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A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it
When the Met announced the gift in May, Taylor thought he recognized the guitar, with its distinctive “starburst” finish, as ...
Keith Richards, Corsican drug dealers and the Rolling Stones’ stolen guitar
It’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a guitar case. A 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar that former Rolling Stone ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art Responds to Claim that Former Rolling Stones Musician Mick Taylor's Guitar Was Stolen
The Metropolitan Museum of Art responded to claims from former Rolling Stones musician Mick Taylor that the guitar — which he ...
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Former Rolling Stones Musician Mick Taylor Claims His Stolen Guitar Is at the Met
A few months ago, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it had received a historic gift of more than 500 guitars ...
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 ...
Rolling Stones rock legend battles Met over stolen ‘Keithburst’ guitar
A guitar, once played by Keith Richards, is now at the center of a high-profile ownership dispute between The Met and former ...
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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 ...
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 ...
The Met refutes Mick Taylor’s claims that he ever owned the “Keithburst” Les Paul as it prepares to exhibit the historic guitar
Taylor is said to be “mystified” that his guitar, stolen during the 'Exile on Main Street' sessions, ended up in the museum’s ...
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Mick Taylor & The Met Are Fighting Over Ownership Of A Famous Rolling Stones Guitar
When the Rolling Stones played The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, Keith Richards played a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar with a ...
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Has A Stolen Rolling Stones Guitar Turned Up In New York City?
A guitar stolen from the Rolling Stones, played by Mick Taylor, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton was said to have surfaced in a museum in July 2025.