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The old joke is that after nuclear Armageddon, the only things left on Earth will be cockroaches and Keith Richards. Old Keef is rock’s ultimate survivor, but so are the Stones, who’ve endured the departures of significant members. Brian Jones formed the band, named the band and fostered the Stones’ blues-rock formula. When he became marginalized by the Jagger/Richards songwriting team, he became an invaluable multi-instrumentalist – before succumbing to drug addiction, getting fired and drowning. Mick Taylor then came aboard as the young gun, who aided the band in its remarkable winning streak during the late ’60s/early ’70s and played the best guitar solos ever heard on Stones recordings. When Taylor tired of the grind, Ronnie Wood stepped up (talk about rock’s great survivors). He’s been part of the Richards/Wood “guitar weaving” team so long, it’s easy to think that he’s always been a Stone. Keep on rolling.