Read CNN’s Fast Facts on musician, songwriter, author and founding member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards.
Personal Birth date: December 18,1943 Birth place: Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom Birth name: Keith Richards Father: Bert Richards, factory worker Mother: Doris (Dupress) Richards Marriage: Patti Hansen (1983-present) Children: with Patti Hansen: Theodora and Alexandra; with Anita Pallenberg: Marlon, Dandelion, and Tara (son, died as an infant) Education: Attended Sidcup Art School Other Facts Richards and band mate Mick Jagger first met as children. Has been nominated, with the Rolling Stones, for 12 Grammy Awards and has won three. Has made cameos in both “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” Timeline 1960 – Rekindles friendship with Jagger after running into him at a train station. 1962 – Forms the Rolling Stones with Jagger and Brian Jones. July 12, 1962 – The Rolling Stones play their first gig together at the Marquee Club in London. 1963 – The Rolling Stones sign to Decca Records and release their first single. 1964 – The Rolling Stones release their first album. 1965 – The single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” is released and earns the band their first gold record. 1967 – Richards is arrested, with Jagger, for drug possession. Jagger is sentenced to three months in prison and Richards to one year. Later, the sentences are overturned on appeal.
