Sticky Fingers (1971) has began a string of eight consecutive studio albums at number one in the United States, ending with the Tattoo You (1984), and in 1989 The Rolling Stones were inducted into the American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. Jagger also said that music of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Fats Domino 'seemed the most real thing' for him. Jagger and Richards' shared interest in such musicians as Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters. But, all in all, the main influence on the group made jazz and blues.

In their albums The Rolling Stones has been using elements of country, folk, reggae, dance as well as English national music that uses stringed instrumentation like harps. The Rolling Stones are extremely notable in modern popular music for assimilating various musical genres into their recording and performance. The same thing is with The Rolling Stones' music. Ian Stewart was removed from the official lineup in 1963 but continued to work with the band as road manager and keyoboardist until his death in 1985. Wyman retired in 1993 and was replaced by Darryl Jones who has played bass on subsequent recordings, but is not an official member of the band. After Taylor quit in 1974, former Faces' guitarist Ron Wood took over. The Rolling Stones' line-up has changed many times during their long existance. But in 1969 Jones was fired from the group and died shortly after. Starting with The Rolling Stones' 1966 album Aftermath, the songs, written by Jagger and Richards were supplemented with the instrumental experimentation of Jones. The Rolling Stones with their hooligan image soon became the antogonists for the 'sleeked'The Beatles. During the 1969 American tour, tour manager Sam Cutler introduced them as 'The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World'.

However, they brought the wide popularity to The Rolling Stones, putting them on the edge of British Invasion. The band's early albums, such as The Rolling Stones, 12 X 5, Out of Our Heads, were mainly covers of American blues and R&B songs. They were joined by pianist Ian Stewart, drummer Charlie Watts and bassist Bill Wyman. The Rolling Stones was formed by the original leader Brian Jones, and eventually led by the songwriting partnership of singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. The band's history, that is not over yet, has began in London in 1962. The Rolling Stones is one of the most popular and long-playing rock-bands in the world.

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