Mick Jagger Born: Rock's Greatest Frontman Arrives
Mick Jagger redefined the rock frontman by fusing blues-soaked swagger with a kinetic stage presence that made The Rolling Stones the most dangerous band of the 1960s. His partnership with Keith Richards produced a songwriting catalog spanning six decades, from "Satisfaction" to "Start Me Up," that kept the group commercially dominant across every era of popular music. The knighted performer continues touring past 80, outlasting every prediction of rock and roll's demise.
July 26, 1943
83 years ago
What Else Happened on July 26
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