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—— 2Stoned (Vintage, 2002)
—— Stone Free (Escargot, 2012)
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All magazines and periodicals quoted within the text are detailed in the notes. The principal magazines used for background reading include Billboard, Circus, Creem, Disc, DownBeat, East Village Other, Entertainment World, Evo, Fifth Estate, Fusion, Goldmine, GQ, The Guitar Magazine, Guitarist, International Musician, Jazz Chronicle, Jazz News, Jazz & Pop, Melody Maker, MOJO, Motorbooty, NME, The Patesian, Pavilion, Phonograph Record Magazine, Q, Record Mirror, Record World, Rolling Stone, Sounds, Stereo Review, Strange Things, Trouser Press, Variety, Village Voice, Wire, ZigZag. Copies of the Gloucestershire Echo and other local information courtesy of Cheltenham Public Library. Copies of the News of the World, Times, Sunday People, Sunday Times, Sun and Daily Mirror were all accessed courtesy of the British Library reading rooms. Thanks to Q, MOJO, Johnny Black, Fred Dellar and Richard Morton Jack for use of their archives.
Picture Acknowledgements
Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders, but any who have been overlooked are invited to get in touch with the publishers.
Section 1
Brian aged twelve in Cheltenham: David Mercer.
Brian as a baby, 1943: Popperfoto/Getty; Barbara Jones and friends in Cheltenham: Trudy Baldwin; Brian and Valerie Corbett, 1961: Graham Ride; John Keen band, Cheltenham: John Keen; Alexis Korner: Keith Scott; Brian and Valerie, Symonds Yat: Graham Ride; Brian at Crich tramway museum: National Tramway Museum; Brian aged seventeen in Filby’s basement: John Keen.
Rolling Stones, Marquee, 12 July 1962: © Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy; Brian with Pat Andrews: Pat Andrews; Brian with Linda Lawrence: courtesy Linda Leitch; Dawn Young: Dawn Molloy Young; Zouzou, Castel nightclub, 1967: Mary Evans Picture Library/Epic; Andrew Oldham and the band, c. 1963: Getty Images.
Stones in the street before recording I Wanna Be Your Man and in the studio, 1963: both Gus Coral; Brian, Hollywood, 4 June 1964: Mirrorpix.
Brian with Howlin’ Wolf on TV show Shindig, Hollywood, May 1965: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Brian, Clearwater, May 1965: Redferns via Getty Images.
Brian and Anita Pallenberg photographed for Men in Vogue, November 1966: Michael Cooper.
Brian playing the sitar, Ready, Steady, Go!, May 1966: Jan Olofsson; Brian and Mick Jagger, Escalier Waller, Tangier, March 1967; Brian, Keith Richards and Anita, Es Saadi hotel, Marrakech, March 1967; Brian, Café Phoenix, Morocco, March 1967: all Michael Cooper; Robert Fraser’s birthday party, Hotel Minzah, Tangier, 20 September 1965: White of Reading/Mirrorpix.
Brian with Andrew Oldham, Monterey, June 1967: Fred Arellano vintagerockphotography.com; Brian leaving for the High Court, 12 December 1967: © Bettmann/Corbis; Brian in Sri Lanka, 1968: both Record Mecca; Brian and Suki Potier, Marbella, 3 August 1967: Getty Images; Brian and Anita arriving at the screening of Mord und Totschlag, Cannes, 5 May 1967: Getty Images; Brian with Stanislas Klossowski de Rowla, West London Magistrate’s Court, 5 May 1967: © UPPA/Photoshot.
Brian and Keith, Redlands: Michael Cooper; Brian and Mick on the set of The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, December, 1968: Rex/Globe Photos Inc.; Brian’s funeral, Barbara Jones, Suki Potier, Louisa and Lewis Jones and Tom Keylock, 10 July 1969: Mirrorpix; Tom Keylock, Cotchford Farm, 10 July 1969: Mirrorpix; Cleo Sylvestre, 16 October 1969: Rex/Philip Jackson/Associated Newspapers; Joujouka: Archives of the Master Musicians of Joujouka; Brian leaving Marlborough Magistrates Court, 21 May 1968: AP/Press Association Images.
