Keith Richards, Rolling Stones and Governor's Award

Keith Richards gets some satisfaction from new award honoring Connecticut residents
Connecticut's governor is honoring Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Governor Ned Lamont presented Richards with the Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence Wednesday.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards honored with Governor's Award of Excellence
Legendary rock guitarist Keith Richards is the first person to be honored with the Governor's Award of Excellence in Connecticut.
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Keith Richards thanked both Gov. Ned Lamont and the state of Connecticut for bestowing him with the first-ever Governor’s Award of Excellence.
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When Ned Lamont was a young boy, he learned about rock music by listening to the Rolling Stones. Today, more than 50 years later, Lamont is governor of Connecticut, and he decided that legendary Stones guitarist Keith Richards should be the first recipient of a new honor known as the Governor’s Award of Excellence.
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