3 Ways "Rollin' Stone" Shaped Music and Media

The song title inspired the name of The Rolling Stones Muddy Waters’ 1950 blues song “Rollin’ Stone” directly inspired the name of the iconic rock band, which formed in 1962.

It also gave Rolling Stone magazine its name The magazine’s co-founder Jann Wenner chose the name in 1967, citing the Muddy Waters song as the source.

Both the band and magazine became cultural institutions The Rolling Stones and Rolling Stone magazine each went on to define and influence rock music and journalism for decades, all tracing back to a single blues song title.