List of Rolling Stones band members

Five line-ups of The Rolling Stones in 1965, 1970, 1975, 2018 and 2022

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962, their first stable line-up included vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist and vocalist Keith Richards, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts. The band currently consists of Jagger and Richards alongside guitarist Ronnie Wood (since 1975), and touring members keyboardist Chuck Leavell (since 1982), backing vocalist Bernard Fowler (since 1989), keyboardist Matt Clifford (who first joined in 1989), bassist Darryl Jones (since 1994), saxophonists Tim Ries (since 1999) and Karl Denson (since 2014), drummer Steve Jordan (since 2021) and female vocalist Chanel Haynes (since 2022).

## History[edit]

### Early history[edit]

Jagger and Richard first met when they became classmates in 1950 at Dartford, Kent.[1][2] When Jagger's family moved to Wilmington, Kent in 1954,[3] Jagger formed a garage band with his friend Dick Taylor, who would later be an early bassist for the band.[3] Jagger next met Richards on 17 October 1961 on platform two of Dartford railway station,[4] when they realised they had a shared musical interest, they formed a musical partnership. Richards and Taylor often met Jagger at his house. The meetings moved to Taylor's house in late 1961, where Alan Etherington and Bob Beckwith joined the trio; the quintet called themselves the Blues Boys.[5] The Blues Boys sent a tape of their best recordings to Alexis Korner, who was impressed.[6] On 7 April, they visited the Ealing Jazz Club, where they met the members of Blues Incorporated, who included slide guitarist Brian Jones, keyboardist Ian Stewart, and drummer Charlie Watts.[6] After a meeting with Korner, Jagger and Richards started jamming with the group.[6]

Having left Blues Incorporated, Jones advertised for bandmates in Jazz Weekly in the week of 2 May 1962.[7] Ian Stewart was among the first to respond to the ad.[7] In June, Jagger, Taylor, and Richards left Blues Incorporated to join Jones and Stewart.[7] That same month, the addition of the drummer Tony Chapman, replacing temporary drummer Mick Avory.[8][9] completed the line-up of Jagger (vocals), Richards (guitar), Jones (guitar), Stewart (piano), and Taylor (bass).

The band played their first show billed as "the Rollin' Stones" on 12 July 1962, at the Marquee Club in London.[10][11][12] At the time, the band consisted of Jones, Jagger, Richards, Stewart, and Taylor.[13] Bill Wyman auditioned for the role of bass guitarist at a pub in Chelsea on 7 December 1962 and was hired as a successor to Dick Taylor,[14] after Colin Golding[15] and Ricky Fenson[16] had stints with the band. Chapman, who had brought Wyman into the band, left the line-up and was replaced by Carlo Little before Charlie Watts completed the classic line-up of the Rolling Stones, who played for the first time in public on Saturday, 12 January 1963, at the Ealing Jazz Club.[17] However, it was not until a gig there on 2 February 1963 that Watts became the Stones' permanent drummer.[18]

In May 1963, the Rolling Stones signed Andrew Loog Oldham as their manager.[19] Stewart left the official line-up, due to not matching the band's image, "being too old" and six being too many members. Stewart remained the road manager and touring keyboardist.[20] This line-up remained stable until June 1969, when Jones was fired due to his heavy drug use which limited his contributions in the studio and made him unable to obtain a US visa for touring,[21] On 3 July 1969, less than a month later, Jones drowned under mysterious circumstances in the swimming pool at his home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex.[22] The band auditioned several guitarists, including Paul Kossoff,[23] as a replacement for Jones, before settling on Mick Taylor, who was recommended to Jagger by John Mayall.[24]

The Rolling Stones were scheduled to play at a free concert for Blackhill Enterprises in London's Hyde Park, two days after Jones' death; they decided to go ahead with the show as a tribute to him.[25] This was Taylor's first live performance with the band.[26] Taylor's first album with the band was Let It Bleed in late 1969,[27] with posthumous contributions from Jones.

