Marianne Faithfull, an icon of British rock in the 1960s whose career went on to stretch seven decades, is dead at 78. Faithfull died “peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family,” a spokesperson told the BBC.

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.

In 2006, Faithfull revealed that she had breast cancer. She said then that the cancer had been detected early and was confiden