Rolling Stones: Just for The Record

The 1960's were a coming of age for the Rolling Stones. Raised in the aftermath of World War II, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Ian Stewart came together with one common interest - rhythm and blues music.

The 1970's was a decade of extremes for the Rolling Stones. They rose to the height of their creative powers, spun downward under stardom's weight and then climbed back up again.

The 1980's proved to be the most trying decade the Rolling Stones ever faced. Amidst middle-age, creative conflicts, and solo projects, the Stones almost broke up for good. But the same tensions that nearly shattered the band would also reinvent them.

It was during the 1990's that the Rolling Stones proved once and for all that rock 'n' roll has no boundaries or age limits.

Only one band has defined Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll for 40 years. The Rolling Stones has truly stood the test of time, from their untamed, bluesy beginnings in swingin' London to the changing of the millennium 40 years later.