5 Fun Facts about the Rolling Stones

We all love the Stones. Here are a few things you might know about them:

1. Mick Jagger was quite the athlete. He set his grade school’s record for the half-mile.
2. Early in their career they actually recorded the soundtrack for a Rice Krispies commercial in the UK (You can watch it here,here,)
3. The Stones’ founder, Brian Jones was once part of a blues duo called Lewis and Ponds. Jones was calling himself Elmo Lewis. He asked his partner, Paul Pond, to become the front man of the new rock band he was forming, but Pond turned him down. That’s when Mick Jagger got the job.
4. It was Stones’ bassist, Bill Wyman, who coined the term “groupie” back in 1965.
5. Brian Jones played the oboe on the Beatles’ song “Baby, You’re a Rich Man,” while Mick Jagger sang some of the backup vocals. In return, John and Paul sang back-up on the Stones’ song, “We Love You.”