All All. Sign In. SNL Hosts The SNL hosts from List activity. The Rolling Stones. Almost everyone who attended their shows is quick to comment on their ability to start you up and shake your hips. Their song "Satisfaction" was composed by Keith Richards in his sleep, and with the addition of provocative lyrics by Mick Jagger it became the greatest hit and their calling card on each and every show.
In , after The Beatles stopped giving live performances, The Rolling Stones took over as the unofficial "biggest touring band in the world" for the next few years. During they toured the world, and constantly updated their song-list with many great hits like "Lets Spend the night together" , "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Honky tonk woman" The incredible international success of the Stones came with a sad side, caused by Brian's drug and alcohol abuse that impaired his speech and appearance, so the band-mates had to replace him.
In July , Brian Jones died of drowning in his swimming pool while having signs of drug overdose. Brian's death at age 27 made him one of the first members of the infamous "27 Club" of rock stars who died at that age. Although Brian's estrangement from his band-mates, and his numerous arrests were caused by his personal problems with drugs, both Richards and Jagger were blamed at the time for Brian's death.
The loss of one of their founding members was a painful moment for the Stones. However, at the end of the s their creativity reached the new highs. Their albums "Beggars Banquet" and "Sticky Fingers" were among the most popular albums they ever made, having such hits as "Wild Horses" and "Brown Sugar. The Stones made thousands of live performances and multi-million record sales with hits like "Angie" , "It's Only Rock and Roll" , "Hot Stuff" and "Respectable" At that time both Keith Richards and Mick Jagger had individual ambitions, and applied their untamed creativity in various projects outside the Stones.
Keith released his own single. During the decade Keith Richards had a family crisis on his hands, and suffered through emotional pain and drug abuse, albeit it didn't stop him from being himself. In the group released "Emotional Rescue" which Keith Richards didn't care for, and the group didn't even tour to promote the album. In with the release of 'Tattoo You', the group went on a major world tour filling stadiums in the US and in Europe.
