Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters.He was one of the country’s top blues musicians until his death in 1983.His music influenced singers like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.In 1950,Muddy Waters recorded a song called “Rolling Stone”.
A British rock group is said to have taken its name from Muddy Waters’ song.The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in 1962.The group’s members called themselves “the world’s greatest rock and roll band”
In 1965,Bob Dylan released his song “Like a Rolling Stone”.It is one of his best known and most influential works.
It is an angry song about a woman who was once rich and successful.But now she is on her own,“ with no direction home,like a complete unknown,like a rolling stone”.
In 1967,a young man named Jann Wenner started a magazine and he named it “Rolling Stone”.The magazine reported on rock music and the popular culture that the music created.By 1971,“Rolling Stone” had become the leading rock music and counterculture publication.It is still popular today.
1.Which person can be described as a rolling stone according to the proverb?
A.A person who always changes his jobs.
B.A person who has a successful career.
C.A person who has no family.
D.A person who is out of work.
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