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Keith Richards

British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones

b. 1943

121 works in the index

Born
1943
Birthplace
Dartford
Citizenship / historical state
United Kingdom
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

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, from 1978 he used his full 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.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
record producer; singer-songwriter; guitarist; composer; autobiographer; writer; actor; recording artist; rock musician; songwriter
Education
Wentworth Primary School; Wilmington Grammar School for Boys; Sidcup Art College; Wilmington Academy
Recorded memberships
Little Boy Blue & The Blue Boys; The Rolling Stones; The Dirty Mac; X-Pensive Winos; Jagger–Richards
Instruments played
guitar
Genres
rock music; blues rock; rock and roll; rhythm and blues
Official website
http://www.keithrichards.com
Nickname
Keef; Ricky; Keef Riffhard
Pseudonym
Keith Richard
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
59270715
ISNI
0000000121351318
GND ID
11860032X
Library of Congress ID
n81127048
MusicBrainz ID
f0ed72a3-ae8f-4cf7-b51d-2696a2330230

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Vocal, Piano, Guitar, Voice
Genres represented
Rock
Works with composition dates
0 of 121

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Salt of the Earth — —— Vocal— 0
Under My Thumb — —— Vocal— 0
Doncha Bother Me — —— Vocal— 0
Think — —— Vocal— 0
Flight 505 — —— Vocal— 0
High and Dry — —— Vocal— 0
It's Not Easy — —— Vocal— 0
I Am Waiting — —— Vocal— 0
Let It Bleed — —— Vocal— 0
Midnight Rambler — —— Vocal— 0
Gimme Shelter — —— Vocal— 0
You Got the Silver — —— Vocal— 0
Live with Me — —— Vocal— 0
Monkey Man — —— Vocal— 0
Country Honk — —— Vocal— 0
Happy — —— —— 0
She's So Cold — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Can't You Hear Me Knocking — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Dead Flowers — —— —— 0
Shattered — —— Vocal— 0
Fool to Cry — —— Vocal— 0
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo — —— Vocal— 0
Going Home — —— Vocal— 0
Hot Stuff — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Bittersweet Symphony — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Two Thousand Man — —— —— 0
All Down The Line — —— —— 0
All Sold Out — —— —— 0
Backstreet Girl — —— —— 0
Bitch — —— —— 0
Blue Turns To Grey — —— —— 0
Citadel — —— —— 0
Cool, Calm and Collected — —— —— 0
Complicated — —— —— 0
Connection — —— —— 0
Don't Lie To Me — —— —— 0
Family — —— —— 0
Goin' Home — —— —— 0
Gomper — —— —— 0
Grown Up Wrong — —— —— 0
I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys — —— —— 0
If You Let Me — —— —— 0
I Got The Blues — —— —— 0
I'm All Right — —— —— 0
I'm Going Down — —— —— 0
Loving Cup — —— —— 0
Miss Amanda Jones — —— —— 0

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 59270715. Portrait: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.