The musical career of Marianne Faithfull, who died today at 78, is as seasoned and diverse as her inimitable voice. Here are 10 highlights.
Faithfull was a counterculture icon whose rich contradictions and artistic intensity changed everyone she brushed against
In her early career, Faithfull was best known for songs like the 1964 top 10 hit As Tears Go By, and for being the girlfriend to Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. He and Stones guitarist Keith Richards had penned that song for her.
Singer, song writer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN Thursday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed,” the statement said.
Music icon Marianne Faithfull has passed away at age 78. Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull was born 29 December 1946 in London. At 18 years of age she met Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham at a Stones party. He took over her career and launched Marianne with her ‘Marianne Faithfull’ and ‘Come My Way’ albums in 1965.
British singer, songwriter, actress, and ‘60s icon, Marianne Faithfull, has passed at the age of 78. Listen to The 60s and more on the free Audacy app Announcing the news of Marianne Faithfull’s passing,
Marianne Faithfull died on Thursday in London at the age of 78. LOS ANGELES - Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star who helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs, has died. She was 78 years old. Faithfull passed away on Thursday in London, her music promotion company, Republic Media, said.
Her admirers included Beck, Billy Corgan, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, although her history would always be closely tied to the Rolling Stones and to the years she dated Mick Jagger, epitomising 'Swinging London'.
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Marianne Faithfull, the British singer-songwriter, rolling stones muse, and pop icon known for her tumultuous life and enduring musical legacy, has passed away at the age of 78.
The world of music and the arts has lost one of its most enigmatic figures with the passing of Marianne Faithfull, a British pop icon whose life story reads like a novel filled with triumph, tragedy,