Keith Richards
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, 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.
Movies (171)
Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
2026
The Session Man
2025
Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special
2025
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
2024
The Stones and Brian Jones
2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
From London to Shanghai
2024
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
2023
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
2023
Immediate Family
2022
McEnroe
2022
L'histoire française des Rolling Stones
2022
Sheryl
2022
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach
2021
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
Under the Volcano
2021
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
Somebody Up There Likes Me
2020
One World: Together at Home
2020
Greed
2019
The Quiet One
2019
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
2019
Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me
2019
Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember
2019
The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018
2018
Every Night's a Saturday Night
2018
The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
My Generation
2017
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
2017
The Summer of Love
2017
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016
Sven-Bertil
2016
The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America
2016
The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon
2016
Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species
2016
The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven
2016
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
2016
The Beatles 1+
2015
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome
2015
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
2015
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
2015
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971
2015
Året var 1965
2015
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live
2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013
Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition
2013
The Rolling Stones: One More Shot
2012
The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live!
2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
The Rolling Stones: Grrr!
2012
Crossfire Hurricane
2012
The Rolling Stones at the BBC
2012
The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
2011
The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London
2010
Les Paul - Live in New York
2010
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
2010
The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
2010
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang
2009
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
2008
Shine a Light
2008
Memento Mori
2008
Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones
2008
The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
2007
The Beatles Explosion
2007
The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert
2007
The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies
2006
The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul
2006
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina
2006
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
2006
The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City
2005
Make It Funky!
2005
The Papal Chase
2004
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
2004
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
Social Genocide
2004
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
2004
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
2003
Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
2003
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show
2003
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Theatre Show
2003
The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue
2003
Toronto Rocks
2003
The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC
2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003
Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden
2003
The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern
2002
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
2002
The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record
2002
Being Mick
2001
The Concert for New York City
2001
Top of the Pops: The True Story
2001
Mario Schifano tutto
2001
Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams
2000
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
1999
The Rolling Stones - Welcome to Shepherd's Bush
1999
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99
1999
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen
1998
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
1998
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
1997
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
1995
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon
1995
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
1995
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
1995
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
1995
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
1995
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
1995
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
1995
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
Curves Contours & Body Horns
1993
The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
1993
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
1993
Weird Nightmare
1993
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993
Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos: Live At The Hollywood Palladium December 15, 1988
1991
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
1991
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
1991
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989
1989
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985
Live Aid
1985
Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits
1984
Superstars in Concert
1984
Let's Spend the Night Together
1982
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982
1982
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
1982
The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)
1981
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Hampton Coliseum
1981
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
1981
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - Live in Texas '78
1978
Rod Stewart & Faces : The Final Concert
1977
The Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs
1976
The Rolling Stones From The Vault: L.A. Forum Live In 1975
1975
The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
1975
Magick Lantern Cycle
1974
Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones
1973
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
1973
Cocksucker Blues
1972
Rolling Stones Super 8 Footage
1972
The Rolling Stones: The Marquee Club 1971
1971
Gimme Shelter
1970
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
1970
5 + 1
1970
Invocation of My Demon Brother
1969
The Stones in the Park
1969
Umano Non Umano
1969
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
1969
Voices
1969
Sympathy for the Devil
1968
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
Film
1967
Our World
1967
Charlie Is My Darling
1966
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars
TV Shows (21)
My Life as a Rolling Stone
2022
History 101
2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
Legends
2006
The Howard Stern Interview
2006
Whoopi
2003
Behind the Music
1997
Classic Albums
1997
The Beatles Anthology
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
TOTP2
1994
The Simpsons
1989
American Masters
1986
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Ready Steady Go!
1963
Today
1952