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How drummer Charlie Watts infused the Rolling Stones with a little jazz
A drummer’s contribution to one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands
Soul icon Percy Sledge dies at 74
American soul icon Percy Sledge, best known for the 1966 hit "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday at the age of 74.
The Rolling Stones cancel show after L’Wren Scott’s death
Mick Jagger has reportedly left Perth, where the band is set to play, after the death of his girlfriend, fashion designer L’Wren Scott in the US.
Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott found dead
Fashion designer L’Wren Scott, the girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has been found dead at her apartment in New York.
Rolling Stones return to Hyde Park after 44 years
The Rolling Stones have returned to London’s Hyde Park with a concert that saluted both the band’s past and the fleetingly idyllic English summer.
Rolling Stones ticket sales saga a ‘total disaster’
The rock giants are taking desperate measures to ensure full houses for their anniversary US gigs, writes Ed Helmore.
Rolling Stones celebrate 50 years
Mick Jagger may rethink the words he sang over 45 years ago – "what a drag it is getting old" as the Rolling Stones enjoy 50 years in the industry.
Music DVDs to fill the Christmas stocking
As the Christmas shopping rush really kicks into gear, the <em>M&G</em> looks at three new music DVDs that could fill the stocking of a loved one.
Money, not revolution
Pop culture icons John Lennon and Mick Jagger were clever capitalists who cashed in on the mood of the 1960s, says a British academic.
Picture me this
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews photographer Annie Leibovitz’s Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens.
Beer-sipping clients have US taxes done in a bar
The sounds of the Rolling Stones pour from the speakers while beer glasses are filled. It’s just another night at the office for Carmine Sodora, certified public accountant.…
Shock rock: The Taser that plays MP3s
Deborah Kerr in The King and I recommended whistling a happy tune when afraid, but now Americans can sing along to their favourite tracks while shooting anyone who causes them…
Madonna’s new music deal a sign of the times
Madonna’s landmark deal with concert promoter Live Nation marks the latest move by the music industry to find new ways to profit from artists as CD sales slip and the internet…
Madiba announces giant London Aids concert
Former South African president Nelson Mandela on Wednesday announced a giant benefit concert in London next June to promote his 46664 campaign against HIV/Aids. The gig will take…