| Birth: | Feb. 28, 1942 | | Death: | Jul. 3, 1969 | 
Rock Musician. Guitarist and founding member of the Rolling Stones rock band. He was responsible for naming and promoting the group. He hired Mick Jagger as the group's vocalist, and the reason Keith Richards is guitarist is because Mick told Brian that he wouldn't join the band unless Keith did. From 1962-69, Brian learned to play over SIXTY musical instruments, texturing the Rolling Stones songs with instruments as diverse as marimbas, sitar, dulcimer, and the moog synthesizer. In 1967, he single-handedly wrote the score to the film "A Degree of Murder," which would be Germany's entry in the Cannes Film Festival. Brian played almost all of the instruments on the soundtrack, and called in his friend Jimmy Page to provide some guitar work. By 1968, Brian was desirous to see the Stones return to their rhythm and blues roots, and was subsequently delighted with the band's new project, "Beggar's Banquet." Although the reviews of the album when it was released unanimously singled Brian out for his slide guitar work, history has distorted those opinions, and now it is generally (if inaccurately) stated that Brian had little to do with the album, which is simply untrue. By early 1969, Brian had become disillusioned with the Rolling Stones, and bitter about the direction that his band had gone. He had also become distrustful of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and had begun withdrawing from recording sessions. In June of 1969, it was announced that Brian had left the band. On July 3, 1969, Brian was found at the bottom of his swimming pool, drowned, at the age of 27. (bio by: Eric Hemphill)
Cause of death: Drowned
Search Amazon for Brian Jones | | | Burial:
Prestbury Cemetery
Prestbury
Gloucestershire, England
Plot: Plot V11393 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1633 |
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