Marianne Faithfull, the songstress who helped spur music's British invasion and was a muse to the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 78.

Marianne Faithfull's first hit, "As Tears Go By," was recorded when she was just 17 years old after she met with the manager of the Rolling Stones at a party.

Marianne Faithfull, musician, actor, and poster girl of rock and roll, has died. She was 78 years old. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,