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Brian Jones Letter Recruiting Charlie Watts to Rolling Stones Goes to Auction

A handwritten 1962 letter from Brian Jones to Charlie Watts, urging the future drummer to join the band that became the Rolling Stones, is being auctioned.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 28 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 28 Oct 2026. The Guardian Culture published first, on 28 October at 09:30 UTC; Music News followed 3h 30m later. The most recent article, from Music News, appeared on 28 October at 13:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Culture (major outlet), Music News.

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  1. ‘Dear Charlie’: letter revealing move to snare future Rolling Stones drummer up for auction The Guardian Culture ·
  2. Historic Brian Jones Letter Inviting Charlie Watts to Join Rolling Stones in 1962 Surfaces Music News

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  • Brian Jones
  • Charlie Watts
  • Rolling Stones
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