How did the Rolling Stones get their name from a Muddy Waters song?

The British rock band the Rolling Stones derived their name from the 1950 Muddy Waters song "Rollin' Stone," which was recorded on the Chess label.12

The naming occurred in 1962 when the band's founder, Brian Jones, was on the phone with a journalist from Jazz News who requested the group's name for an upcoming gig. In a moment of spontaneity, Jones spotted a Muddy Waters record lying on the floor of his apartment and chose the name "the Rollin' Stones," which was later adjusted to "the Rolling Stones". While the phrase "rolling stone" has long existed in the English language as a reference to a vagabond, the band specifically adopted the name as a tribute to the blues legend's track.134