Brian, Sri Lanka, 1968: Record Mecca.
Index
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Abrams, Steve, 216, 262
Acid Test, 176
Adderley, Julian Edwin ‘Cannonball,’ 20
Adelphi Theatre (Dublin), 167
Aftermath (album), 176–78, 185, 186–87
Aldred, Michael, 114
‘All Along The Watchtower,’ 270–71
Allendale, Eric, 44
Almond, Robert, 10
Altham, Keith, 101–2, 103, 145, 200, 245–46, 257, 260, 272, 314, 333, 334
Ames, Ken, 56
Andrews, Pat, 10, 40–41, 48–49, 59, 60, 67, 73, 90–92, 144, 319, 320
Anger, Kenneth, 160
Animals, 156, 245
Apollo, 322
Appleby, John, 13
Asheton, Ron, 246
‘As Tears Go By,’ 124
Aston Upthorpe, 268–69
Avory, Mick, 71–72
Baker, Ginger, 2, 66–67, 78, 80, 83, 321
Baldwin, Trudy, 12–13
Ball, Kenny, 47
Barbecue (Cheltenham), 44, 46
Barber, Chris, 21, 47, 50, 52–54, 315
Barn Owls, 25–26, 47
Basie, William James ‘Count,’ 20
Basil, Toni, 133, 174
Beatles, 78, 94–95, 100, 103, 108–9, 112, 115, 138, 180–82, 244
Beaton, Cecil, 225
Beckwith, Bob, 17, 65
Beggars Banquet (album), 275–76
Belinda (Jones’ daughter), 320
Bell, Dr Arthur, 15
Bell, Jan, 330
Bennett, Ron, 31
Bergman, Jo, 243
Berman, Tosh, 134–35, 184
Berman, Wallace, 134–35, 174, 184
Biggar, June, 24, 27
Bingenheimer, Rodney, 184
Blackbourne, Stan, 201, 236, 243–44, 253–54, 257–59, 269
Block, Judge Leslie, 248, 249, 265
Blown Away: The Rolling Stones and the Death of the Sixties (Hotchner), 327–28
Blue Boys, 34
Blues Breakers (album), 153
Blues Fell This Morning (Oli
ver), 51
Blues Incorporated, 58, 69, 72
Boss, Ken, 176
Bou Jeloud, 287–89
Bowie, David, 201
Bowles, Paul, 196, 224, 284
Boy Called Donovan, A (documentary), 204
Bradford, Geoff, 69
Brampton, Harry, 40
Bramwell, Tony, 95, 103, 109, 110, 114–15, 180, 215, 247
Brian Jones: The Inside Story of the Original Rolling Stone (Fitzgerald), 325–7
Brian Jones Blues Band, 45, 69
Bricklayer’s Arms, 71
Brighton Evening Argus, 328
Brown, James, 132–33
Brown, Rick. See Fenson, Ricky
Browne, Tara, 192–93, 202, 250
Bruce, Denny, 175, 176, 177, 178, 183
Burdon, Eric, 111, 137, 155, 156, 188, 189, 245
Burnett, Chester. See Howlin’ Wolf
Burroughs, William, 196–97, 290
Butterfield, Paul, 147–48
Byrds, 181, 185
Calder, Tony, 123, 138, 232, 243, 247, 293
Cammell, Donald, 135, 141–42, 163, 282, 291–92
Cash, Johnny, 20, 27
Cavern, 111
Chandler, Chas, 195–96, 246
Chapman, Tony, 70, 71, 82
Charlie Is My Darling (film), 166–67
Cheltenham, 5, 6–8, 20–21, 52
Cheltenham Grammar School, 14–16, 17–19, 21, 22–23, 25, 30–32
Chess Studio, 126
Chkiantz, George, 100–101, 232–33, 285–91, 301
Christian, Charlie, 46
Clapton, Eric, 57, 109, 246
Clark, Gene, 185
Clarke, Arthur C., 304
Clouston, George, 94, 99
Coleman, Ray, 116
Collins, Pat, 175
‘Come On,’ 101, 103, 105, 108
Comyn, James, 262–63
Constable, Detective Sergeant Robin, 276
Cooder, Ry, 62, 188, 296, 301, 302, 305
Cooke, Alistair, 16
Coon, Caroline, 241, 259, 262, 263–64
Cooper, Michael, 181, 215, 217, 243, 260
Corbett, Ken, 37
