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Police review Brian Jones' 1969 death investigation
New evidence discovered by journalist suggests the death of Rolling Stones' guitarist may not have been an accident
Police are to take another look at the death of the Rolling Stones founder member and guitarist Brian Jones, 40 years after he was found drowned at his East Sussex farmhouse, after new evidence about the case was unearthed by an investigative journalist.
The flamboyant 27-year-old rock star was found on July 3, 1969, floating in the swimming pool at Cotchford Farm, once the home of children's author AA Milne. An inquest ruled that Jones's drowning – which occured less than a month after he had been sacked from the Stones and followed a binge of drugs and drinking - was an accident.
Several films and books have since suggested that foul play was involved, and Sussex police have agreed to re-examine the case after receiving new information from a journalist who they have not named. He is thought to be Scott Jones, a freelance reporter who has spent four years looking into the guitarist's death. The Mail on Sunday said Scott Jones, no relation to the guitarist, had handed over 600 documents to Sussex police. He also reportedly had a three-and-a-half hour meeting with senior officers in July, in which they discussed testimony from witnesses at the house on the night Jones died.
Last November an article by Jones published in the MoS revealed fresh evidence from Janet Lawson, who found Jones's body. Lawson, the then girlfriend of the Rolling Stones' tour manager Tom Keylock, said she saw Frank Thorogood, a London building contractor who was renovating Jones's house, jump into the pool and "do something to Brian". Lawson, who died of cancer last year, was convinced Thorogood had killed Jones.
Scott Jones's article quoted Lawson as saying that police had pressured her and "were trying to put words into my mouth" when she gave her statement, which made no mention of any tension between Thorogood and Brian Jones.
In 1994 two books claimed Jones was murdered by Thorogood. Both Paint it Black: The Murder of Brian Jones by Geoffrey Giuliano and Terry Rawlings's Who Killed Christopher Robin? - a reference to Winnie-the-Pooh author Milne - said the builder confessed to killing Jones on his deathbed in November 1993. Anna Wohlin, Brian Jones's Swedish girlfriend, has also claimed that Thorogood killed him. In her 1999 book The Murder of Brian Jones, she said that Thorogood, who was the last person to see Jones alive, behaved suspiciously and showed little sympathy when his body was discovered.
Rachel Helyer Donaldson, The First Post
My Sunday, October 3rd visit to the Rock and Roll and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland became a milestone moment in my life. Norm N. Nite devoted his full 3-Hour broadcast from the Sirius XM 'Alan Freed Studios' to "Sh-Boom!" Countless calls rolled in from Dion, Connie Francis, Leslie Gore, Lou Christie, Freddie Cannon, Jay Siegal, Dee Dee Sharp, Bobby Vee, Nick from the Capris and Al Contrara from the Classics. This surprise was the finest day of my life ... I am forever grateful to Norm N Nite.
The Rascals – one of the greatest rock vocal groups of all time– are getting ready to reunite for a massive tour next year.
The famous group has not been together since the beginning of the 1970s. What happened? Lots of ego trouble, and infighting.
“Van Zandt made a deal with the four of us,” says Gene Cornish, “Nothing from the past. No arguments. Don’t bring up old disagreements you didn’t settle. No people around from the past. Just the four of us. We came together for the cause; our legacy.”
The acrimony between Cavaliere and Cornish ran particularly deep. “He would put down my guitar playing,” Cornish says of Cavaliere. “He would name me for him not being able to write hit songs.” Lawyers cut the band into pieces. Cavaliere toured
in recent years as one version of The Rascals, Cornish and Danelli as another. Brigati generally steered clear of the mess.
But last year, the thaw began.
Cornish had a friend e-mail Cavaliere (Cornish doesn’t do computers), congratulating him and Brigati for being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Then Cornish got sick — a heart bypass, cancer surgery and a serious staph infection, all in the space of a few months. Cavaliere called Cornish at the hospital.
Then Van Zandt, a huge fan of the band, started making calls.
Cornish resisted.
It's a Beautiful Morning: When the Pope gets married
Clay Cole's Disc-O-tek Go-Go Dancer
Kelly Clark Surfaces After 42 Years
When the Clay Cole Show (Ch 11) changed format in '66, Marci High and Kelly Clark became our permanent go-go dancers in cages on the set.
