The British rock band the Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters song titled “Rollin’ Stone” that was recorded in 1950 on the Chess label. Formed in England in 1962, the Rolling Stones were heavily influenced by American blues music. Legend has it that when the as-yet-unnamed group landed its first gig, the group’s founder, Brian Jones, was on the phone with a music journalist who asked for the band’s name. Spotting a Waters’ record laying on the floor of his apartment, Jones chose the name “the Rollin’ Stones.” Later it was changed to the Rolling Stones.
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