Chicago Blues
The Rolling Stones have kept a firm grip on their rep as the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of all time. But it wasn’t rock ‘n’ roll that first drove them into the studio. Founders Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were powerfully influenced by the Chicago blues artists who recorded for the city’s Chess Records label. The band’s name, in fact, is an homage to Muddy Waters’ song “Rollin’ Stone,” recorded in Chicago in 1950. (Robert Rodi)
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