Rolling Stones

British

plural noun

the . British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar, vocals), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975) See also Jagger

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Fan Harry, 21, who works at a Rolling Stones clothing store also in London's Soho district, welcomed the snippets of the new material that he had heard, calling it "very old school".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

She was described as "Marilyn Monroe on spikes" by a former national athletics coach and also caught the eye of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

At the last minute, Freed canceled their first date to a Rolling Stones concert, but Simon continued to pursue her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Then came bad hombre after bad hombre from the UK: Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Coldplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

“All apologies to the Rolling Stones, but my first album’s going to be called Between Rock and Roll and a Hard Place. What do you think?”

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

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