Talk:Keith Richards

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Keith Richards article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the subject of the article.

Add new text under old text.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Start a new topic

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4: 3 months

Keith Richards has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 25, 2019	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 28, 2019.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the riff for "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", the Rolling Stones' first number-one hit, came to Keith Richards (pictured) in his sleep?

Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on December 18, 2020, December 18, 2023, and December 18, 2024.

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

Biography: Musicians

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography
	This article is supported by WikiProject Musicians (assessed as High-importance).

Guitarists

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Guitarists, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Guitarists on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.GuitaristsWikipedia:WikiProject GuitaristsTemplate:WikiProject Guitaristsguitarist

The Rolling Stones Top‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject The Rolling Stones, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of The Rolling Stones on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.The Rolling StonesWikipedia:WikiProject The Rolling StonesTemplate:WikiProject The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

Rock music Top‑importance

	Rock music portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Rock music, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Rock music on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Rock musicWikipedia:WikiProject Rock musicTemplate:WikiProject Rock musicRock music
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

Guild of Copy Editors

This article was copy edited by Corinne, a member of the Guild of Copy Editors, on 26 January 2018.Guild of Copy EditorsWikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy EditorsTemplate:WikiProject Guild of Copy EditorsGuild of Copy Editors

Dartford Technical High School

Latest comment: 3 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

It was not ‘Dartford Technical School’. It was one of the technical high schools, sort of technical grammar schools, created by the Education Act of 1944. Only about 4% of pupils ever attended them; many education authorities never created them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-49706-12 (talk) 07:15, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Untitled

Useful reference for future: 1 (species of Trilobite named after Richards)

Keith Richards honored with Governor’s Award of Excellence

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Source: https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/fairfield/rolling-stones-guitarist-keith-richards-honored-with-governors-award-of-excellence/

WESTPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Legendary rock guitarist Keith Richards is the first person to be honored with the Governor’s Award of Excellence in Connecticut.

The honor celebrates Connecticut residents who epitomize creativity, passion and generosity. The Rolling Stones guitarist has lived in Connecticut since 1985 and supports local organizations like Sphere in Ridgefield and the Prospect Theater. Richards was presented with the award and a “key to the state” at Westport Library. 199.15.128.151 (talk) 05:39, 6 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Here is another link with more details: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/rock-legend-honored-inaugural-governors-award-for-excellence/3513428/ 199.15.128.151 (talk) 05:42, 6 March 2025 (UTC)Reply