues great.
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Henry S. Dziekan III, Getty Images When you've toured as much as the Rolling Stones, it can be really hard to differentiate one show from another. But the band's gig on Dec. 18, 1981, in Hampton, Virginia — now available as 'Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981),' the second official Stones concert bootleg — was certainly memorable for Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.
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Chris Jackson, Getty Images While we wait for definitive word on whether the Rolling Stones will celebrate their 50th anniversary by going on tour this year, we can content ourselves with the band's ongoing series of 'official bootleg' releases -- and at least one of the band members is hitting the stage in the near future: Keith Richards, who's performing at a benefit in honor of recently deceased guitar legend Hubert Sumlin.
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Henry S. Dziekan III, Getty Images Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is currently recovering from surgery. But before you get all worried about the legendary axeman and his health, realize that he underwent a relatively minor and routine procedure -- having laser eye surgery to correct his deteriorating vision. At 68 years of age, Richards, now also a best-selling author, had been dealing with his vision breaking down for quite some time now.
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Hulton Archive, Getty Images Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards turns 68 years old today (Dec. 18) and according to Dr. Demko's celebrity life expectancy chart, that's 16 years longer than predicted. The birthday boy, who's often referred to as "Keef," has smashed Demko's theory to bits and we the listener have faired all the better for it. So, 68 years later what makes Richards a legend most? Lets walk the ol' plank and find out.
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Dave Hogan / Handout, Getty Images When it comes to rock 'n' roll royalty, few artists are revered more than Rolling Stones guitarist
Keith Richards. So we were a little nervous about including him on a look-alikes feature with King Tut's Grandma, someone who's been dead for thousands of years, but you tell us - do the photos lie?
Scott Wintrow/Scott Gries, Getty Images Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are picking up the full expenses of electric blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin's funeral. Sumlin, the guitarist for Howlin' Wolf, passed away of heart failure on Dec. 4 and was one of the last great Chicago blues artists. Sumlin was a formative influence on the Rolling Stones -- particularly Richards, who played on Sumlin's 'About Them Shoes,' released in 2006.
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