Keith Richards
Keith Richards is the guitarist and co-founder of the Rolling Stones, one of the most influential rock bands in history.
His open-tuned riffs defined the band's sound on songs like "Satisfaction" and "Start Me Up." Richards became equally famous for his drug use and apparent indestructibility—his gaunt, weathered appearance making him an emblem of rock-and-roll excess survived: He looks like Keith Richards after a rough night.
Banjo's standard setup
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- rhythm guitarChordal strumming for support
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
Chuck Berry · blues licks · slide · Gibson · Fender · rock and roll · fingerstyle · distortion
Fugitive from justice
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- skull ringFinger band shaped like cranium
- headbandForehead-worn fabric strip
- cigarettePaper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
whiskey · heroin · survival · indestructible · defiance · nonconformist · maverick · excess
- Let It BleedAdvice against stanching
- Beggars Banquet1968 rock album
- Tattoo You1981 rock release
- Start Me UpInitiate my operation
Charlie Watts · Sticky Fingers · Paint It Black · Angie · Altamont · Hyde Park
Mournful American music genre
- Chuck BerryRock and roll pioneer
- Muddy WatersChicago blues founding figure
- countrySovereign state or territory
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
Irish name meaning luminous
- solo careerOne performer's professional journey
- side projectSecondary creative endeavor
five-string
Banjo's standard setup
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- rhythm guitarChordal strumming for support
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
interlocking · Chuck Berry · blues licks · slide · Gibson · Fender · rock and roll · fingerstyle · distortion · sustain
outlaw
Fugitive from justice
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- skull ringFinger band shaped like cranium
- headbandForehead-worn fabric strip
cigarette · whiskey · heroin · survival · indestructible · defiance · nonconformist · maverick · excess · debauchery
Mick Jagger
- Let It BleedAdvice against stanching
- Beggars Banquet1968 rock album
- Tattoo You1981 rock release
Charlie Watts · Sticky Fingers · Start Me Up · Paint It Black · Angie · Altamont · Hyde Park
blues
Mournful American music genre
- Chuck BerryRock and roll pioneer
- Muddy WatersChicago blues founding figure
- countrySovereign state or territory
Robert Johnson · reggae · roots music · Americana · roots rock
Eileen
Irish name meaning luminous
- solo careerOne performer's professional journey
- side projectSecondary creative endeavor
- guitaristsJimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen
- Rolling StonesMick Jagger, Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones, Paint It Black, Start Me Up
- rock musicrock band, electric guitar, guitar solo, guitar riff, guitar riffs
- British MusicThe Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
- oldiesElvis, golden oldies, Hound Dog, oldies, Johnny B. Goode
- Rock StarsMick Jagger, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain
Keith RichardsPat Boone
Donny Osmond · Barry Manilow · John Denver · Cliff Richard · Kenny G
Keith RichardsPat Boone
Cliff Richard · Donny Osmond · Marie Osmond · Mr. Rogers · teetotaler