Keith Richards: Good Citizen

Keith Richards turned 80 on Monday. — Keith Richards: The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones turned 80 on Monday. (Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)

March 07, 2025 at 1:34 pm CST

Connecticut was admitted to the Union in 1788 2 years before Keith Richards was born. Recently, The Stones guitarist was honored by the state of Connecticut for his contributions by being the first recipient of the Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence. He has been a resident there since 1985. You can read more about it here.

Jake "Tank" Mitchell

If you asked Tank why he got in to radio he will tell you “Some kids wanted to be Zach Morris. I wanted to be ‘Dr’ Johnny Fever.” There isn’t anything else in the world that Tank could see himself doing.