Who Are the Rolling Stones [Paperback]

USDana Meachen Rau has written more than 300 books for children, including picture books, early readers, nonfiction, and biographies.

Andrew Thomson is an illustrator based in Southern England who spends his time covered in ink and surrounded by scraps of paper while drinking coffee. As a ten-year-old, he decided to grow up to be someone who draws pictures of swords and shields, knights and castles, and spacemen and rocket ships so that's mostly what he does now.Who Are the Rolling Stones?
 
 
In October of 1961, eighteen-year-old Mick Jagger was on his way to class at the London School of Economics. Music was often on his mind. This day was no different. He had a few records under his arm to show his friends at college.
 
Even though Mick lived in England, he listened to American music. He liked the blues—an old type of music that often had a slow beat and sad lyrics. He also liked rock and roll, a very new type with a faster beat and lots of energy.
 
On the Dartford station platform, Mick noticed another teenager. It was his old friend Keith Richards from grade school. Mick noticed that Keith was carrying a guitar case. Keith saw the records that Mick was holding. They started talking. Keith loved American music, too!
 
Mick was a singer. Keith was a guitar player. Following their meeting that day—and their early friendships with Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts—a powerful rock-and-roll band was born.
 
The Rolling Stones blended blues and rock and roll into a unique sound. They soon became famous in their home country of England. Teenagers in America became fans, too.
 
Eventually, the Rolling Stones became the greatest rock-and-roll band in the world. They have been together for more than fifty years—longer than any other band in history. Since Mick and Keith met on the train platform in 1961, a lot has changed. But through it all, the band l³!