The Rolling Stones je britská rocková skupina založená roku 1962 v Londýne, ktorej zostavu pôvodne tvorili Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts a Ian Stewart. Ústrednými postavami kapely sa stali spevák Mick Jagger a gitarista Keith Richards, autorská dvojica zodpovedná za väčšinu skladieb skupiny.
Blue & Lonesome vyšiel 2. decembra 2016 u vydavateľstva Polydor ako dvadsiaty tretí štúdiový album skupiny a prvý po viac než desiatich rokoch (od A Bigger Bang z roku 2005). Album predstavuje návrat ku koreňom — obsahuje dvanásť coverov bluesových štandardov od umelcov ako Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon, Eddie Taylor, Little Walter a Howlin' Wolf. Nahrávanie prebehlo v decembri 2015 v British Grove Studios v Západnom Londýne len za tri dni, všetko bolo zahrané naživo bez overdubbingu. V dvoch skladbách hosťoval Eric Clapton, ktorý náhodou nahrával vo vedľajšom štúdiu. Napriek krátkemu trvaniu cca 43 minút vyšiel album aj ako dvojvinyl. Prvým singlom bola 6. októbra vydaná skladba Just Your Fool. Produkovali Don Was a Glimmer Twins. Album zabodoval v rebríčkoch Európy a potvrdil vitalitu legendárnej kapely aj po šiestich dekádach.
Zostavu na albume tvorili Mick Jagger (spev, harmonika), Keith Richards (gitara), Charlie Watts (bicie) a Ronnie Wood (gitara), doplnení dlhoročnými spoluhráčmi Darrylom Jonesom (basová gitara), Chuckom Leavellom a Mattom Cliffordom (klávesy).
Skladby
1. Just Your Fool
(Original written and recorded in 1960 by Little Walter)
2. Commit A Crime
(Original written and recorded in 1966 by Howlin' Wolf - Chester Burnett)
3. Blue And Lonesome
(Original written and recorded in 1959 by Little Walter)
4. All Of Your Love
(Original written and recorded in 1967 by Magic Sam - Samuel Maghett)
5. I Gotta Go
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Little Walter)
6. *Everybody Knows About My Good Thing
(Original recorded in 1971 by Little Johnny Taylor, composed by Miles Grayson & Lermon Horton)
7. Ride 'Em On Down
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Eddie Taylor)
8. Hate To See You Go
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Little Walter)
9. **Hoo Doo Blues
(Original recorded in 1958 by Lightnin' Slim, composed by Otis Hicks & Jerry West)
10. Little Rain
(Original recorded in 1957 by Jimmy Reed, composed by Ewart.G.Abner Jr. and Jimmy Reed)
11. Just Like I Treat You
(Original written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in December 1961)
12. *I Can't Quit You Baby
(Original written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Otis Rush in 1956)
All tracks feature:
Mick Jagger: Vocals & Harp, Keith Richards: Guitar, Charlie Watts: Drums, Ronnie Wood: Guitar,
Darryl Jones: Bass, Chuck Leavell: Keyboards, Matt Clifford: Keyboards
Guests:
*Eric Clapton: Guitar
**Jim Keltner: Percussion
