On this day - 10 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Brian Jones funeral
On July 10th 1969 the funeral for Brian Jones, the former Rolling Stones guitarist took place. He was one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones and performed backing vocals alongside playing guitar. He was dismissed from the group due to drug and alcohol problems less than a month before he died.
Following his death, Jim Morrison (of the Doors fame) published a poem about him and Jimi Hendrix dedicated a song to him on US TV. The two then both went on to die within 2 years, with all three dying at age 27 and Morrison's death being the same date as Jones.
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