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Met Accused of Displaying Stolen Rolling Stones Guitar

A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it
It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s messy. A guitar once played by two members of the Rolling Stones is at the center of a dispute between the band’s former guitarist Mick Taylor and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Responds to Claim that Former Rolling Stones Musician Mick Taylor's Guitar Was Stolen
The former Rolling Stones guitarist and the Metropolitan Museum of Art disagree on the rightful ownership of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar that was once played by Taylor, 76, along with his former bandmate, Keith Richards.
An Ex-Stone Says the Met Has His Lost Guitar. The Museum Says No Way.
Representatives for Mick Taylor, the Rolling Stones’ former guitarist, said the Les Paul was stolen from him decades ago. The museum says he never owned it and has not made a claim.
Rolling Stones legend charges that irreplaceable rock artifact in Met Museum was stolen from him
Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor claims that the guitar is actually the so-called “Keithburst” axe that was stolen along with other instruments while the Stones were recording their iconic “Exile on Main Street” album in the South of France in 1971.
Former Rolling Stones member claims US museum has stolen his guitar
The 1959 Gibson Les Paul is at the centre of a dispute between the band’s former guitarist Mick Taylor and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Un exintegrante de los Rolling Stones afirma que el Met tiene su guitarra robada; el museo lo niega
Solo es rock ‘n’ roll, pero es un lío. Una guitarra que una vez fue tocada por dos miembros de los Rolling Stones está en el centro de
Rolling Stones guitarist has an axe to grind over Met museum’s Gibson Les Paul
One of America’s most hallowed art institutions is locked in a row with a former member of one of Britain’s biggest rock bands, The Rolling Stones, over the origins of a distinctive 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar.
The Met Accused of Displaying Stolen Rolling Stones Guitar, But Museum Disputes That Claim
A guitar once played by two of the Rolling Stones is the source of a dispute between the band’s former guitarist and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A 1959 Les Paul guitar, once played by two members of the Rolling Stones,
Former Rolling Stones member in dispute with New York museum over guitar
The musician claims the iconic "Keithburst" Gibson Les Paul was stolen during drug-fueled recording sessions in 1971.
Rolling Stones Legend's Stolen Guitar Turns up in Museum Collection
Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor is taking on an art institution in a rock ‘n’ roll showdown over a stolen guitar. Several months ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York revealed an extraordinary acquisition: a historic collection of over 500 guitars owned by some of the most iconic musicians of the 20th
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