Keith Richards

Background

Richards was born in Dartford, Kent to Doris Maud Lydia and Herbert William Richards. In 1979, Richards and model Patti Hansen began dating. Their daughters, Theodora Dupree and Alexandra Nicole were born in 1985 and 1986. Three more of his offspring, Angela Richards, Marlon Richards, and Tara Richards, come from different women. He joined the rock group The Rolling Stones in 1962. Mick Jagger, Ian Stewart, and Brian Jones made up the band at the time.

The band’s first formal performance took place on July 12, 1962, at the Marquee Club, a nightclub on London’s Oxford Street. The group released their debut song, ‘Come On,’ on June 7, 1963. One of the all-time best rock songs ever recorded, his hit single ‘I Can’t Get No Satisfaction’ landed at number one on various U.S. charts in 1965. The 1980 album “Emotional Rescue” became a big smash right away. The album peaked at number one in the U.K. and spent seven weeks at the top of the U.S. chart. Richards was also admitted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1993. In 1989 and 2004, respectively, he and his bandmates were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the U.K. Music Hall of Fame.

He made a cameo appearance in the 2007 movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” playing the father of Captain Jack Sparrow. He came in at number four on the list of the ‘10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All Time’ published by “Time” magazine in 2009. He received the Rock Immortal Award in 2009 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles’ Spike T.V. Scream Awards ceremony. Richards agreed to a publishing agreement in August 2007 for his autobiography, “Life,” which was published on October 26, 2010.