The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts

Morning Edition
April 4, 2008
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

Weekend Edition Saturday
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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Morning Edition
April 4, 2008
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
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
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

All Songs Considered
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
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
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
May 13, 2000
A cult classic, "Paint It Black," was released 34 years ago today by the Rolling Stones.
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All Things Considered
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
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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