Ian Stewart (musician) On 12 December he went to a clinic to have the problem examined, but he suffered a heart attack and died in the waiting room. The Rolling Stones played a tribute gig with Rocket 88 in February 1986 at London's 100 Club, and included a 30-second clip of Stewart playing the blues standard "Key to the Highway" at the end of "Dirty Work". When the Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, they requested Stewart's name be included. In his 2010 autobiography "Life", Keith Richards says: "Ian Stewart. I'm still working for him. To
British rock music experimental rock, hard rock and eventually heavy metal that would become major genres in the 1970s. Shock rock pioneer Arthur Brown performed his 1968 hit song "Fire" wearing black and white makeup (corpse paint) and a burning headpiece. He has been a significant influence on extreme acts that have followed. By the early 1970s, rock music had become more mainstream, and internationalised, with many British acts becoming massively successful in the United States and globally. Some of the most successful artists, such as the individual members of The Beatles, Elton John, David Bowie, and Rod Stewart performed their own songs