November 9, 1967, they issued the first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine in San Francisco. It featured a photo of John Lennon on the cover, dressed in army fatigues while acting in his recent film, How I Won the War.

The first issue had a free roach clip to hold a marijuana joint. They compiled the name of the magazine from three significant sources. The Muddy Waters song, the first rock ‘n’ roll record by Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.