Brian Jones

Summary

Brian Jones is a human^[1]. He was born in Cheltenham^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1942^[3]. He passed away in Cotchford Farm^[4]. He died on July 3, 1969^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], multi-instrumentalist^[7], bandleader^[8], record producer^[9], and singer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.29% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,226 views/month, #2,905 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Brian Jones was born in Cheltenham^[2].
• Brian Jones passed away in Cotchford Farm^[4].
• Brian Jones was born on February 28, 1942^[3].
• Brian Jones died on July 3, 1969^[5].
• Burial took place at Bouncer's Lane Cemetery^[12].
• Brian Jones's father was Lewis Blount Jones^[13].
• Brian Jones's mother was Louisa Beatrice Simmonds^[14].
• A child of Brian Jones was Mark Andrews^[15].
• A child of Brian Jones was Julian Jones^[16].
• A child of Brian Jones was John Maynard^[17].
• A child of Brian Jones was Barbara Marion^[18].
• A child of Brian Jones was Johanna Jones^[19].
• Brian Jones held citizenship in United Kingdom^[20].
• Brian Jones worked as a guitarist^[6].
• Brian Jones's professions included multi-instrumentalist^[7].
• Brian Jones worked as a bandleader^[8].
• Brian Jones worked as a record producer^[9].
• Brian Jones's professions included singer^[10].
• Brian Jones was educated at Pate's Grammar School^[21].
• Brian Jones was educated at Dean Close School^[22].
• Brian Jones was a member of The Rolling Stones^[23].
• Brian Jones is recorded as male^[24].
• Brian Jones's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Brian Jones's genre is rock music^[26].
• Brian Jones's genre is rock and roll^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1942-02-28^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1969-07-03^[31]

• Genre(s): rock^[32]

• Community tags: 27 club, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: a704bc81-1d32-4b21-a1fd-ffaa6a1d86e1^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Jones was born in Cheltenham^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1942^[3]. His father was Lewis Blount Jones^[13]. His mother was Louisa Beatrice Simmonds^[14].

Education

Educated at Pate's Grammar School^[21], a grammar school^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1574^[37] and Dean Close School^[22], a school^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1886^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], multi-instrumentalist^[7], bandleader^[8], record producer^[9], and singer^[10].

Personal Life

Children include Mark Andrews^[15]; Julian Jones^[16], a child actor^[41]; John Maynard^[17]; Barbara Marion^[18]; and Johanna Jones^[19], a miscarried child^[42].

Death and Burial

Brian Jones died on July 3, 1969^[5]. He died in Cotchford Farm^[4]. The cause of death was drowning^[43]. Burial took place at Bouncer's Lane Cemetery^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Brian Jones include Blonde on Blonde^[44], an album^[45] and The Brian Jonestown Massacre^[46], a musical group^[47], founded in 1990^[48].

Why It Matters

Brian Jones ranks in the top 0.29% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,226 views/month, #2,905 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for him include Blonde on Blonde^[44], an album^[45] and The Brian Jonestown Massacre^[46], a musical group^[47], founded in 1990^[48].

FAQs

Where was Brian Jones born?

Born in Cheltenham^[2], Brian Jones…

Where did Brian Jones die?

Brian Jones died in Cotchford Farm^[4].

Who were Brian Jones's parents?

Brian Jones's father was Lewis Blount Jones^[13]. Brian Jones's mother was Louisa Beatrice Simmonds^[14].

What did Brian Jones do for work?

Brian Jones worked as guitarist^[6], multi-instrumentalist^[7], bandleader^[8], record producer^[9], and singer^[10].

Where did Brian Jones go to school?

Brian Jones was educated at Pate's Grammar School^[21] and Dean Close School^[22].