For the band's 1970 European Tour, they we joined by Bobby Keys on saxophone[28] and Jim Price on trumpet and trombone.[29] For their 1971 UK tour they were joined by pianist Nicky Hopkins,[30] who took over duties from Stewart temporarily, though he later returned for the bands 1972 American tour, playing on select songs. After the band's Pacific tour 1973, Price and Hopkins departed the touring band. For the European tour, the band was joined by Steve Madaio on trumpet and flugelhorn,[31] Billy Preston on keyboards and vocals, Trevor Lawrence on saxophone. Manuel Kellough (percussion)[32] and Marshall Chess (trumpet) also joined the band for certain dates. Keys departed on 30 September 1973, clean up from drink and drugs.[33] This tour was also the last for Taylor before he quit at the end of 1974,[34] due to him not feeling like he fit in.[35]

The band auditioned several guitarists to replaced Taylor, including Peter Frampton, Jeff Beck, Robert A. Johnson, Shuggie Otis and Rory Gallagher. Black and Blue session contributors Wayne Perkins and Harvey Mandel also auditioned but were not successful.[36] The band later settled on Ronnie Wood.[36] For the band's Tour of the Americas '75, they were joined by the returning Preston and Stewart alongside percussionist Ollie E. Brown,[37] These musicians also joined the band for their Tour of Europe '76.

For the band's US Tour 1978, they were joined by Stewart and Ian McLagan (who had played with Wood in Faces).[38] These two musicians stayed for the band's American Tour 1981, alongside saxophonist Lee Allen who was replaced by Ernie Watts and the returning Bobby Keys.[39] McLagan was replaced by Chuck Leavell for the European Tour 1982, as well as second saxophonist Gene Barge,[40] It was also the last tour for Ian Stewart who died in December 1985.[41]

The band did not tour again until 1989, when they embarked on the Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour, which ran until 1990. The tour included an extended touring band with Leavell and Keys returning, and new members second keyboardist Matt Clifford, backing vocalist Bernard Fowler and the Uptown Horns (Arno Hecht (saxophone), Bob Funk (trombone), Crispin Ciole (saxophone) and Paul Litteral (trumpet). For the North America and Japanese legs; they were joined by backing vocalists Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle and Pamela Quinlan, and Lorelei McBroom and Sophia Jones for the European tour.[42] This tour was their last with Wyman who left the band in January 1993.[43] Wyman was not officially replaced.

For the band's Bridges to Babylon Tour in 1997, the tour band included the returning Leavell, Keys, Fowler, and Fischer, as well as new members Darryl Jones (bass), Andy Snitzer (saxophone, keyboards), Michael Davis (trombone), Kent Smith (trumpet) and Blondie Chaplin (backing vocals, percussion, guitar).[44] The same musicians, except Snitzer who was replaced by Tim Ries, played on all tours from the No Security Tour in 1999, to the A Bigger Bang Tour from 2005 to 2007. Following the end of the tour in 2007, Chaplin departed. The band did not tour again until 2012, with Matt Clifford rejoining. The tour also included many guests, including former members Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor.[45] Taylor continued to make appearances on the 14 On Fire in 2014, it was also the last tour of Bobby Keys who was replaced by Karl Denson for dates in October and November[46] before Keys' death in December.[47] Fischer departed after the Zip Code tour in 2015,[48] and was replaced by Sasha Allen.[49]

In 2017, the band embarked on the No Filter Tour with the same touring band; this tour continued until 2019, after which shows in 2020 were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[50] Dates were rescheduled to September 2021, and were the first since 1963, without Charlie Watts who had to undergo a medical procedure[51] and died before the final leg of the tour.[52] The band confirmed on 26 August that the tour would continue as planned,[53] and Steve Jordan will take his place in the line-up for the remainder of the tour.[54][55]

Jordan continued to drum with the band for the Sixty Tour, which included the same band, with Sasha Allen being replaced by Chanel Haynes on 21 June 2022.[56]

## Members[edit]

### Current members[edit]

Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

|
|
|
|

| Mick Jagger | 1962–present[16][57] |

* lead and backing vocals
* harmonica
* rhythm guitar
* percussion
* keyboards
* bass guitar

| all releases

| Keith Richards |

* rhythm and lead guitars
* bass guitar
* backing and lead vocals
* keyboards
* percussion

| Ronnie Wood | 1975–present[16][57] |

* lead, rhythm and slide guitars
* bass guitar
* backing vocals
* pedal steel guitar

| all releases from Black and Blue (1976) onwards, except The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996), Brussels Affair (Live 1973) (2011), Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017), On Air (2017)

