You will notice that we are big fans of the Rolling Stones at Little Red Rooster PR. We love the music, the crazy stories and of course the fashion! It’s hard to pick a favourite Stone and it can really depend on your mood. Are you feeling like a hell raiser…that’ll be a Keef day. Feeling all calm and want to hang out and listen to some jazz…that’ll be a Charlie day. And if your feeling really bluesy and psychedelic and want to swan around all day in floaty kaftans playing the bongos…that’s a Brian day.
Jones’ main instruments were the guitar and the harmonica, but he played a wide variety of other musical instruments and was a talented multi-instrumentalist. His innovative use of traditional or folk instruments, such as the sitar and marimba, was integral to the changing sound of the band.
Originally the leader of the group, Jones’ fellow bandmembers Mick Jagger and Keith Richards soon overshadowed him; especially after they became a successful songwriting team. He developed a serious drug abuse problem over the years and his role in the band steadily diminished. He was asked to leave the Rolling Stones in June 1969 and guitarist Mick Taylor took his place in the group. Jones died less than a month later on July 3rd by drowning in the swimming pool at his home on Cotchford Farm in East Sussex.
Original Stones bassist Bill Wyman stated about Jones: “…he formed the band. He chose the members. He named the band. He chose the music we played. He got us gigs … Very influential, very important, and then slowly lost it – highly intelligent – and just kind of wasted it and blew it all away.”
Here’s to you Brian! You look so cool in this video and you gave us so much wonderful music. Thank you.
