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Bill Wyman
William George Perks, future bass player for The Rolling Stones, was born in South London, England. -
Charlie Watts
The Rolling Stones drummer Charles Robert Watts was born in London. -
Brian Jones
Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He was the group's leader early on, but dies in 1969 at age 27. -
Mick Jagger
Michael Philip Jagger of The Rolling Stones was born in Dartford, Kent, England. -
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was born in Dartford, Kent, England. -
Ron Wood
Guitarist Ron Wood was born in London. -
Mick Taylor
Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones guitarist, born in Welwyn Garden City, but raised in nearby Hatfield, England. -
The Rolling Stones made their live debut
The Rolling Stones made their live debut at the Marquee Club in London subbing for Long John Baldry's Blues Incorporated. The band members were Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Dick Taylor, Ian Stewart and future Kink Mick Avory. -
The Rolling Stones recorded their first demos
The Rolling Stones recorded their first demos in London at Curly Clayton Studios, recording covers of songs by Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Bo Diddley. The demos got little interest when they shop them to record companies. -
The Rolling Stones got their first steady gig
The Rolling Stones got their first steady gig at London's Station Hotel, performing on Sundays in the Crawdaddy room for a grand total of $67 a week. -
The Rolling Stones met the Beatles for the first time.
The Beatles, who were filming an appearance on the show Thank Your Lucky Stars at a nearby studio, stop by the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England, where the upstart The Rolling Stones were performing. The bands met for the first time backstage and hang out that evening. -
The Rolling Stones released their first single
The Rolling Stones release their first single, a cover of "Come On" by Chuck Berry. -
The Rolling Stones made their British TV debut.
The Rolling Stones made their British TV debut on Thank Your Lucky Stars. -
The Rolling Stones released their self-titled debut album in the UK.
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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
At a hotel in Clearwater, Florida, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones could´t sleep because there was a guitar riff running through his head. He rolled a tape, fell asleep and woke up the next morning to find he's recorded the riff to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
