Brian Jones

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Credits: Bent Rej
Full Name
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones
Born
February 28th, 1942
Height
5ft 6in
Hometown
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Net Worth
Estimated $10 million
Family
Brian Jones was born to Lewis Blount Jones, an aeronautical engineer, and Louisa Beatrice Jones, a piano teacher, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He displayed exceptional musical talent from an early age, learning several instruments during childhood. Jones never married but fathered several children with different partners.
Years Active
1960–1969
Bands
The Rolling Stones
Top Tracks
'Paint It, Black', 'Ruby Tuesday', 'Under My Thumb', 'No Expectations', 'The Last Time'
Top Albums
'Aftermath', 'Between the Buttons', 'Beggars Banquet', 'Out of Our Heads', 'Their Satanic Majesties Request'
Records Sold
More than 250 million
Number Ones
'Aftermath', 'Between the Buttons', 'Beggars Banquet', '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', 'Get Off of My Cloud'
Fun Facts
Brian Jones named The Rolling Stones after the Muddy Waters song 'Rollin' Stone' during a telephone conversation with a journalist before the band's first performances. ### He played dozens of different instruments across the Rolling Stones' catalogue, helping introduce sitar, marimba, recorder and dulcimer into mainstream rock music. ### Jones died on July 3rd, 1969, just weeks after leaving The Rolling Stones, becoming one of the first major figures associated with the so-called "27 Club".
Related Artists
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor

Brian Jones was an English musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as the founder and original leader of The Rolling Stones.

A driving force behind the band’s early sound and image, Jones introduced blues, rhythm and blues, psychedelia and world music influences while mastering an extraordinary range of instruments, including slide guitar, sitar, dulcimer, marimba and mellotron. His inventive arrangements helped shape classic Rolling Stones recordings such as ‘Paint It, Black’, ‘Ruby Tuesday’, ‘Under My Thumb’ and ‘No Expectations’.

Although his relationship with the band deteriorated during the late 1960s, leading to his departure in 1969, Jones remains one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the British rock era.

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Brian Jones was an English musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the founder and original leader of The Rolling Stones.
Brian Jones left The Rolling Stones in June 1969 after his increasing health problems, substance abuse and deteriorating relationships within the band affected his ability to record and tour.
Brian Jones expanded the sound of rock music by incorporating a wide range of instruments and musical traditions into The Rolling Stones' recordings, helping shape the band's early identity and influencing countless musicians.
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