’70s Golden Era Guitarist and Rolling Stones Collaborator Dies at 74

Wayne Perkins, an Alabama-born guitarist with ties to The Rolling Stones, died yesterday, March 18, 2026. He was 74 years old ...

Wayne Perkins, Guitarist Who Nearly Joined the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dead at 74

Wayne Perkins, a journeyman guitarist who was a part of the Muscle Shoals house band and nearly joined the Rolling Stones in 1975, has died at age 74.
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On the Charts 61 Years Ago, The Rolling Stones Scored Their First Original No. 1 Hit With This Raunchy Romantic Blueser

On March 18, 1965, The Rolling Stones scored their third U.K. No. 1 hit with "The Last Time", their first chart-topper co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.