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Fact #100784

When:

10071969

Short story:

The funeral of The Rolling Stones' guitarist and founder Brian Jones is held in Priory Road Cemetary, Cheltenham Spa, England, UK, Europe. Bandmates Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts are in attendance.

Full article:

Rector Hugh Hopkins (at funeral service) : He was typical of many of his generation who have come to see in The Rolling Stones an expression of their whole attitude to life. Much that this ancient church has stood for nine hundred years seems totally irrelevant to them. And yet it is not humbug to come here today to offer our prayers on this tragic occasion.