Sympathy for the Devil – The Rolling Stones "Sympathy for the Devil" was written by singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards" original Personnel Mick Jagger — lead vocals Keith Richards — electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals Brian Jones — acoustic guitar (not audible in final mix), backing vocals Bill Wyman — maracas, backing vocals Charlie Watts — drums, backing vocals Nicky Hopkins — piano Rocky Dijon — congas Jimmy Miller — backing vocals Anita Pallenberg — backing vocals Marianne Faithfull — backing vocals en.wikipedia.org