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Concerts

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Two cultural icons come together in a new documentary: Director Martin Scorsese puts rock legends the Rolling Stones center stage in Shine a Light. Scorsese tells Morning Edition it took a lot of choreography — onstage and off.

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Interviews & Profiles

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Weekend Edition Saturday

Wait, Keith Richards Is 65?

December 20, 2008

Defying all medical science, the guitarist behind so many iconic Rolling Stones riffs has crested the halfway point of his seventh decade. NPR's music librarian Robert Goldstein wishes him a happy birthday.

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Two cultural icons come together in a new documentary: Director Martin Scorsese puts rock legends the Rolling Stones center stage in Shine a Light. Scorsese tells Morning Edition it took a lot of choreography — onstage and off.

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Fresh Air from WHYY

Rock historian Ed Ward

November 7, 2002

Rock historian Ed Ward presents part two of his look at the 40-year career of the Rolling Stones.

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Fresh Air from WHYY

Rock Historian Ed Ward

November 6, 2002

It's the Rolling Stones' 40th anniversary. The Stones' entire early catalog has been re-released. Today rock historian Ed Ward presents the first of a two part series about the music of the Rolling Stones. He'll talk about their early years.

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Discover Songs

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All Songs Considered

1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die

October 13, 2008

So much to hear. So little time. You can spend your entire life devouring music, both new and old, and barely scratch the surface of all there is to discover. NPR reviewer and author Tom Moon is trying to make it a little easier for music fans with his new book: 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we talk with Tom about his new book and listen to some of the incredible music he selected, as well as some of the ones we think he missed.

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All Songs Considered

Look Ahead: Fall 2005

September 21, 2005

Bob Boilen speaks with All Things Considered music reviewers Tom Moon, Meredith Ochs and Will Hermes about some of the CDs they're most looking forward to this fall. Hear sneak previews from My Morning Jacket, Liz Phair and a newly-discovered recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.

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All Things Considered

Satisfaction

July 16, 2000

The Rolling Stones hit the top of the charts 35 years ago this weekend with the song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." We hear an excerpt of the song.

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Weekend Edition Saturday

Paint It Black

May 13, 2000

A cult classic, "Paint It Black," was released 34 years ago today by the Rolling Stones.

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More Stories

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All Things Considered

The Stones Defiant: 'A Bigger Bang'

September 13, 2005

This week, the Rolling Stones release a new album, their first studio effort in eight years. It's called A Bigger Bang. Reviewer Tom Moon says the spare, cohesive style of the songs demonstrate why the Stones are such a unique rock band.

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Road Trip: Songs to Drive By

Songs For When The City Lights Fade

July 1, 2008

It's summer — time to get out of the city and head for the open road. These five great driving songs from WNYC's John Schaefer provide the right energy to help ease the transition from urban cityscapes to bucolic countrysides, while holding nostalgia for the city at bay.

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