Corbett, Valerie, 30, 35–37, 320
Cordell, Denny, 296
Cornick, Glen, 298
Couzens, Janet, 78–79, 87, 110
Crowley, Aleister, 159, 160
Crowther, Phil, 20, 24, 39, 40
Cudmore, Detective Stan, 216
Cutler, Sam, 219, 228, 281, 302–3, 311, 328, 332–33
Daily Mail, 328
Daily Mirror, 229
Davies, Cyril, 33, 55, 77
Davis, Billie, 75, 113, 114
Dean Close, 13, 14
Decca, 99–100
Dellar, Colin, 16, 22–23, 107
Delta Jazzmen, 25, 44
Dempsey, Fred, 31
de Sade, Marquis, 52, 135
Dexter, Jeff, 99, 103, 157, 176, 191, 241, 262, 264, 280
Diddley, Bo, 110, 126
Dijon, Rocky, 297
Dixon, Deborah, 142, 163
Dodge, Jim, 18
Donegan, Lonnie, 20, 21
Donovan aka Donovan Leitch, 204–7, 212, 278
Dorsey, Mike, 144
Dylan, Bob, 171–72, 193, 194
Easton, Eric, 97, 98, 100, 105, 109, 112, 152–53, 157–58
Edith Grove, 76–77
Ed Sullivan Show, The (tv show), 132, 144, 182
Edwards, Honeyboy, 51
‘Eight Miles High,’ 185
Ellington, Duke, 20
Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot (Pope), 254
Epstein, Brian, 138
Etherington, Alan, 65
Evans, Albert V., 315
Exile on Main Street (album), 317–18
Faithfull, Marianne, 62, 91, 123, 155, 161, 169, 170, 199–201, 202, 260, 265–67, 314
inspiration for Jagger/Richards song, 123–24
and Jagger, 199–200, 203
on Jones, 200–201, 223, 293
and ‘Mars bar’ incident, 255
and Redlands drug raid and trial, 215–16, 248–49, 255, 265–66
Fariña, Richard and Mimi, 184–85
Farmer, Penny, 27, 29
Fenson, Ricky (Rick Brown), 77, 82–83
Filby, Ann, 20–21
Filby, Jane, 20–21, 36
Filby’s basement (Cheltenham), 20–21, 44, 46
Fitzgerald, Nicholas, 238, 307, 312, 316
Brian Jones, 325–27
Flamingo club, 77
Fleetwood Mac, 153
Flowers (album), 257
Ford, Tennessee Ernie, 20, 26–27
Fraser, Robert, 141, 155, 163, 164–65, 181, 196, 197, 214–15, 217, 235, 247–48, 249, 250
Fry, Martin, 26
Fuller, Detective Evelyn, 216
Getty Jr, Paul, 272, 273–74
Gibbs, Christopher, 164, 196, 197, 199, 218, 281–82
Gibson, Dave, 328
Gillespie, Dana, 193–94
‘Gimme Shelter,’ 292
Giuliano, Geoffrey
Paint It Black, 330–31
Gloster Aircraft Company, 7
Gloucestershire Echo, 8, 24
Gnawa music, 272–74
Godard, Jean-Luc, 278–79, 280
Gomelsky, Giorgio, 87, 94, 98
Goodsell, Carole, 35–36
Goulding, Colin, 82
Granny Takes a Trip (Chelsea clothes shop), 179, 180
Grateful Dead, 176
Green, Freddie, 46
Green, Peter, 153
Guy, Buddy, 126, 148, 149, 150
Gysin, Brion, 163, 196–98, 223–24, 225–26, 227, 283–85
Haley, Bill, 19, 23, 24
Hallett, Mary, 307
Hamilton, Richard, 248
Hamri, Mohamed, 197–98, 283–84
Hardy, David A., 304–5, 333
Harper, Gordon, 55–56
Harris, Jet, 113–14
Harrison, George, 100, 137, 188, 215, 230, 317
Hattrell, Dick, 43–44, 48–49, 50, 53, 74, 75, 76, 80–2, 327
Havers, Michael, 247–48, 250, 280, 294
Hendrix, Jimi, 195–96, 234, 245, 246, 269–70, 312
Henry, Dr Leonard, 262
‘Honky Tonk Women,’ 301, 306
Hoogenboom, Andy, 66, 83
Hooker, John Lee, 25–26
Hopkins, Hugh Evan, 316
Hopkins, John ‘Hoppy,’ 115
Hopkins, Nicky, 233
Hotchner, A.E.
