Keith Richards
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership with the band's lead vocalist Mick Jagger is one of the most successful in history. His career spans over six decades, and his guitar playing style has been a trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Richards gained press notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and he was often portrayed as a countercultural figure. First professionally known as Keith Richard, in 1978 he fully asserted his family name. Richards was born in and grew up in Dartford, Kent. He studied at the Dartford Technical School and Sidcup Art College. After graduating, Richards befriended Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart and Brian Jones and joined the Rolling Stones. As a member of the group, Richards also sings lead on some of their songs, typically at least one song per concert, including "Happy", "Before They Make Me Run", and "Connection". Outside of his career with the Rolling Stones, Richards has also played with his own side-project, The X-Pensive Winos. He also appeared in two Pirates of the Caribbean films as Captain Teague, father of Jack Sparrow, whose look and characterisation were inspired by Richards himself. In 1989, Richards was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him fourth on its list of 100 best guitarists in 2011. In 2023, Rolling Stone's ranking was 15th. The magazine listed fourteen songs that Richards wrote with Jagger on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
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Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
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The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
The Session Man
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The Session Man
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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
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The Stones and Brian Jones
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The Stones and Brian Jones
as Self - Rolling Stones Guitarist (voice)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
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From London to Shanghai
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From London to Shanghai
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
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Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
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Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
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Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
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Immediate Family
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Immediate Family
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McEnroe
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McEnroe
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L'histoire française des Rolling Stones
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L'histoire française des Rolling Stones
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Sheryl
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Sheryl
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The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach
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The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
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Under the Volcano
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Under the Volcano
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
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One World: Together at Home
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One World: Together at Home
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Greed
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Greed
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No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones
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No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones
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The Quiet One
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The Quiet One
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
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ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
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ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
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Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me
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Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me
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Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember
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Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember
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Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story
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Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story
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Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague
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Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague
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The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018
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The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018
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Every Night's a Saturday Night
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Every Night's a Saturday Night
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The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty
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The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
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My Generation
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My Generation
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
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Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
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Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
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The Summer of Love
The Summer of Love
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
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Sven-Bertil
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Sven-Bertil
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The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America
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The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America
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The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon
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The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon
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Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species
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Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species
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The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven
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The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven
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Bang! The Bert Berns Story
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Bang! The Bert Berns Story
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The Beatles 1+
The Beatles 1+
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome
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The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome
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Keith Richards: Under the Influence
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Keith Richards: Under the Influence
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971
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Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
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Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
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Året var 1965
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Året var 1965
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Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
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Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
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The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live
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The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live
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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
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Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition
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Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition
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The Rolling Stones: One More Shot
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The Rolling Stones: One More Shot
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The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live!
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The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live!
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
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The Rolling Stones: Grrr!
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The Rolling Stones: Grrr!
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Crossfire Hurricane
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Crossfire Hurricane
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The Rolling Stones at the BBC
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The Rolling Stones at the BBC
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The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones
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The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Captain Teague
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Captain Teague
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
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Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
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The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London
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The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London
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Les Paul - Live in New York
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Les Paul - Live in New York
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Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
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Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
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The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
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The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
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VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
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VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang
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The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
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The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
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Shine a Light
as Self - The Rolling Stones Guitar, Vocals
Shine a Light
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Memento Mori
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Memento Mori
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Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones
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Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones
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The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn
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The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn
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The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
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The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
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The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
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The Beatles Explosion
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The Beatles Explosion
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The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert
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The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Salt of the earth
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Salt of the earth
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The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies
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The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul
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The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul
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The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina
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The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
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The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City
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The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City
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Make It Funky!
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Make It Funky!
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The Papal Chase
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The Papal Chase
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Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
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John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
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John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
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Social Genocide
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Social Genocide
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Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
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Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
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Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
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Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
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The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show
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The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show
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Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
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Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
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The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue
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The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue
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Toronto Rocks
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Toronto Rocks
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The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC
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The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
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Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
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Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden
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Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden
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The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern
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The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern
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Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones
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Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones
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Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
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Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
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The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record
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The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record
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Being Mick
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Being Mick
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The Concert for New York City
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The Concert for New York City
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Top of the Pops: The True Story
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Top of the Pops: The True Story
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Mario Schifano tutto
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Mario Schifano tutto
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Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams
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Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams
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Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
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Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
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The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd's Bush
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The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd's Bush
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
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The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
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The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
as Self - Guitar
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
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The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
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The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon
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The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon
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The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
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The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
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The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
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The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
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The Rolling Stones: Stripped
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The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo in Rio
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The Rolling Stones: Voodoo in Rio
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Queen: Champions of the World
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Queen: Champions of the World
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The Rolling Stones: Hoodoo U Voodoo
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The Rolling Stones: Hoodoo U Voodoo
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Curves Contours & Body Horns
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Curves Contours & Body Horns
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The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
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The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
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Weird Nightmare
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Weird Nightmare
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Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
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Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
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Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
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Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
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Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos: Live At The Hollywood Palladium December 15, 1988
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Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos: Live At The Hollywood Palladium December 15, 1988
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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
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The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
as Self - Guitars
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
as Self - Guitars
The Rolling Stones: Urban Jungle Barcelona
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The Rolling Stones: Urban Jungle Barcelona
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The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
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The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
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The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989
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The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self [The Rolling Stones]
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self [The Rolling Stones]
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
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Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
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British Rock: The First Wave
as Self (archive footage)
British Rock: The First Wave
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Buddy Holly Story
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The Real Buddy Holly Story
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Live Aid
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Live Aid
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Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits
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Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits
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Superstars in Concert
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Superstars in Concert
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Let's Spend the Night Together
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Let's Spend the Night Together
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The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982
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The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982
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The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
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The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
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The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)
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The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Hampton Coliseum
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Hampton Coliseum
as Self
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
as Self - Guitar (The Rolling Stones)
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
as Self - Guitar (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - Live in Texas '78
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The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - Live in Texas '78
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The Rolling Stones: Live At The Louisiana Superdome
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The Rolling Stones: Live At The Louisiana Superdome
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The Rolling Stones - Live at Pavillon de Paris 1976
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The Rolling Stones - Live at Pavillon de Paris 1976
as Self
The Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs
The Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs
The Rolling Stones From The Vault: L.A. Forum Live In 1975
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The Rolling Stones From The Vault: L.A. Forum Live In 1975
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The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
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The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
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Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
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Sound of the City: London 1964-73
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Cocksucker Blues
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Cocksucker Blues
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Rolling Stones Super 8 Footage
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Rolling Stones Super 8 Footage
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The Rolling Stones: The Marquee Club 1971
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The Rolling Stones: The Marquee Club 1971
as Self
Gimme Shelter
as Self - The Rolling Stones Member
Gimme Shelter
as Self - The Rolling Stones Member
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
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Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
as Self
Invocation of My Demon Brother
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Invocation of My Demon Brother
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Stones in the Park
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The Stones in the Park
as Self
Umano Non Umano
as Self
Umano Non Umano
as Self
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
as Soldat (uncredited)
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
as Soldat (uncredited)
Voices
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Voices
as Self
Sympathy for the Devil
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Sympathy for the Devil
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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
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Film
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Film
as Self
Our World
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Our World
as Self
Charlie Is My Darling
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Charlie Is My Darling
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The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - The Rolling Stones
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - The Rolling Stones
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars
as Himself
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars
as Himself