Jagger, Mick (1943-…), is an English singer, musician, and composer who became famous as a member of the Rolling Stones rock band. Jagger is the band’s vocalist and sometimes plays the harmonica. His controversial rebellious image made him a star with rock music fans. Jagger cofounded the Rolling Stones in 1962 with Keith Richards. The two have composed many of the group’s hits, including “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965), “Get Off My Cloud” (1965), “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1968), and “Sympathy for the Devil” (1968).
Michael Philip Jagger was born on July 26, 1943, at Dartford in Kent, England. He was strongly influenced by the African American musicians Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley. He and Richards named their rock band after a song composed by Muddy Waters. Jagger and the Rolling Stones issued their first album in 1964 and rivaled the Beatles as the world’s most popular rock band by the late 1960’s.
The group has continued to record and tour, making it one of the longest-running and most stable bands in rock music history. The live concerts best capture the excitement of the band, largely because of Jagger’s physical, sexually suggestive performing style. Jagger has also recorded a few solo albums.
Jagger has appeared in a few motion pictures, including documentaries of the band’s concerts. He has had acting roles in Ned Kelly (1970), Performance (1970), Freejack (1992), Bent (1997), and The Man from Elysian Fields (2001). Jagger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 as a member of the Rolling Stones. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002. In 2011, Jagger formed the group SuperHeavy with the British singer Joss Stone, the British musician Dave Stewart, the Jamaican reggae singer Damian Marley, and the Indian singer and composer A. R. Rahman. The group released its first album, SuperHeavy, in 2011.
