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Mick Jagger Praises Sam Fender's 'You Can't Always Get' Stones Cover • Nov. 3, 2026, 10:22 AM ET (Rolling Stone)

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Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2025) • Grammy Award (2017) • Grammy Award (1995) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1989)
Notable Works “Aftermath” • “Beggars Banquet” • “Blue & Lonesome” • “Emotional Rescue” • “Exile on Main Street” • “Hackney Diamonds” • “Let It Bleed” • “Some Girls” • “Steel Wheels” • “Sticky Fingers” • “Tattoo You” • “Their Satanic Majesties Request”
Role In British Invasion
Date 1962 - present
Related People Mick Jagger • Keith Richards

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The Rolling Stones
The original lineup
The Rolling Stones, 1982
Mick Jagger stands on stage at Madison Square Garden, holding a microphone aloft while performing under dramatic blue stage lights.
Keith Richards
Ron Wood, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones perform on stage under blue lights at Ciudad Deportiva Sports Complex in Havana, Cuba.
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs energetically on stage in a black and silver jacket, with a drummer and drum set visible in the background.
Mick Jagger wearing a black suit, patterned scarf, and bow tie, smiling while walking outdoors at the Palace of Versailles during the King Charles III State Visit to France.
Mick Jagger in 1964, wearing a dark coat and tie, standing outdoors beside a vehicle with an open door and a modern building in the background.
Mick Jagger, wearing a yellow jacket and red pants, performs energetically on stage while pointing toward the crowd during a 1978 Rolling Stones concert.
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