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Song-Inspired Band Names: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones
Inspired by Muddy Waters' 'Rollin' Stone'

"He stole my music," the blues giant Muddy Waters, who hit big with the song 'Rollin' Stone' in 1948, once said of Mick Jagger, "but he gave me my name." He doesn't mean that literally, as Muddy, born McKinley Morganfield, received his own stage name from his childhood fondnes for playing in mud.
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tony b

Speaking of the late great Brian Jones he played the dulcimer like an angel on Lady Jane, still to this day my favorite Rolling Stones song

November 28 2009 at 4:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
HERB SHANAFELT

"NOPE" MISSED IT AGAIN....THE "SALUTORY" NAME WAS 'SELECTED BY THE CHARTER--FOUNDER...MSSR., BRIAN JONES> THE TRUTH IN THE SELECTION WAS BASED ON AN EARLIER NAME FOR THE ENTOURAGEAS... AS"THE SILVER--ROLLING STONES! (AT ONE TIME,IT WAS PRE-- SUPPOSED THAT THE NAME CAME FROM THE SAYING: "A ROLLING-STONE...GATHERS NO MOSS!" PERHAPS--MAY BE SOME CREEDENCE TO IT!) HOWEVER... WHEN BRYAN WAS 'EARLY--ON 'WITH THE GROUP, HE CHOSE THE PSEUDONYMN..."ELMO JAMES" FOR HIS PUBLICISTS' USAGE. SOO...IN CONCLUSION, SEEMINGLY. MICHAEL P. (MICK) JAGGER...HAS HANDED THE PRESS INTERNATIONAL ANOTHER 'SLURRY' OF B.S. AND IN REALITY..IT HAS 'PRECIOUS --LITTLE' TO DO WITH HIS "MUDPIES"! (YES...THE CONTRIBUTER RECALS "MUDDY WATERS"IS STILL REMEMBERED AS TH 'GREATER' SO. BLUES--MAN TO COME OUT OF 'ARKADELPHIA,MS. ..HOWEVER THE ONLY CONNECTION W/THE'STONES' WOULD BE A 'FEW' OF THOSE 'COVER' NUMBERS THAT SOCIETY "UNDERPAYED"HIM ON @ RELEASE TIME!"

September 01 2009 at 8:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
paul

simpley put the BEST BAND of ALL TIME

September 01 2009 at 2:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
D.A.

IN REFERENCE TO------> Pablo Escobar
Your probably stuck in some adolescent gonad traffic jam and its all turned to acid inside you, and now you spew it out and want us to listen?


A GONAD TRAFFIC JAM? OK, YOU WIN...YOUR COMMENT WAS WAAAAAY MORE INTELLIGENT...LIKE DUH DUDE. ROTFLMAO!

August 23 2009 at 1:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

Mick and Keith went to business school. That's why the Stones lasted sooooooo looooong. marketing sense...

August 22 2009 at 10:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
toomuchliss

I fuc-ing love the stones as they are the best rock n roll band that has ever existed and they still are. I was trying to find the movie so I could see it! Sounds like I would find it interesting: I am sure it is really nothing that would bother me...I am just curious. If you know where I can view it please post so I can see my favorite band. I saw them twice and they were excellent- I only hope that I will be able to see them again before I die! Thanks fans if you can help me out!

August 21 2009 at 2:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rick Jones

The Stones got their name from the tune but it was Brian Jones' idea and his band! The stones are great and I have been a fan since i was 5 years old....but they were better sveral years ago and Brian Jones deserves alot more creit and does guitarist Mick Taylor who relaced him...akot of musical ideas and just plain brillance came from the other members--but the Glimmer twins have always had the songwriting credit locked up....world's greatest R n' R Band-s t i l l !

August 21 2009 at 4:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gcoulter

Brian Jones, named the band, Mick and Keith really had nothing to do with it. Brian was a HUGE fan of the Blues. From what I understood Jones was booking a gig and they needed a name before they could be booked and Jones did in fact give them the name the Rollin Stones, because he couldn't think of anything... he was on the phone and didn't have time to think of anything. If it wasn't for Muddy/Brian there would be no Stones!

August 21 2009 at 3:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jenny

The Stones Definitely Rock Have Always been my Favorite!!! Looks don't always matter most people nowadays are Plastic. STONES ARE REAL THEY might be old but that don't Stop them. I love the Stones

August 21 2009 at 3:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
paul

who said money cant buy you love.it worked for this band.but they are the greatest live band around. hard working and full of energy, its only rock and roll and i love it. if you really want to read about some crazy things the stones did read Ronnie woods book very intersting.

August 21 2009 at 1:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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gbolles

Mick is my idol. Arguably the best rock n roll entertainer of all time. Elvis and Michael are right there. But Mick is only one still here. Definitely the Greatest Rock n Roll Band of All Time!

August 21 2009 at 3:06 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply