But the continuing popularity of The Rolling Stones and their dynamic live show ensured that they popped up in a significant number of concert documentaries over the years. While the Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, periodically announced feature film projects for his boys, none ever appeared (they at one time were attached to the Dirk Bogarde vehicle The Singer Not the Song, though their participation was eventually limited to writing the title song). One also wonders what a director would have made of Keith Richards' stoic surliness or the 'stand in the back and chew gum' facelessness of Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman. This also limited their film careers, however while the Fab Four displayed a natural wit and easy onscreen charm, the most charismatic Stone, Mick Jagger, hardly looked or acted like a matinee idol, and while Brian Jones may have had a movie star's appearance, he was far more interested in playing guitar than facing the camera. The Rolling Stones grew out of the fertile British blues scene that began to take root during the skiffle craze of the mid '50's, and when the meteoric rise of the Beatles expanded the boundaries of what was possible for a British rock group, The Rolling Stones were shrewd enough to capitalize on the dichotomy between the two bands - while The Beatles were likable mop-tops who played upbeat pop music nearly anyone could enjoy, The Stones played much grittier blues-based music and assumed a tough, rebellious image that made them scary to grown-ups but appealing to teens. This also limited their film careers, however while the Fab Four displayed a natural wit and easy onscreen charm, the Formed in London in 1963, The Rolling Stones would by the end of that decade be among the world's most celebrated rock bands, but unlike their friendly rivals The Beatles, The Rolling Stones were never able to translate their charisma and musical smarts into a successful career in the movies.

Biography: Formed in London in 1963, The Rolling Stones would by the end of that decade be among the world's most celebrated rock bands, but unlike their friendly rivals The Beatles, The Rolling Stones were never able to translate their charisma and musical smarts into a successful career in the movies.

Mick taylor with the rolling stones