Brian Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

2/28/1942

Place of Birth

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Also Known As

Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones The Rolling Stones

Brian Jones

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 th...

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