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Jagger and Richards
For their entire primary school life, up until Richards left for an all boys school, MIck and Keith were close friends and neighbors. -
Mick Jagger born
Dartford Born in Dartford, Kent England to a middle class family. -
Keith Richards born
Dartford Born in Dartford, Kent England. His father was a factory worker. -
Keith Richards Sings For THe Queen
In 1955, Richards joined an all biys technical school. In 1959, the school's choir sang for Queen Elizabeth II. -
Richards Expelled
In late 1959, Keith Richards was expelled from his technical school for truancy. -
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Heat Of The Vietnam War
Vietnam War In the early sixties, the war in Vietnam was at its peak. -
Rolling Stones Created
Rolling Stones The original band include: MIck Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, and Ian Stewart. -
More Popular Than Beatles
In 1964, the Rolling Stones were voted most popular group in Britan, outranking the Beatles. -
Jagger and Richards Arrested
In the summer of 1967 Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards were arrested for posession of drugs. Jagger was given a month sentence. -
Beatles release "Hey Jude"
Hey Jude Mick Jagger stated that, "I liked how Hey Jude had the orchestra in the background" he knew that he wanted t do something similar on their next album. -
Song Recorded!
The song was finally recorded on the 16th and 17th of November, at Olympic Sound Studios in London. It featured the London Bach Choir. -
Song Released!
It was released on the album "Let It Bleed in 1969 with a flip side of "Honky Tonk Woman" In 2004, it was named the 100th best song of all time out of 500 songs.
