Keith Richards

Keith Richards (born December 18 1943 in Dartford, Kent), is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. In addition to his work with The Stones, Richards also has worked as a session guitarist with artists as varied as Gram Parsons, Tom Waits, Bono and The Edge of U2, Nona Hendryx, John Phillips and Aretha Franklin.

"Which way to go - I don't know"

What the future holds for the Rolling Stones and Keith Richards is unpredictable. In 2004, it was announced that Richards might appear in the upcoming sequel to the movie '. He would play the character of Captain Jack Sparrow's (Johnny Depp's) dad. Depp had previously said that he loosely based the appearance and mannerisms for this Academy Award-nominated performance on Richards. Although Richards tested costumes with Depp, the current Rolling Stones tour means that it will be unlikely he will be available for the filming, scheduled for late 2005.

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Johnny Depp - Academy Award

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In 6 September 2005, A Bigger Bang, a full length collection of new studio material, was released by the Rolling Stones in support of the On Stage World Tour. Two of the new sixteen songs, "This Place Is Empty" and "Infamy", have Richards on lead vocals. Health issues for members of the band have been a serious concern in recent years. Richards has spoken in the media about trouble he has had with his fingers. As new media release photos shot in 2005 may very well indicate, Richards may suffer from arthritis, and Charlie Watts is officially a cancer survivor, beating a diagnosis of throat cancer in 2004. Nevertheless, besides the new material, the Stones have a substantial and often bootlegged collection of unreleased material; many songs feature Richards as lead singer. Famous bootlegs include the Tammy Wynette track "Apartment No. 9", accompanied only by Ian Stewart on piano, which was recorded in the stranded, passport-confiscated months in Toronto after his arrest.

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A Bigger Bang - Rolling Stones - Arthritis - Charlie Watts - Throat cancer - Bootleg - Tammy Wynette - Ian Stewart

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