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• Keith Richards is the primary guitar player for the Rock and Roll band The Rolling Stones. Together with lead singer Mick Jagger, Richards was responsible for co-writing many of the band's biggest hits. Richards was ranked 10th by Rolling Stone Magazine in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Apart from his work with the Stones, Richards has produced three solo albums during his career, collaborated with a number of different artists, and made an appearance in the film At World's End as Captain Teague, Jack Sparrow's father.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Keith Richards
  2. Nickname: Keef
  3. Born: December 18, 1943
  4. Birthplace: Kent, England
  5. Solo Albums: 3
  6. Record Label: Virgin Records
  7. Years Active: 1962—present
  8. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1993

• Solo Discography

  • 1988: Talk is Cheap
  • 1991: Live at the Hollywood Palladium
  • 1992: Main Offender

• Collaborated With

  • The Beatles | Faces | Peter Tosh | Tom Waits | Aretha Franklin | Ziggy Marley | John Lee Hooker | George Jones | Bo Diddley | B.B. King | Scotty Moore | Sheryl Crow | Charlie Watts | Toots and the Maytals | Willie Nelson | Les Paul | Buddy Guy | Jerry Lee Lewis

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