They immediatley developed a following, especially with Baby Boomer Boys. On my year-long book tour, a most frequent questioned asked was, "What ever happened to Marci and Kelly? The two have planted a permanent image on the libido of long-ago viewers. They are still remembered with great affection.
I have not seen them since I walked away
from the show in 1968. Marci, the blond with the Vidal Sassoon wedge cut, and Kelly the fiery redhead in the right cage, were outfitted each week in mod-rags from the hippest, hottest designers of the moment, most notably Betsey Johnson.
Both Marci and Kelly married and divorced, Marci with twin boys, and Kelly with three grown children. Kelly writes:
"I now live on the eastern slopes of the Andean Mountains in Ecuador. I have been here for about a year now after a lifetime of travelling and learning, which I am still in the process of doing and yes, I still dance. I am enjoying life perhaps more than I ever have before. "
"I have very few photos left, but will never forget our days together. I have taught
dance at times throughout my long and
ever changing life, mostly for the fun of helping others enjoy what I still love to do."
Jim Morrison
Forty years later, Jim Morrison is off the
hook. Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist
says he has enough votes from the state's
clemency board to posthumously pardon
the rock legend who was convicted of the
indecently exposing himself during a 1969
concert in Miami. Crist says he's a fan of the Doors and that he wasn't convinced
the singer exposed himself and that he may
have been the victim of a culture war. The
"Light My Fire" singer was in the middle of
appealing the conviction when he was
found dead in a bathtub in Paris in 1971.
Morrison had been sentenced to six months
in jail and ordered to pay a $500 fine.
a Nite to remember ...
Rascals Reunite for Tour
As reported here last month, and confirmed to me by Gene Cornish at Rock Con, the four original Rascals have reunited for a tour. Little Steven Van Zandt was the main force in getting the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers together onstage for only the second time in 40 years. The first was when the band was inducted into the Hall in 1997, and on April 24 when the band performed a fifteen song set at a charity event.
Read more about the Rascals: Gene Cornish, Felix Cavaliere, Dino Dinelli and Eddie Brigati in our Photo Feature Story.
The Rascals are Gene Cornish, Eddie Brigati, Dino Danelli and Felix Cavaliere
1960s, the "Young" Rascals: Felix, Dino, Gene and Eddie
Cornish remembers, “I channeled into my father, who passed away in ’73,” he says.
“My father spoke to me: "What guitar player wouldn’t want to be in my shoes? God saved
you. Any one of those three things should have
killed you.” For years, Gene Cornish’s standard reply to people who asked him if The Rascals were ever getting together again was: “When the Pope gets married.”Are those wedding bells you hear, or is it “Good Lovin’?”
The Rascals, I’m told, have signed a management contract with Stevie van Zandt.
The New Jersey born and based group was one of the main acts on Atlantic Records during its heyday. Their records were produced by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Ahmet Ertegun. The records were so good that the Rascals’ greatest hits, called “Time Peace,” was one of the best selling LPs of all time.
"Rascals" Tour Dates will be published here.