Blown Away, 327–28
Howlin’ Wolf (Chester Burnett), 146–47, 148, 149–50, 318
Hung On You (Chelsea clothes shop), 179, 180
Hunter, Peter, 328
Hutchins, Chris, 110, 127, 162
IBC recording studio, 87–88, 99
Immediate label, 158, 159, 182, 190, 232
Iommi, Tony, 298
Irving, Charles, 7–8
‘It’s All Over Now,’ 124, 126, 131
‘I Wanna Be Your Man,’ 108, 109
‘I Want You To Know,’ 138
Jagger, Chris (brother), 262
Jagger, Joe (father), 75–76
Jagger, Mick, 17, 20, 33–34, 51, 61, 86, 115–16
abandonment of Jones in Morocco, 227–28
airbrushing Jones out of Stones’ history, 321
appearance and character, 89, 115, 225, 282–83
ascendancy as band’s spokesman, 145–46
and Chrissie Shrimpton, 192, 203
and dancing, 65
and death of Jones, 314
drug-taking story in News of the World and sues for libel, 212–14
fling with Pallenberg, 282–83, 292
joins the Rolling Stones, 69–70
and Marianne Faithfull, 203
The Performance, 135, 141, 282, 291
Redlands drug raid and trial, 214–16, 218, 235, 242–43, 247–48, 249–50, 254–55
relationship and rivalry with Jones, 86, 89–91, 131, 146, 174, 175–76, 177–78, 218, 302, 303, 306
relationship with Oldham, 138, 152, 190, 232
relationship with Richards, 122, 215, 292, 302
and sacking of Stewart, 102
as second vocalist with Alexis Korner, 66
sexually competitive, 89–91, 165
and social climbing, 165–66
songwriting partnership with Richards, 122–23, 136–37, 138, 185
studies, 75, 76, 99, 105
and ‘Sympathy for the Devil,’ 280–81
view of drugs, 180, 213
Jajaj, Mohammed, 236–37
James, Elmore, 48, 49, 62
James, Jimmy. See Hendrix, Jimi
Jazz Journal, 53
Jazz News, 58
Jessop, Frederick, 16, 22–23
Jessop, Muriel, 11
Jessop, Roger, 9, 12, 13–14, 16, 18–19, 31, 107, 297
Jethro Tull, 298
John (Jones’ son), 320
John Keen’s Jazz Band, 45
Johns, Glyn, 68, 88, 99, 100, 101, 210, 273–74, 293
Johnson, James, 25
Johnson, Johnnie, 69
Johnson, Lonnie, 25
Johnson, Robert, 50–51, 62, 208, 275, 318–19
King of the Delta Blues Singers, 50
Jones, Barbara (sister), 8, 48, 335
Jones, Brian, 2–3
musical and Rolling Stones career
absence during Redlands drug raid, 214
and Aftermath album, 186–87
behaviour during fourth American tour, 172–73
championing of blues music, 49–50, 55–56, 58, 272, 318
collaboration with Keen, 44–46
collaboration with Paul Jones, 56–58
contemplates leaving the group and decision to stay, 143–44, 151, 154
contribution to Beatles’ backing track, 244
decline in dominance of band, 118, 124, 145–46, 168, 230
discovery of jazz and rock’n’roll, 16–17, 19–20
early gigs with the Stones, 87, 105
early sound, 87, 88–89
estrangement from the band, 128, 130, 134–35, 143–44, 268, 269, 271, 280
exploration of Eastern themes, 188–89