Biography: Richards co-foundedThe Rolling Stones with frontmanMick Jagger, one of the most commercially successful and musically influential groups in the history of music.
As a guitarist he has provided numerous iconic riffs, including "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1965 and various others.
His songwriting partnership with Jagger has produced many songs over the decades; thirteen cowritten between the two appear on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 greatest ever songs.
1967-02-12 Keith Richards,Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful busted for drugs in a raid at Richards' Sussex home
1967-05-10 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, and singerMick Jagger arrested on drug charges, based on evidence gathered in a February police raid of Richards' mansion in West Wittering, England
1967-06-29 Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge
1967-07-31 Rolling Stones' singerMick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England after serving 1 month on drug charges
1967-08-18The Rolling Stones release the music single "We Love You," written byMick Jagger and Keith Richards as a message of thanks to fans for their support after the duo's recent drug arrests; the recording features backing vocals byJohn Lennon andPaul McCartney
1971-06-29 Rolling StonesMick Jagger and Keith Richards are sentenced for a drug offense
1973-07-31 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards' country house, "Redlands," in West Wittering, Sussex, England, is seriously damaged in a fire for the second time in nine years, variously attributed to mice or careless smoking while intoxicated
1977-02-27 Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession in Canada
1978-10-24 Keith Richards is convicted of heroin possession in Toronto
1979-04-22The Rolling Stones play two benefit concerts for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, in Oshawa, Ontario; performance part of guitarist Keith Richards’ heroin conviction sentence
1982-09-02 "Redlands", Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards' country house in West Wittering, Sussex, England, is seriously damaged in a fire, for the second time in 9 years
1985-09-30 Island Records releases "Rain Dogs," the ninth studio album by singer-songwriterTom Waits; the album features guitarist Marc Ribot, guest appearances from Keith Richards, and one of Waits's most covered songs, "Downtown Train"
1986-10-16 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards organizes a concert celebrating rock and roll legendChuck Berry's 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri; performers include Richards, Berry, Johnnie Johnson,Eric Clapton,Etta James,Linda Ronstadt, Robert Cray, and Julian Lennon, among others
2007-04-03 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards denies saying he smoked his father's ashes in an interview with NME
2010-11-05 Keith Richards' autobiography "Life" tops New York Times bestseller list
2023-04-30 Country singerWillie Nelson hosts second of two-night 90th birthday concerts for himself at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; guest performers includeDave Matthews,Emmylou Harris, Keith Richards, Bob Wieir, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliffe, Dwight Yoakam,Sheryl Crow, and Billy Strings, among others
Personal Life
1983-12-18 Rolling Stone Keith Richards marries model Patti Hansen
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