Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones

Brian Jones, the founder and the leader of the Rolling Stones. Jones's fellow band members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards soon overshadowed him, especially after they became a successful songwriting team. Jones developed a serious drug problem over the years and his role in the band steadily diminished. The band asked Jones to leave the Rolling Stones in June 1969. Jones died less than a month later by drowning in the swimming pool at his home. The photo is a later-generation example issued in the for a look back at the Rolling Stones. It originates from a working library of press photos and wire photos of a newspaper morgue that were subjected for use in newsprint publication over the years. Photo creditsof this excellent condition