Keith Richards facts for kids

Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Background information
Also known as	Keith Richard
Born	18 December 1943 (age 75); Dartford, Kent, England
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Musician, producer
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1962 - present
Associated acts	The Rolling Stones
Notable instruments
	1953 Fender Telecaster; 1959 Gibson Les Paul

Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist best known as a founder member of the Rolling Stones. He is mostly famous for his rhythm guitar playing, but he can also play lead guitar quite well. He often likes to use a guitar with only 5 strings — the lowest-tuned string is removed. On a small number of Rolling Stones recordings, he plays bass guitar, as well as other instruments. He sings background vocals on most Rolling Stones songs. Occasionally, he also sings lead vocals.

In 2003 he was ranked 10th on Rolling Stone Magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Richards has co-written and recorded hundreds of songs with his song writing partner Mick Jagger. Fourteen of their songs are listed by Rolling Stone Magazine in their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" issue.

Images for kids

Richards in 1965
Richards playing the guitar in concert, 1973
Richards's side project the X-Pensive Winos in 1988, recording Talk is Cheap. Left to right, Sergei Voronov, Keith Richards, Steven Jordan, Stas Namin.
Richards paying tribute to fellow musicians Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen at the first annual PEN Awards in the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts, 16 February 2012
Richards with the Rolling Stones during the 50 & Counting Tour in December 2012
Jagger and Richards performing in the Rolling Stones' second appearance at Hyde Park on 6 July 2013. Their first appearance was on 5 July 1969.
Richards playing "Micawber," a 1953 Fender Telecaster, in 2006