Few bands can claim immortal popularity. The Rolling Stones merch and albums are proof however that this band deserves to live forever in its music. The group’s music has been alive for close to five decades, earning for the group a whopping more than 200 million album sales, numerous recognitions and repeated inductions in various halls of fame and all time lists.
Like most success stories, this group had humble beginnings. They started out in 1962 as a bar band. The now famous friends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards played as the Rolling Stones along with other members Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor and Tony Chapman. They were joined at a later period by Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman. At this point in their careers, it was Jones who was regarded as the leader of the band. He was also the one who suggested the band’s name. Clearly though, avid fans of Rolling Stones CDs would now most likely know Jagger and Richards better than Jones.
The talented group didn’t take long to grow beyond their initial club exposure. They inked a contract in 1963 with record label Decca. They were able to negotiate for extremely good terms because the label was still reeling from the mistake of having snubbed the Beatles. Unlike other groups, the Rolling Stones were accorded high rates for royalties and were even given solid control over recording materials and conditions. The group was able to release their first album this year but it was not an immediate success. Various criticisms plagued the group ranging from the lack of album originality to the lack of good looks among band members.
By 1964, the group’s status started to pick up more steam as their renditions of popular classics like Little Red Rooster and It’s All Over Now started to climb the charts. This was an early indication that a wider acceptance for original material in Rolling Stones albums would be favorably met in every band store across the world. The group went on to perform chart topping hits The Last Time, Satsifaction, Paint it Black, Mother’s Little Helper, Ruby Tuesday and Midnight Rambler.
At the beginning of the 70s the band had already established a solid foothold in the music scene. They were so entrenched in popular culture that by the time their contract with Decca expired, they were able to stay solid under their own record label. This was not the only major shift in this decade. The group eventually left England and set up base in France.
By the 1980s the group had reached its career peak. Although previous years had been peppered by band members leaving, member deaths, personal rifts and drug use charges, it was in the 80s when more significant conflict began. Key members Jagger and Richards began to clash head to head. It was only in 1989 after the group’s induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that the two reconciled for a new album.
In the 90s the members stuck together but each member started to build projects of their own. It was then that they entered a seven year phase of not producing new songs for albums. This empty spell was only broken in 2005 with a Bigger Bang.
By music standards, the band is considered old but their age has only really improved the tasteful quality of Rolling Stones CDs. This is one group that just won’t die.
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