How Jagger Changed The Culture Of The 1970's

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Jagger and the rest of the band changed their look and style as the 1970s progressed. By mid-seventies they had become one of the most eclectic groups in Rock and Roll. By this time all their music was original compositions by Jagger and Richards. (Charlton) Jagger also had learned to play guitar and contributed guitar parts for certain songs on Sticky Fingers. Songs released off this album included “Sister Morphine” “Dead Flowers” and “Loving Cup.” For the Rolling Stones' highly publicized 1972 American tour, Jagger wore glam-rock clothing and glittery makeup on stage. Later in the decade they ventured into genres like disco and punk with the album Some Girls in 1978. (Charlton)
During this time, Jagger also tried his hand at acting in movies, …show more content…

It was revealed that members of the Hells Angels had plotted to murder Jagger. They were angered by Jagger having publicly blamed the Angels, who had been contracted to serve as ushers and security guards at the Altamont Free Concert in December 1969. Meredith Hunter, who was an 18-year-old African-American man was stabbed and beaten to death at the concert. During the performance by The Rolling Stones, Hunter approached the stage, and was violently driven off by members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. He subsequently returned to the stage area, drew a revolver, and was stabbed to death by several of the Hells Angels. Three other people also died at the event, attended by 350,000 people. The incident was caught on camera and became a central scene in the documentary Gimme Shelter. A member was charged with murder. The Hells Angels reportedly conspired to murder Jagger but luckily it was never able to be carried out. (Jagger, Richards and …show more content…

For the next few years, Jagger and Richards barely spoke to each other and sniped at the other in the press. During this time, Jagger tried to make his solo career as successful as the Rolling Stones, pouring all of his energy into his second solo album, 1987's Primitive Cool. Although the album received stronger reviews than She's the Boss, only one of the singles "Let's Work" scraped the bottom of the Top 40 and the record didn't go gold.

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