Did I just hear that Keith Richards is 76 years old?

Keith Richards is a year older.  Keith made a big name for himself as the lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones.  

Along with Mick Jagger, Keith composed most of the group’s big hits.  He is one of the most influential rockers in rock history. 

In fact, Rolling Stone ranks Keith among the top guitarists in rock music history:

“In his forty-one years with the Rolling Stones, Richards has created, and immortalized on record, rock’s greatest single body of riffs — including the fuzz-tone SOS of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” the uppercut power chords of “Start Me Up,” the black stab of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and the strum and slash of virtually everything he plays on the Stones’ 1972 classic, Exile on Main St.
Richards is not a fancy guitarist; his style is a simple, personalized extension of his teenage ardor for Chuck Berry and the swarthy electricity of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.”

Keith has also led a crazy and fast life.  Frankly, it’s hard to believe that he is 74!  He must have good genes because Keith “has had a lot of fun in life”.

Click here for “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, one of the best examples of Keith Richards’ guitar: