The Rolling Stones

 

Artist:  The Rolling Stones 
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Rock 'N' Roll, Rhythm & Blues, British Invasion, Hard Rock

Original line-up:

Brian Jones:  Guitar, Harmonica
Ian Stewart:  Piano
Mick Jagger:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Keith Richards:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dick Taylor:  Bass
Tony Chapman:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Mick Jagger:  Lead and Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion
Keith Richards:  Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing and Lead Vocals, Percussion
Brian Jones:  Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Sitar, Accordion, Mandolin, Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Marimba, Autoharp, Percussion
Billy Wyman:  Bass, Keyboards, Marimba, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Charlie Watts:  Drums, Percussion

The Rolling Stones are an English Rock Band formed in London in 1962.  The band is one the British Invasion that became popular in the US during 1964-1965, and became the World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Band in the late '60s, the band's influence from the Blues culture by John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf,  and American Blues Music and American Rock such as:  Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry.  The Stones had pioneered of hard-driving Blues-Based Rock 'N' Roll.  The Stones always compared with The Beatles in the different image and in 1966 , The Stones had decided to respond to The Beatles by complex albums to creat to reaction to The Beatles' album "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and The Stones' album "Their Satanic Majesties Request".

The Rolling Stones were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1989 and in The UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2004.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the No. 4 on the "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time" list, and they have been released 29 studio albums, 18 live albums, and more 250 million units album sales worldwide.

Title:  Beggars Banquet (2023)

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Rock 'N' Roll, Rhythm & Blues, British Invasion, Hard Rock

Label:  ABKCO

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:  

 1.  Sympathy For The Devil (6:18)

 2.  No Expectations (3:56)

 3.  Dear Doctor (3:28)

 4.  Parachute Woman (2:20)

 5.  Jigsaw Puzzle (6:96)

Side Two:

 1.  Street Fighting Man (3:16)

 2.  Prodigal Son (2:51)

 3.  Stray Cat Blues (4:38)

 4.  Factory Girl (2:09)

 5.  Salt On The Earth (4:48)

Personnel:

Mick Jagger:  Lead on All Tracks, Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Maracas on Tracks:  2/1, 3 
Keith Richards:  Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Slide Guitar on Tracks:  1/5, 2/5, Bass on Tracks:  1/1, 2/1, 3, Backing and Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 3, 2/5, Opening Lead Vocals on Track 2/5

Brian Jones:  Slide Guitar on Track 1/2, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 4, Harmonica, on Tracks:  1/3, 4, 2/2,  Mellotron on Tracks:  1/5, 2/1, Sitar on Track 2/1, Tambura on Track 1/1, Maracas on Track 1/1, Backing Vocals on Track 1/1

Billy Wyman:  Bass, Double Bass on Track 1/3, Backing Vocals on Track 1/1, Shekere on Track 1/1, Maracas  1/1

Charlie Watts:  Drums, Claves on Track 1/2, Tambourine on Track 1/3, Tabla on Track 2/4, Backing Vocals on Track 1/1

Additional Musicians:

Nicky Hopkins:  Piano on Tracks:  1/1, 3, 5, 2/1, 3, 5, Mellotron Farfisa Organ on Track on Track 1/2

Rocky Dzidzornu:  Congas on Tracks:  1/1, 2/1, 4

Ric Grech:  Fiddle on Track 2/4

Dave Mason:  Shehnai on Track 2/1 

Michael Cooper, Marianne Faithfull, Anita Pallenberg:  Backing Vocals

Watts Street Gospel Choir:  Backing Vocals on Track 2/5

Beggars Banquet is the seventh studio album by The Rolling Stones, originally released on December 6, 1968 by Decca Records, remastered and reissued on April 22, 2023 by ABKCO.  For Fans of The Rolling Stones, and Music Collectors.