Brian Jones - Rolling Stones founder
A statue in Cheltenham to him is long overdue!
A statue with Brian with his Vox Guitar (Above) is overdue!
This is a call to arms of sorts, but around 60 years after the Rolling Stones broke onto the music scene, the time is now overdue to honour the late Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones with a statue in his home town of Cheltenham.
This talented multi-instrumentalist is one of the most recognisable stars from the 1960's and his untimely death in 1969 should not result in the end of this great musical talent's presence. A musical legacy on video and on record keeps his memory alive but more is needed!
If Liverpool can have the Beatles in statue form, then Cheltenham must have Brian Jones. I can think of no better image to use for this statue than Brian playing his iconic white Vox teardrop guitar, used on the Top of the Pops clip of 'This can be the last time', perhaps even including the famous Vox amplifier that Brian used in that tribute.
This was Brian's golden era and how many of us would like to remember him.
The early Rolling Stones music up to 1969 used the multitude of musical talent Brian was able to contribute to the music through the many instruments he played from Banjo, Recorder, Harmonica, Marimba, guitar, sitar, harpsichord, piano - to name just a selection.
In my view no Brian Jones, no Rolling Stones.
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