Billy Gibbons was able to fuse traditional blues with modern funk elements within ZZ Top, which was widely influenced by the music of Keith Richards.
The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.
Marianne Faithfull, the songstress who helped spur music's British invasion and was a muse to the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 78.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote Marianne Faithfull’s beautiful ballad As Tears Go By to make money. Instead, they made rock history
Marianne Faithfull will in part be remembered for being Mick Jagger's girlfriend and surviving the horrors of drink and drug addiction. But her resurrection proved - if proof were needed - a rock star's muse can become a fully fledged, respected artist in her own right.
She was so much part of my life for so long,” said Mick Jagger. ”She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress.”
The Rolling Stones may have been a united front for generations, but that didn't mean Mick Jagger had to get along with absolutely everyone.
During her time with Sir Mick, Faithfull co-wrote Sister Morphine with him and Richards, which featured on the Rolling Stones’ 1971 album Sticky Fingers, releasing her own version in 1969 featuring guitarist Ry Cooder and Jack Nitzsche on piano.
Beloved vocalist/actress Marianne Faithfull, who rose to fame amid the 1960s U.K. rock revolution and had a tumultuous relationship with the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, died today (Jan. 30) in London. She was 78. Per a statement, she “passed away peacefully, in the company of her loving family.”
Marianne Faithfull, the actress and singer who was also famous for her connection to The Rolling Stones, has died. She was 78. A spokesperson for Faithfull confirmed her death to The BBC, sharing that she died at home in London.
She and Jagger began dating in 1966 and became one of the most glamorous and notorious couples of 1960s “Swinging London.”
British singer, actor and “crown princess” of the 1960s “Swinging London” scene, Marianne Faithfull has died, her spokesperson told BBC. She was 78. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer,