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3rd July Brian Jones drowned while under the influence of drugs and alcohol after taking a midnight swim in his pool, aged 27. His body was found at the bottom of the pool by his Swedish girlfriend Anna Wohlin. The coroner's report stated "Death by misadventure", and noted his liver and heart were heavily enlarged […]
Happy birthday to Brian Eno, born on 15th May 1948, English musician, composer, record producer best known for his pioneering work in ambient music. With Roxy Music he had the 1972 UK No.4 single ‘Virginia Plain’. He has produced U2, Talking Heads, David Bowie, John Cale, Coldplay and Damon Albarn. Article source: https://www.facebook.com/19706525166/posts/10161579655150167
Brian May takes us on set during the Bohemian Rhapsody shoot. Brian May interview: how Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody movie was made Link to original article here
“He inhabited Freddie to the point where we even started to think of him as Freddie. Really remarkable.” Brian May: Rami Malek deserves Oscar nomination for Freddie Mercury portrayal Link to original article here
3rd July 1969, Brian Jones drowned while under the influence of drugs and alcohol after taking a midnight swim in his pool, aged 27. His body was found at the bottom of the pool by his Swedish girlfriend Anna Wohlin. The coroner’s report stated “Death by misadventure”, and noted his liver and heart were heavily […]
By June of 1962, The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein was working hard to get the band more exposure by having them open for more established acts. On June 21 of that year, Brian arranged to have the lads open for Bruce Channel of “Hey! Baby!” fame at the Tower Ballroom, in New Brighton, England. Backstage, […]
Happy birthday to Brian Wilson, born on 20th June 1942, American singer, songwriter with The Beach Boys who scored the 1966 UK & US No.1 single ‘Good Vibrations’, plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles. The 1966 classic album Pet Sounds is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music […]
Brian Jones, who was a founding member of The Rolling Stones, made the formal announcement that he was leaving the band on June 8th, 1969. His reason for leaving was that he “no longer see(s) eye to eye (with the group about) the discs we are cutting.” In reality, the band had already fired / […]
19th April 1980, 32 year old English singer Brian Johnson joined Australian group AC/DC, replacing Bon Scott who had died after a drinks binge in February 1980. Johnson’s first band was the Gobi Desert Canoe Club. He was also in a band called Fresh. From 1970, Johnson played with cabaret/club band The Jasper Hart Band, […]
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/just-why-was-brian-jones-so-important-to-the-rolling-stones/ Why Brian Jones Was So Important To The Rolling Stones | uDiscover Born on 28 February 1942, Brian Jones was an innovator and very much the inspiration for The Rolling Stones in their early days. Read it here