Keith Richards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1943
- Birthplace
- Dartford, Kent, England, UK
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, in 1978 he fully asserted his 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds TBA
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- Untitled Keith Richards Documentary
Untitled Keith Richards Documentary TBA
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars TBA
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The Rolling Stones Foreign Tongues 2026
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Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me 2026
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The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue 2025
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The Session Man 2025
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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg 2024
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 2024
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From London to Shanghai 2024
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The Stones and Brian Jones 2023
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They All Came Out to Montreux 2023
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Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short 2023
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Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll 2023
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Immediate Family 2022
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McEnroe 2022
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L'histoire française des Rolling Stones 2022
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Sheryl 2022
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Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music 2021
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The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach 2021
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go! 2021
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Under the Volcano 2021
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man 2020
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Somebody Up There Likes Me 2020
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One World: Together at Home 2020
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Greed 2019
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- No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones
No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones 2019
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The Quiet One 2019
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man 2019
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ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads 2019
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Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember 2019
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Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me 2019
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- Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story
Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story 2018
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- Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague
Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague 2018
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The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018 2018
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Every Night's a Saturday Night 2018
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The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty 2018
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 2018
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My Generation 2017
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 2017
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Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen 2017
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The Summer of Love 2017
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Andy Warhol, Fluorescent 2016
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album 2016
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Sven-Bertil 2016
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The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America 2016
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The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon 2016
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Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species 2016
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The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven 2016
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Bang! The Bert Berns Story 2016
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The Beatles 1+ 2015
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The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome 2015
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Keith Richards: Under the Influence 2015
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC 2015
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971 2015
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- Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups 2015
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Året var 1965 2015
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Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain 2013
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 2013
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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' 2013
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The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live 2013
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12-12-12 2013
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Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition 2013
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The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live! 2012
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The Rolling Stones: One More Shot 2012
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 2012
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The Rolling Stones: Grrr! 2012
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Crossfire Hurricane 2012
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The Rolling Stones at the BBC 2012
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The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones 2011
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
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Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits 2011
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The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London 2010
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Les Paul - Live in New York 2010
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Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself 2010
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The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile 2010
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VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments 2009
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang 2009
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The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969 2008
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Shine a Light 2008
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Memento Mori 2008
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Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones 2008
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- The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn
The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn 2007
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The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang 2007
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens 2007
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007
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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2007
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The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews 2007
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The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert 2007
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The Beatles Explosion 2007
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- The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Salt of the earth
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Salt of the earth 2006
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The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies 2006
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The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul 2006
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The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina 2006
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The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro 2006
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The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City 2005
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Make It Funky! 2005
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The Papal Chase 2004
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Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons 2004
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels 2004
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John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me 2004
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Social Genocide 2004
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Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons 2004
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Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well 2003
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The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue 2003
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The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show 2003
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The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Theatre Show 2003
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Rolling Stones: Four Flicks 2003
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Toronto Rocks 2003
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The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC 2003
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Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied 2003
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Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden 2003
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- Rock Milestones: The Rolling Stones - The Singles 1962-1970
Rock Milestones: The Rolling Stones - The Singles 1962-1970 2003
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The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern 2002
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- Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones
Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones 2002
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Classic Albums: Elvis Presley 2002
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The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record 2002
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Being Mick 2001
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The Concert for New York City 2001
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Mario Schifano tutto 2001
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Top of the Pops: The True Story 2001
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Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams 2000
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Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads 1999
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The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd's Bush 1999
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99 1999
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen 1998
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires 1998
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98 1997
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The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus 1996
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The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge 1995
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The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon 1995
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The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut 1995
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The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped 1995
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The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995 1995
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The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995 1995
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The Rolling Stones: Stripped 1995
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The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995 1995
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- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo in Rio
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo in Rio 1995
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Queen: Champions of the World 1995
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- The Rolling Stones: Hoodoo U Voodoo
The Rolling Stones: Hoodoo U Voodoo 1994
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Curves Contours & Body Horns 1993
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The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones 1993
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Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush 1993
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Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary 1993
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Weird Nightmare 1993
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- A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa 1993
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- Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special 1992
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Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos: Live At The Hollywood Palladium December 15, 1988 1991
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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night 1991
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The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max 1991
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- The Rolling Stones: Urban Jungle Barcelona
The Rolling Stones: Urban Jungle Barcelona 1990
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The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live 1989
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The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989 1989
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 1988
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Laibach: Sympathy for the Devil 1988
Original Music Composer
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll 1987
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- British Rock: The First Wave
British Rock: The First Wave 1985
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The Real Buddy Holly Story 1985
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Live Aid 1985
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Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits 1984
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Superstars in Concert 1984
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Let's Spend the Night Together 1982
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The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982 1982
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- The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years 1982
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The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981) 1981
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Hampton Coliseum 1981
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Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981
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The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - Live in Texas '78 1978
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- The Rolling Stones: Live At The Louisiana Superdome
The Rolling Stones: Live At The Louisiana Superdome 1978
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Rod Stewart & Faces : The Final Concert 1977
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The Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs 1976
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- The Rolling Stones - Live at Pavillon de Paris 1976
The Rolling Stones - Live at Pavillon de Paris 1976 1976
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The Rolling Stones From The Vault: L.A. Forum Live In 1975 1975
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The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975) 1975
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Magick Lantern Cycle 1974
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Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones 1973
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Sound of the City: London 1964-73 1973
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Cocksucker Blues 1972
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Rolling Stones Super 8 Footage 1972
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The Rolling Stones: The Marquee Club 1971 1971
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Gimme Shelter 1970
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Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert 1970
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5 + 1 1970
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Invocation of My Demon Brother 1969
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The Stones in the Park 1969
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Umano Non Umano 1969
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Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel 1969
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Voices 1969
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Sympathy for the Devil 1968
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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London 1967
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Film 1967
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Our World 1967
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- What's on the Flipside
What's on the Flipside 1967
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Charlie Is My Darling 1966
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The T.A.M.I. Show 1964
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Credits from TMDB.