-- Jeff Spevak and Roger Friedman
Newly discovered partial listing of "Clay Cole Show" guest artists in 1965 to 1967 on Ch 11, WPIX-TV
3/17/65 Rolling Stones, Ann-Marie,
Neil Sedaka, Terry Thornton,
The Newports, Rip Taylor
3/24/65 Brook Benton, Adam Faith,
Sandy Shaw
3/31/65 Bobby Sherman, Mongo Santamaria, Charlie Manna, Rip Taylor
4/7/65 Dobie Gray, Moody Blues,
Donna Lynn, Rip Taylor, Johnny Brown
4/14/65 Joe Tex, Charlie Manna, Faces, Michelle Scotti, Gene Pitney
5/19/65 Clyde McPhatter
6/12/65 Eddie Rambeau, Norman Tracey, Len Barry
6/19/65 Nashville Teens
8/21/65 Frankie Randall, Barry Darvell,
Diane Renay, Dean Parrish, Vacels
9/18/65 Dave Clark 5
9/25/65 Lovin' Spoonful, Adam Wade, Gale Garnett
10/9/65 Coasters, Dobie Gray, Eddie Rambeau, Guy Pastor, 3 of Us, Del-Satins
11/6/65 The Four Seasons,
Chuck Jackson, Noel Harrison
11/13/65 Kids Next Door, Lenny Welch, Johnny Tillotson, Tommy Hunt
11/20/65 Johnny Thunder, Roy Head,
Dee Dee Sharp
11/27/65 Toys, Ian Whitcomb, Coronados, Patrick, Skip Cunningham
12/4/65 Mel Torme’, Jordan Christopher & the Wild Ones, London Lee
12/11/65 Leslie Gore, Dionne Warwick,
Lou Monty, Tracey Dey
Raparata & the Delrons
Terry Knight and the Pack
12/25/65 Deborah Ferrara, The Reasons, Roy Hamilton, Simon & Garfunkel,
George Carlin
1/1/66 Little Anthony & the Imperials
1/8/66 Vito & Salutations, Al Martino, Fortunes, Dave Van Ronk, John Byner
1/29/66 Chad & Jeremy, Bobby Rydell, Leslie Gore, Ramsey Lewis
2/5/66 Johnny Rivers, Exciters, Christine Cooper, Carolyn Day, Howard Storm
2/12/66 Johnny Tillotson, Neil Sedaka, James Boys, Young Executives
2/19/66 David & Juanita, Verdalle Smith, Lovin Spoonful, Uncalled for Three
2/26/66 Chance Eden, Bobby Lind, Damita Jo
3/5/66 Chance Eden, Wayne Anthony, Deon Jackson, Uncalled for Three
3/12/66 Paul Revere & Raiders, Brian Hyland, Johnny Thunder, Ned Odum Boys, Beverly Ann
3/19/66 Newbeats, Lenny Welch, Vic Dana, Del Shannon, Uncalled for Three
3/26/66 Turtles, Simon & Garfunkel, Patrick, Al Martino
4/2/66 Noel Harrison, Knickerbockers, Jimmie Rodgers, Ivy League, Linda Andel, Peter & Chris Allen
4/9/66 Lettermen, Tokens, Eddie Rambeau, Verdell Smith
4/16/66 Johnny Tillotson, Vogues,
Gary US Bonds, Kim Weston, James Boys
The Blues Project (Al Kooper)
4/23/66 Johnny Nash, Lada Edmund JR, Vagrants, English Setters, Reginas, Uncalled for Three,
4/30/66 Peter Paul & Mary, Dionne Warwick, Wild Ones, Lou Lawton, Reginas, Manfred Mann
5/07/66 Lou Christie, Cyrkle, Randy & the Rainbows, Beau Brummels, Neil Diamond, Barry Young
5/14/66 Toys, Bobby Fuller 4, Rare Breed, Percy Sledge, Linda Scott
5/21/66 Mitch Ryder, Lada Edmund JR, Joey Dee, Chiffons, Teddy Boys
5/28/66 Righteous Bros., Deon Jackson, Baby Jane Holtzer, Tom Rush,
Uncalled for Three
6/04/66 Knickerbockers, Sam the Sham & the Pharoes, Lenny Welch, Gale Garnett
6/11/66 Beverly Warren, The Crests, The Four Tops, The Catacombs
6/18/66 Shadows of Knight, Bobbi Martin, New Order, Royalettes, Robert Parker
6/25/66 Bobby Fuller 4, Eddie Rambeau, Chose Few, Baby Jane Holtzer,
Uncalled for Three
7/2/66 The Shangri-Las, Jose' Feliciano, Esther Phillips, The Blues Magoos,
Chubby Checker
7/9/66 Jerry Lewis, Brook Benton, Blues Project (Al Kooper), Evie Sands, Ronettes, Jose' Feliciano
7/16/66 Righteous Bros., Four Tops, Dean Parrish, Happenings, Beatles (film)
7/23/66 Johnny Maestro
