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Keith Richards is a British musician and guitar innovator best known as the guitarist...
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The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards playing his Fender Telecaster guitar.
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Keith Richards strumming a guitar backstage during a Rolling Stones tour in 1975....
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The Rolling Stones, 1982
In the early 1980s the Rolling Stones' lineup was (from left) Charlie Watts, Keith...
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“The Human Riff”
Keith Richards's chord-heavy playing style is rooted in the rhythms and techniques...
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Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards, 1998.
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The Rolling Stones performing in the mid-1960s. From left, Brian Jones, bass player,...
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The Rolling Stones, 1964
The original Stones lineup: (from left) Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Charlie...
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