Brian Jones

Brian Jones

Birthday: 1942-02-28

Deathday: 1969-07-03

Place of birth: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Also known as: Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones , The Rolling Stones

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Biography:

Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) 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, including rhythm guitar, lead guitar, sitar, dulcimer, various keyboard instruments such as piano and mellotron, marimba, wind instruments such as harmonica, recorder, saxophone, as well as drums, vocals and numerous others. After he founded the Rolling Stones as a British blues outfit in 1962, and gave the band its name, Jones' 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" where 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 with the band's manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, who pushed the band into a musical direction at odds with Jones' blues background. When Jones developed alcohol and drug problems, his performance in the studio became increasingly unreliable, leading to a diminished role within the band he had founded. In June 1969, the Rolling Stones dismissed Jones; guitarist Mick Taylor took his place in the group. Jones died less than a month later, drowning in the swimming pool at his home at the age of 27. Jones’ death was referenced in songs by many other pop-bands, and was the subject of poems by Pete Townshend and Jim Morrison. Referring to Jones, the Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman lamented the waste of a great innovator. In 1989, the Rolling Stones, including Jones, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Score: 8.1

The Short Life of Brian Jones

Score: 8.0

The T.A.M.I. Show

Score: 8.0

Charlie Is My Darling

Score: 8.0

The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones

Score: 8.0

Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition

Score: 8.0

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

Score: 7.4

Jimi Plays Monterey

Score: 7.4

Monterey Pop

Score: 7.4

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Score: 7.4

Zappa

Score: 7.3

Crossfire Hurricane

Score: 7.1

The Stones and Brian Jones

Score: 7.1

The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London

Score: 7.0

Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones

Score: 7.0

The Quiet One

Score: 6.8

Sympathy for the Devil

Score: 6.3

27: Gone Too Soon

Score: 6.0

Voices

Score: 5.6

The Rolling Stones at the BBC

Score: 5.0

The Rolling Stones: Grrr!

Score: 0.0

What's on the Flipside

Score: 0.0

Året var 1965

Score: 0.0

5 + 1

Score: 0.0

The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969

Score: 0.0

The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record

Score: 0.0

No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones

Score: 0.0

The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews

Score: 0.0

The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years

Score: 0.0

Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Beatles Anthology

Score: 8.1

Classic Albums

Score: 7.7

The UnXplained

Score: 6.7