### Former members[edit]

Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

|
|
|
|

| Brian Jones | 1962–1969 (died 1969)[16][57] |

* lead, rhythm and slide guitars
* harmonica
* keyboards
* sitar
* Appalachian dulcimer
* marimbas
* recorder
* saxophone
* percussion
* autoharp
* backing vocals

* all releases from The Rolling Stones / England's Newest Hit Makers (1964) to Let It Bleed (1969)
* The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
* On Air (2017)

| Ian Stewart | 1962–1963 (touring/session musician and road manager 1963–1985; his death)[16][57] |

* piano
* organ
* percussion

* all releases from The Rolling Stones / England's Newest Hit Makers (1964) to Dirty Work (1986), except Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967), Beggars Banquet (1968) and Some Girls (1978)
* Some Girls (1978) 2011 bonus tracks
* Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017)
* On Air (2017)
* El Mocambo 1977 (2022)

| Bill Wyman | 1962–1993 (guest 2011, 2012, 2023)[16][57][58] |

* bass guitar
* keyboards
* piano
* backing and occasional lead vocals

* all releases from The Rolling Stones / England's Newest Hit Makers (1964) to Flashpoint (1991)
* The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
* Brussels Affair (2011)
* Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017)
* On Air (2017)
* El Mocambo 1977 (2022)
* Hackney Diamonds (2023) one track

| Charlie Watts | 1963–2021 (until his death)[16][57][59] |

* drums
* percussion
* occasional backing vocals

| all releases to date

| Mick Taylor | 1969–1974 (guest 2012–2014)[16][57] |

* lead, rhythm and slide guitars
* bass guitar
* backing vocals
* synthesizers
* congas

* all releases from Let It Bleed (1969) to It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
* Tattoo You (1981) two tracks recorded in 1972
* Brussels Affair (2011)
* Hyde Park Live (2013)
* Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017)

### Early members[edit]

Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Notes

|
|
|
|

| Dick Taylor[60] | 1962  | bass guitar  | Taylor was a friend of Jagger's, he played guitar in early lineups before the band joined with Jones. He left the band to continue studies at Sidcup Art College.[61]

| Mick Avory | drums  | Avory rehearsed with the band in Mid 1962, but denies playing any gigs,[62] despite rumours that he played at their debut gig.[63]
| Tony Chapman | Chapman is rumoured to have played with the band at their first official performance on 12 July 1962.[60] He helped get Bill Wyman in the band,[64] but left due to doubts over the band's blues style.
| Colin Golding[15] | bass guitar  | Golding played around eight gigs with the band following the departure of Dick Taylor.[65]

| Ricky Fenson[16] | Fenson also played gigs with the band before Wyman arrived.[66]
| Carlo Little | 1962–1963  | drums  | Little played a few gigs with the band in late 1962 and early 1963.[67]

### Touring musicians[edit]

Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

|
|
|
|

| Chuck Leavell | 1982–present[57] |

* keyboards
* cowbell
* backing vocals

| all releases from Undercover (1983) onwards, except Bridges to Babylon (1997), Brussels Affair (2011), Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017), On Air (2017), El Mocambo 1977 (2022) and Hackney Diamonds (2023)

| Bernard Fowler | 1989–present[57] |

* backing vocals
* percussion
* occasional keyboards

| all releases from Steel Wheels (1989) onwards, except Brussels Affair (Live 1973) (2011), Blue & Lonesome (2016), Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017), On Air (2017), El Mocambo 1977 (2022) and Hackney Diamonds (2023)

| Matt Clifford  |

* 1989–1990
* 2012–present

[57] |

* keyboards
* French horn
* backing vocals
* percussion
* musical integrator

* Some Girls (1978) 2011 bonus track
* Steel Wheels (1989)
* Flashpoint (1991)
* A Bigger Bang (2005)
* Hyde Park Live (2013)
* Blue & Lonesome (2016)
* Steel Wheels Live (2020)
* Licked Live in NYC (2022)

| Darryl Jones | 1994–present[57] |

* bass guitar
* backing vocals

| all releases from Voodoo Lounge (1994) onwards, except Brussels Affair (Live 1973) (2011), Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017), On Air (2017), Steel Wheels Live (2020), El Mocambo 1977 (2022) and Hackney Diamonds (2023)
| Tim Ries | 1999–present[57] |

