Evolution Of Keith Richards From 1968-2018

Keef Through The Years

The long storied career of the legendary Keith Richards has astonishingly lasted well over fifty years (and counting)! Its amazing to see how the great guitarist has evolved in through the years. Here we can have a glimpse of how he has transformed and still remained the same throughout his entire five-decade-long career. Let’s take a year-by-year look on Keith Richards’ phenomenal evolution.

Keith Richards, 1968

Keith Richards, 1969

Keith Richards, 1970

Keith Richards, 1971

Keith Richards, 1972

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Keith Richards, 1973

Keith Richards, 1974

Keith Richards, 1975

Keith Richards, 1976

Keith Richards, 1977

Credit: Gerard Malanga North Salem, NY, 1977

Keith Richards, 1978

Keith Richards, 1979

Keith Richards, 1980

Keith Richards, 1981

Keith Richards, 1982

Keith Richards, 1983

Keith Richards, 1984

Keith Richards, 1985

Keith Richards, 1986

Keith Richards, 1987

Keith Richards, 1988

© Lynn Goldsmith NYC 1988

Keith Richards, 1989

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Keith Richards, 1990

Keith Richards, 1991

© Bob Carlos Clarke, The Guardian, 1991

Keith Richards, 1992

Keith Richards, 1993

Keith Richards, 1994

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Keith Richards, 1995

Keith Richards, 1996

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Keith Richards, 1997

Keith Richards, 1998

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Keith Richards, 1999

© Peter Lindbergh, NYC 1999

Keith Richards, 2000

© Frank Micelotta, Getty Images

Keith Richards, 2001

Keith Richards, 2002

©Sante D’Orazio

Keith Richards, 2003

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Keith Richards, 2004

Keith Richards, 2005

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Keith Richards, 2006

Keith Richards, 2007

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Keith Richards, 2008

Keith Richards, 2009

© Aceshowbiz

Keith Richards, 2010

Keith Richards, 2011

Keith Richards, 2012

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Keith Richards, 2013

Keith Richards, 2014

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Keith Richards, 2015

Keith Richards, 2016

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Keith Richards, 2017

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Keith Richards, 2018

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