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Great Britain · Arts / Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records
1962–1979Date range
6Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1962

Pete Best16 August 1962

Hamburg · Arts / Popular Music

Pete Best is sacked

1969

Brian Jones8 June 1969

Arts / Popular Music

Retreats to his Cotchford Farm home in Sussex, formerly owned by Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne, drinking heavily in the local pub and planning his comeback with a blues band, within a month he is found dead in his swimming pool. Jones releases a statement announcing his departure

Keith Richards8 June 1969

Arts / Popular Music

Jones is forced out of the band after a late-night visit to his rural home from Jagger, Richards and Charlie Watts to be replaced by twenty year-old jazz-influenced guitarist Mick Taylor, from John Mayalls Bluesbreakers

Mick Taylor8 June 1969

Arts / Popular Music

Jones is forced out of the band after a late-night visit to his rural home from Jagger, Richards and Charlie Watts to be replaced by twenty year-old jazz-influenced guitarist Mick Taylor, from John Mayalls Bluesbreakers

Brian JonesJuly 1969

Arts / Popular Music

Jones is forced out of the band after a late-night visit to his rural home from Jagger, Richards and Charlie Watts to be replaced by twenty year-old jazz-influenced guitarist Mick Taylor, from John Mayalls Bluesbreakers

1977

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne1977

Arts / Popular Music

Ozzy Osbourne leaves Black Sabbath in October of 1977 to try and form the first incarnation of "Blizzard of Ozz"

1979

Rick WrightSeptember 1979

Arts / Popular Music

Rick Wright is dropped from the Pink Floyd Partnership during final sessions for "The Wall", the move is Waters idea but he is backed by Gilmour

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne1979

Arts / Popular Music

Leaves Black Sabbath for a second time

Names involved

Brian JonesJohn Michael "Ozzy" OsbourneKeith RichardsMick TaylorPete BestRick Wright

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