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ARC-0218

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Collection on the Rolling Stones

1982, 1989

4.07 (Linear feet)

Little did the Rolling Stones know how apt their name--inspired by the title of a Muddy Waters song, "Rollin' Stone"--would turn out to be. Formed in 1962, they hold the record for longevity as a rock and roll band. There have been hiatuses, especially in the 1980s, but never a breakup. Moreover, critical acclaim and popular consensus has accorded them the title of the "World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band." Throughout five decades of shifting tastes in popular music, the Stones have kept rolling, adapting to the latest styles without straying from their roots as a lean, sinuous rock and roll band with roots in electric blues and Chuck Berry-style rock and roll. In all aspects, theirs has been a remarkable career, and no one has yet stripped them of their title as the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band.

The Collection on the Rolling Stones consists of two color photographs of the Rolling Stones and one promotional poster for the film Let's Spend the Night Together.

: The Collection on the Rolling Stones was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Inc. as a gift from David Mears on September 7, 2011.

: [Identification of Item], Collection on the Rolling Stones, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

: Processed by Christine Borne, Project Archivist. Completed November 11, 2011. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

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The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.