The Rolling Stones are one of many longest-lasting rock bands, having handed the half-century mark.

Most followers are conversant in the band’s main songwriters, singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, affectionately dubbed the Glimmer Twins. Then there’s Ronnie Wooden, who wasn’t round for the Stones’ founding in 1962 however slid seamlessly into place as a guitarist in 1976. A few founding members have died: Brian Jones, a multi-instrumentalist who handed away on the age of 27 in 1969, and drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021.

Then some musicians have come and gone, like keyboardist Ian Stewart, who was an official Rolling Stone at first however then turned an everyday session participant; guitarist Mick Taylor, who was within the band for 5 years; and bassist Invoice Wyman, a co-founder who was with the group for 31 years.

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In some methods, the band’s lineup hasn’t been that large of a deal to the Stones; it is at all times had extra to do with the general angle. “As a result of when it comes out, it would not matter how many individuals are enjoying and who’s doing what,” Richards instructed Rolling Stone in 1981. “When that sound comes out, does it hit you between the eyes and does it seize you?”

Alternatively, there have been a number of occasions in the course of the Rolling Stones’ profession when the band wanted a brand new member to maneuver ahead. And that is at all times not a straightforward resolution when legions of followers are watching.

Being accepted into the best rock ‘n’ roll band on the earth is nothing in need of a monumental accomplishment. Beneath we run down 15 Musicians Who Nearly Joined the Rolling Stones and will have had their lives modified eternally.