Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the rock band the Rolling Stones ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs Richards wrote with songwriting partner and the Rolling Stones' vocalist Mick Jagger were listed on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Richards is the only child of Bert Richards and Doris Dupree Richards and was born at Livingston Hospital in Dartford, Kent. His father was a factory worker injured during World War II during the Normandy invasion. Keith Richards' paternal grandparents were socialists and civic leaders whose family was originally from Wales. His maternal grandfather (Augustus Theodore Dupree), who toured Britain with a jazz big band Gus Dupree and his Boys, fostered Richards' interest in guitar.
It was a sexagenarian rock star summit, as former President Bill Clinton, 64, had dinner with an upright Keith Richards, 67, of the Rolling Stones at Craft in NYC last night.With no… READ MORE >
Keith Richards' 26-year-old daughter -- model Theodora Richards -- just got off easy in her pot possession case ... because her record will be WIPED CLEAN ... if she can stay out of trouble for 6… READ MORE >
Here's an idea: why don't porn star Ron Jeremy and talk radio tub Tom Leykis sign each other's racks and call it a day? Until that Arbitron ratings book-buster, here's the lowdown on some other… READ MORE >
There's very little in the physical world that Keith Richards hasn't, by his own admission, ingested either by mouth or by nose -- including, it seems, his father's ashes.The Rolling Stones axeman… READ MORE >
After two months of trying to elevate their longtime friendship to something resembling a relationship, Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner have called it quits, but say that they're remaining "close… READ MORE >
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards confirmed Monday what everybody already knew: He will join Johnny Depp in the next "Pirates of the Caribbean" film. "As far as I know I believe I'm doing a… READ MORE >
