American Songwriter

On This Day in 1965, The Rolling Stones Topped the US Charts for the First Time With an Album That Contained One of Their Biggest Hits

In the mid-1960s, British bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones released different albums in their home country and the United States. As a result, Out of Our Heads was the band’s third album ...
American Songwriter

Rolling Stones Manager Andrew Loog Oldham Called This 1964 “Dub” Track the Band’s First Good Song

Andrew Loog Oldham cited the early Rolling Stones track "Tell Me" as one of the best collaborations of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964, the Rolling Stones Hit No. 1 With a Song First Released by an R&B Group Months Earlier

Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack wrote the tune, which was first released by The Valentinos in 1964. The song wasn’t a huge success, as it peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Stones, however ...
Variety

Sean Woods and Shirley Halperin Appointed Co-Editors in Chief of Rolling Stone

Shirley Halperin and Sean Woods have been named co-Editors in Chief of Rolling Stone. The appointments fill the vacancy in the top editorial job at Rolling Stone that opened up in February 2024 with ...
Rolling Stone

Michael Lydon, Founding ‘Rolling Stone’ Editor, Dead at 82

Michael Lydon, a veteran music journalist who served as the original assistant editor of Rolling Stone when it ran out of a tiny San Francisco loft by a skeleton staff overseen by co-founder Jann ...