* saxophone
* keyboards

* Live Licks (2004)
* Shine a Light (2008)
* Hyde Park Live (2013)
* Steel Wheels Live (2020)
* Licked Live in NYC (2022)

| Karl Denson | 2014–present[57] | saxophone  | Sticky Fingers: Live at the Fonda Theater 2015 (2017)

| Steve Jordan | 2021–present  | drums  | Hackney Diamonds (2023)

| Chanel Haynes | 2022–present  |

* backing vocals
* co-lead vocals on "Gimme Shelter"

| none to date

### Former touring musicians[edit]

Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

|
|
|
|

| Bobby Keys |

* 1970–1973
* 1975
* 1981–2014 (until his death)

[28] | saxophone  |

* Let It Bleed (1969)
* Sticky Fingers (1971)
* Exile on Main St. (1972)
* Goats Head Soup (1973)
* Emotional Rescue (1980)
* Flashpoint (1991)
* Stripped (1995)
* No Security (1998)
* Live Licks (2004)
* Shine a Light (2008)
* Hyde Park Live (2013)
* Licked Live in NYC (2022)
* Grrr Live! (2023)

| Jim Price | 1970–1973[29] |

* trumpet
* trombone

* Sticky Fingers (1971)
* Exile on Main St. (1972)
* Goats Head Soup (1973)

| Nicky Hopkins | 1971–1973 (died 1994)[30] | piano  |

* Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)
* Beggars Banquet (1968)
* Let It Bleed (1969)
* Sticky Fingers (1971)
* Exile on Main St. (1972)
* Goats Head Soup (1973)
* It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
* Black and Blue (1976)
* Tattoo You (1981)

| Billy Preston | 1973–1977 (died 2006)[68] |

* keyboards
* vocals

* Sticky Fingers (1971)
* Exile on Main St. (1972)
* Goats Head Soup (1973)
* It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
* Black and Blue (1976)
* Love You Live (1976)
* Bridges to Babylon (1997)
* Brussels Affair (2011)
* L.A. Friday (Live 1975) (2012)

| Steve Madaio  |

* 1973
* 1975

* trumpet
* flugelhorn

| Brussels Affair (2011)
| Trevor Lawrence | saxophone

| Ollie E. Brown | 1975–1976[69][70] |

* percussion
* drums
* backing vocals

* Black And Blue (1976)
* Love You Live (1977)
* Tattoo You (1981)

| Ian McLagan | 1978–1981 (died 2014)[71][72] |

* keyboards
* backing vocals

* Some Girls (1978)
* Still Life (1982)

| Lee Allen | 1981 (died 1994) | saxophone  | none

| Ernie Watts[73][74] | 1981  | Still Life (1982)
| Gene Barge[75] | 1982  | none
| Arno Hecht  | 1989–1990  |

* Flashpoint (1991)
* Steel Wheels Live (2020)

| Crispin Cioe
| Bob Funk  | trombone
| Paul Litteral  | trumpet

| Lisa Fischer |

* 1989–1990
* 1994–2015

[57] |

* backing vocals
* co-lead vocals on "Gimme Shelter"
* percussion

* Steel Wheels (1989)
* Flashpoint (1991)
* Stripped (1995)
* No Security (1998)
* Live Licks (2004)
* Shine a Light (2008)
* Hyde Park Live (2013)
* Steel Wheels Live (2020)
* Licked Live in NYC (2022)
* Grrr Live! (2023)

| Cindy Mizelle  | 1989–1990  | backing vocals  |

* Flashpoint (1991)
* Steel Wheels Live (2020)

| Pamela Quinlan  |

* 1989
* 1990

| none
| Sophia Jones  | 1990
| Lorelei McBroom  | Flashpoint (1991)
| Andy Snitzer | 1994–1998  |

* saxophone
* keyboards

* Stripped (1995)
* No Security (1998)

| Michael Davis | 1994–2007  | trombone  |

* Stripped (1995)
* No Security (1998)
* Shine a Light (2008)

| Kent Smith  | trumpet

| Blondie Chaplin | 1997–2007[76] |

* backing vocals
* percussion
* additional guitar

* Bridges to Babylon (1997)
* A Bigger Bang (2005)
* No Security (1998)
* Licked Live in NYC (2022)

| Sasha Allen | 2016–2022[77] |

* backing vocals
* co-lead vocals on "Gimme Shelter"

| none

## Timeline[edit]

### Touring timeline[edit]

## Line-ups[edit]

See also: List of The Rolling Stones concert tours

Period  | Members  | Releases

|
|

May 1962  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Dick Taylor – bass guitar

| none – rehearsals only
May – June 1962  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Dick Taylor – bass guitar
* Mick Avory – drums

