Keith Richards Edit

Born:
December 18, 1943, he's 65 and British.
Names:
Alternative names: Keef, Keef Riff Hard & Keith Richard.
Snapshot:
An artist with 9 releases, a member of 4 groups, and credited 19 times on others' music. 20 collaborations and 1 musical relative.

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Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, record producer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones. As a guitarist, Richards is mostly known for his innovative rhythm playing. In 2003 he was ranked 10th on Rolling Stone magazine's "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". With songwriting partner and Rolling Stones lead vocalist Mick Jagger, Richards has written and recorded hundreds of songs, fourteen of which are listed by Rolling Stone magazine among the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Rock and Roll, Blues Rock, Blues, Hard Rock, Reggae, Traditional R&B. Vote on Genres

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YouTube videos Edit

Keith Richards Talks About the Blues in Britain

Trivia Edit

  • Told the NME twice that he snorted his father's ashes.
  • Played Captain Jack Sparrow's father in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
  • Met Mick Jagger at school in 1951.
  • 1989 The Rolling Stones are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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