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Brian Jones’s 1962 Letter Recruiting Charlie Watts for the Rolling Stones Heads to Auction
A handwritten 1962 letter from Brian Jones to Charlie Watts, attempting to recruit him for what would become the Rolling Stones, is heading to auction at Sotheby’s. Preserved by the Watts family for more than six decades, the letter reveals Jones’s efforts to persuade Watts to leave Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated and join his fledgling band. Jones boldly described the group as “far better” than Korner’s, adding that their current drummer was “atrocious!” Despite the early recruitment attempt, Watts did not officially join the Rolling Stones until January 1963, going on to define the band’s sound for nearly six decades. The letter, complete with its original envelope, will be displayed at Sotheby’s New York December 2–8, ahead of its December 15 auction. It carries an estimated value of $70,000–$80,000.
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