June – Late 1962  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Dick Taylor – bass guitar
* Tony Chapman – drums

| none – live shows only
Late 1962  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Tony Chapman – drums
* Colin Golding – bass guitar

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Tony Chapman – drums
* Ricky Fenson – bass guitar

December 1962  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Tony Chapman – drums
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals

December 1962 – January 1963  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Carlo Little – drums

January – May 1963  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals
* Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Charlie Watts – drums

May 1963 – June 1969  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica, percussion, guitar
* Keith Richards – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
* Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, organ, percussion, Appalachian dulcimer, sitar, marimbas, recorder, saxophone, autoharp, backing vocals
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals, keyboards
* Charlie Watts – drums, percussion

* The Rolling Stones (1964)
* England's Newest Hit Makers (1964)
* 12 X 5 (1964)
* The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965)
* The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965)
* Out of Our Heads (1965)
* December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965)
* Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (1966)
* Aftermath (1966)
* Got Live If You Want It! (1966)
* Between the Buttons (1967)
* Flowers (1967)
* Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)
* Beggars Banquet (1968)
* Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (1969)
* Let It Bleed (1969)
* The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
* Forty Licks (2002)
* GRRR! (2012)
* Live 1965: Music From Charlie Is My Darling (2015)
* On Air (2017)

June 1969 – December 1974  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica, guitar, keyboards
* Keith Richards – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
* Charlie Watts – drums, percussion
* Mick Taylor – guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar

* Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (1969)
* Let It Bleed (1969)
* Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1970)
* Sticky Fingers (1971)
* Exile on Main St. (1972)
* Goats Head Soup (1973)
* It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
* Forty Licks (2002)
* Brussels Affair (Live 1973) (2011)
* GRRR! (2012)
* The Marquee Club Live in 1971 (2015)
* Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (2017)

December 1974 – January 1993  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica, guitar, keyboards
* Keith Richards – guitar, vocals, bass guitar
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Charlie Watts – drums, percussion
* Ronnie Wood – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals

* Black and Blue (1976)
* Love You Live (1977)
* Some Girls (1978)
* Emotional Rescue (1980)
* Tattoo You (1981)
* Still Life (1982)
* Undercover (1983)
* Dirty Work (1986)
* Steel Wheels (1989)
* Flashpoint (1991)
* Forty Licks (2002)
* Some Girls: Live in Texas '78 (2011)
* Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981) (2012)
* L.A. Friday (Live 1975) (2012)
* Live at the Tokyo Dome (Live 1990) (2012)
* Live at Leeds (Live 1982) (2012)
* GRRR! (2012)
* El Mocambo 1977 (2017)
* Steel Wheels Live (2020)

January 1993 – August 2021  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica, guitar, keyboards
* Keith Richards – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, piano
* Ronnie Wood – guitar, backing vocals
* Charlie Watts – drums, percussion

* Voodoo Lounge (1994)
* Stripped (1995)
* Bridges to Babylon (1997)
* No Security (1998)
* Forty Licks (2002)
* Live Licks (2004)
* A Bigger Bang (2005)
* Shine a Light (2008)
* Light the Fuse (Live 2005) (2012)
* GRRR! (2012)
* Sweet Summer Sun (2013)
* Sticky Fingers Live at Fonda Theatre (2015)
* Totally Stripped (2016)
* Blue & Lonesome (2016)
* Havana Moon (2016)
* No Security. San Jose '99 (2018)
* Voodoo Lounge Uncut (2018)
* Bridges to Bremen (2019)
* Bridges to Buenos Aires (2019)
* A Bigger Bang: Live on Copacabana Beach (2021)
* Licked Live in NYC (2022)
* Grrr Live! (2023)
* Hackney Diamonds (2023)

August 2021 – present  |

* Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica, guitar, keyboards
* Keith Richards – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, piano
* Ronnie Wood – guitar, backing vocals

* Hackney Diamonds (2023)

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