Brian jones rolling stones biography 1969
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Brian Jones: Sympathy for the Devil
Brian Jones, rhythm guitarist with the Rolling Stones from their inception in until his departure early last month, is dead. He was
Jones died shortly after being pulled, unconscious, out of the floodlight swimming pool at his home in Hartfield.
Circumstances surrounding the latenight tragedy remain vague, despite testimony by three friends who were nära the scen, despite a coroner&#;s inquest, and despite blatantly sensational coverage bygd the London press.
Jones and his girl friend, year-old Anna Wohlin, were hosting Frank Thorogood, a builder who had been doing repairs on Jones&#; country home, and another friend, Jenny Lawson, a year-old nurse. Shortly after midnight that night (June 2nd) he was found at the bottom of the pool. Artificial respiration attempts, first bygd Miss Wohlin, who fryst vatten also a nurse, and later bygd ambulance attendants, failed, and Brian Jones was dead by the time a doctor arrived.
First reports on the drowning of the mu
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Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones[1][2] (28 February – 3 July ) was an English musician and composer, best known as the founder and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a slide guitarist, Jones went on to play a wide variety of instruments on Rolling Stones recordings and in concerts, from lead guitar/rhythm guitar and sitar to various keyboard and wind instruments.
After he founded the Rolling Stones as a British blues outfit in , and gave the band its name, Jones's fellow band members Keith Richards and Mick Jagger began to take over the band's musical direction, especially after they became a successful songwriting team. Jones and fellow guitarist Richards also developed a unique style of guitar play that Richards refers to as the "ancient art of weaving" in which both players would play rhythm and lead parts together. Richards continued the style with later guitarists, and the sound became a Rolling Stones trademark. Jones, however, did not get along w
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Brian Jones: The tragic Rolling Stones star's too-short life and career remembered
3 June ,
Brian Jones, a seminal figure in the history of rock music, is best remembered as the founder and original leader of the Rolling Stones.
His life, though tragically cut short, was marked by a remarkable blend of musical talent, charismatic presence, and personal turbulence.
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was born on February 28, , in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. From a young age, Jones displayed an aptitude for music, learning to play the piano, clarinet, and saxophone.
His parents, both amateur musicians, encouraged his interest in music, fostering an environment where his talent could flourish. By his teens, Jones had developed a rebellious streak, often clashing with authority figures at school and eventually leaving home to pursue a life that would lead him into the burgeoning music scene of the early s.
Jones's early influences included blues legends like Muddy Waters and