Dissolving the line-up in June 1969 to pursue an acoustic direction, Mayall recommended Taylor to Mick Jagger when the Rolling Stones vocalist sought his advice regarding a replacement for Brian ...

The Rolling Stones perform at the Altamont Free Concert on December 6, 1969, in Livermore, California, Keith Richards is playing the 1959 Gibson Les Paul he sold to Mick Taylor in 1967. | Credit ...

Mick Taylor plays the 1959 Gibson Les Paul he purchased from Keith Richards during a 1968 performance with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, at the Gladsaxe Teen Club in Copenhagen, Denmark.

A guitar once played by two Rolling Stones members is at the center of a dispute between former guitarist Mick Taylor and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A representative for Mick Taylor, who played for the Stones from 1969 to 1974 and is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, has said that the instrument is rightfully his.

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.