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Brian Jones ( February 28, 1942 - July 2, 1969) was the original lead guitarist and backing singer behind Mick Jagger in The Rolling Stones. He was also the group's original leader but whereas his intention was to bring the "authentic" rhythm and blues sound to white audiences in the UK, Jagger and second guitarist Keith Richard (later Keith Richards) had their sights set on stardom. Brian gave in to them and gradually gave up control of the group and Keith's image was promoted somewhat more heavily, with him taking more of the spotlight (backing vocals and guitar solos) and Brian receiving less. Nevertheless Brian did show incredible musical skill and throughout his years with the band he played guitar, slide guitar, piano, sitar, dulcimer, mellotron, xylophone, marimbas, recorder, clarinet and several other instruments besides. However, his self-indulgent lifestyle got the better of him and his career and in early June 1969, he was dropped from the band and "replaced" by virtuoso guitarist Mick Taylor (who, it was rumoured, had already started working with the band weeks before Brian was sacked under the guise of an "amicable split"). Brian drowned almost a month later, seemingly under the influence of alcohol and sedatives. The coroner's report stated "Death by misadventure." However, his then-girlfriend Anna Wohlin claimed in 2000 that he had been murdered by a builder who had been staying with them renovating the house the couple shared. The builder, Frank Thorogood, reputedly confessed to the murder on his deathbed but passed away before a confession could be recorded by the authorities.

As well as a rock star, Jones was a popular fashion icon. He was of small stature at 5'6", and had an IQIQ an abbreviation for intelligence quotient , is a score derived from a set of standardized tests that were developed with the purpose of measuring a person's cognitive abilities (" intelligence") in relation to one's age group. It is expressed as a numb of 135. Living a notorious lifestlye in which he fathered several children to almost as many women and indulged in alcohol and drugs, he was buried in a lavish silver and bronze casket sent for his funeral in CheltenhamThis article is about the town of Cheltenham in England. for other places called Cheltenham see Cheltenham (disambiguation Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. The town has a, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England by friend Bob DylanBob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is widely regarded as America's greatest popular songwriter. Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams are among the few songwriters similarly revered for t.

He recorded, in 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the, Morocco the Master Musicians Of Jajouka, the first person to do so. In 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua, Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Jajouka was released and is thus the first World Music release. This brought much attention to this and other unique traditions worth knowing about. He expanded many minds and many musical vocabularies.