The Rolling Stones weren't bigger than The Beatles in their prime, but they were certainly badder. They were the punk kids who slipped through the upstairs window at night with a bottle of booze ...

The Rolling Stones began calling themselves the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" in the late Sixties. Few disputed the claim then, and few would dispute it now. The “bad boy” counterparts ...

and Eric Clapton—the Rolling Stones were ready to perform their segment for Rock and Roll Circus, a musical variety show the band crafted to promote their 1968 album Beggar’s Banquet ...