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Brian Jones

1942 - 1969

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Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician and founder of the Rolling Stones. Initially a slide guitarist, he went on to sing backing vocals and played a wide variety of instruments on Rolling Stones recordings and in concerts. After he founded the Rolling Stones as a British blues outfit in 1962 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Jones is the 63rd most popular musician (down from 57th in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 250th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Musician.

Brian Jones was most famous for being the original lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones, and for his contributions to the band's sound.

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Among musicians, Brian Jones ranks 63 out of 3,175. Before him are Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Drake, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Ram Narayan. After him are Victor Borge, Robert Fripp, Dschinghis Khan, J. J. Cale, Chuck Berry, and Cliff Burton.

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Among people born in 1942, Brian Jones ranks 30. Before him are John Sulston, Leo Beenhakker, Michael York, Frank Williams, Bill Nelson, and Mohamed ElBaradei. After him are Ehud Barak, Javier Solana, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Daniel Barenboim, Ted Kaczynski, and John Wayne Gacy. Among people deceased in 1969, Brian Jones ranks 23. Before him are Saud of Saudi Arabia, Liu Shaoqi, Jan Palach, Rocky Marciano, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, and Iskander Mirza. After him are Morihei Ueshiba, Jack Kerouac, Robert Taylor, Vesto Slipher, Dominique Pire, and Levi Eshkol.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Jones ranks 375 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Mayhew (1944), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Joe Cocker (1944), Christopher Marlowe (1564), Christian de Duve (1917), and Olivia Newton-John (1948). After him are Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), Alec Guinness (1914), David Lloyd George (1863), Arthur Evans (1851), Robert Fripp (1946), and Roger Penrose (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Brian Jones ranks 22. Before him are David Gilmour (1946), Roger Waters (1943), Keith Richards (1943), Syd Barrett (1946), Jimmy Page (1944), and Ritchie Blackmore (1945). After him are Robert Fripp (1946), John Deacon (1951), Jon Lord (1941), Richard Wright (1943), Richard Hughes (1975), and Dave Murray (1956).

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