No, the magazine, founded by Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason in 1967, was named for the Muddy Waters song "Rollin' Stone." The rock group The Rolling Stones also took its name from the song.
No. Both Rolling Stone Magazine (founded 1967) and the Band, the Rolling Stones (Founded 1962), named themselves after the song Rollin' Stone, written recorded by Muddy Waters, in 1950 Rolling Stone...