7/30/66 Sam the Sham, Blues Project, Stephanie & Janis, Barbara Mason
8/6/66 Jay & Americans, Toys, Flip Cartridge, (Boxer) Emile Griffith
8/13/66 Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Bobby Hebb, Five Stairsteps, Dee Dee Warwick
8/20/66 Mitch Ryder, Five Stairsteps,
Gayle Hanes, Tradewinds, Marvin Gaye
8/27/66 Stevie Wonder, Jean Paul Vignon, Little Anthony & the Imperials
9/3/66 Razor's Edge, Brian Hyland, Burt Ward (Robin, "Batman and Robin" ABC)
9/10/66 B.J. Thomas, Capitals, Bitter End Singers, Marsha Brody, ? And Mysterians
9/17/66 (Begin New Season) Gary.Lewis
& Playboys, Jay & Americans, Mitch Ryder, Little Anthony & the Imperials,
7/22/67 5th Dimension, Shirelles, Left Banke, Seth London
7/29/67 Sam the Sham & The Pharos, Tommy James & the Shondells,
The Royal Guardsmen
8/5/67 Stevie Wonder, The Seeds, Crystals,
Gene Vito
8/12/67 Miracles, Chuck Jackson, Tremolos, Jim Valley, Evie Sands, Earls
8/19/67 Dionne Warwick, Temptations,
The 5th Estate, Brian Hyland
8/26/67 Cyrkle, Len Barry, Animals,
Terry Knight & the Pack, Glories
9/2/67 Neil Diamond, (guest host)
9/7/67 Tony Randell, Jay & Americans,
Chuck Jackson, Maxine Brown, Al Martino,
B. Siegler
9/16/67 Leslie Gore, Jay & Techniques
9/23/67 Ravi Shankar, The Happenings, Chuck Jackson, Temptations, Jake Holmes, Models, Donna Lee
9/30/67 Noel Harrison, Sonny & Cher,
Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Tommy James & the Shondells,Tomiko Jones
10/7/67 Dionne Warwick, Richie Havens, Spencer Davis Group, Left Banke, Bobby Hebb
10/14/67 Jay & Techniques, The McCoys,
Jay & Americans, Leon Bibb
Hines, Hines & Dad
10/21/67 Bobbie Gentry, Lee Dorsey, Brenda Holloway, Sol Yanovsky & the Critters
11/4/67 Dionne Warwick, Box Tops, Grassroots, Pierre La Londe
11/18/67 Cowsills, Helena Ferguson, Jay & Americans, Johnny Tillotson, Pierre La Londe 11/25/67 Peaches & Herb, Five Americans,
First Edition (Kenny Rogers), Lynn Kellogg
12/02/67 Tony Bennett, Leslie Gore, Little Dion, Glen Campbell, 5th Dimension
12/9/67 Arthur Prysock, 5th Dimension, Turtles, Chris Crosby
12/16/67 Paul Anka, Beatles (film), Jerry Lewis,
Jay & Americans, Tokens, Bobby Vee, Cowsills
TV Guide: April 8, 1967
1963: Joey Dee, Dee Dee Sharp, Jimmy Gilmer, Diane Renay 1967: Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison & the Doors
1960: Clay & partner, Palisades Park, Joanie Somers LP 1965 New Format, Clay Cole's 'Discotek" TV Guide Ad
A photo of Marci (1967)
Now the search is on to find Marci High.
The last I knew, she was living in New Jersey (Bricktown or Red Bank). Marci, where are you? Anyone who knows her whereabouts, contact us.
Now Then
Just a reminder about singer/ songwriter Paul Evans perennial Christmas novelty, "Santa's Stuck Up In The Chimney."
Paul ("Happy Go Lucky Me" and "Seven Little Girls Sittin' In the Backseat" and writer of Bobby Vinton's "Roses Are Red") said, ihe You Tube views have soared since last year, but I'm still chasing that hard-to-find Christmas compilation CD.'
The YouTube link to see and hear the song. Animation created by Llyn Hunter. Written by Paul Evans and Paul Parnes ...
Award Winning actor Al Pacino has been chosen to play famed producer and convicted killer Phil Spector in a new movie for HBO. The bewigged record producer who created the "wall of sound" in the 60's is now serving a prison sentence of 19 years to life for murder. . .
