Coordinates: 39°50′02″N 77°14′10″W / 39.834°N 77.236°W / 39.834; -77.236

Gettysburg College is a private, four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. Gettysburg students come from 43 states and 32 countries.^[2][3][4]

The college is the home of The Gettysburg Review, a literary magazine.

History[link]

Gettysburg College campus entrance
November 4, 2001

Founding and early roots[link]

Gettysburg College was founded in 1832, as a sister institution for the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Both owe their inception to Thaddeus Stevens, a Radical Republican and abolitionist from Gettysburg. The college's original name was Pennsylvania College; it was founded by Samuel Simon Schmucker. Seven years after Gettysburg College was first founded, it established a medical school, which was located in Philadelphia. The college was forced to close the medical school in 1861, when students from the seceding southern states withdrew to return home, leaving it without adequate revenue.

Battle of Gettysburg[link]

In June 1863, southern Pennsylvania was invaded by Confederate forces during the Gettysburg Campaign. Many local militia forces were formed around the area between Chambersburg and Philadelphia to face the oncoming foe.

Among these units was Gettysburg's 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia Regiment (PEMR). Composed mostly of students from the College and Seminary, the 26th PEMR was mustered into service on June 22, 1863. Four days later, the students saw combat just north of town, skirmishing with advanced units of Confederate division commander Jubal A. Early. Casualties were light on both sides, but about 100 of the militiamen were captured and paroled.

During the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Hall, or Old Dorm, was used as both a signal corps station and field hospital. Penn Hall is an interesting anomaly in the battle. Due to the geographic position it held, it was used by both Confederate and Union troops during the battle for signal work and surgery.

On November 19, 1863, College President Henry Louis Baugher gave the benediction at the ceremony opening the National Soldiers’ Cemetery at Gettysburg; speaking after Abraham Lincoln. Henry Baugher was the president of Gettysburg College from 1850 until his death in 1868.

Relationship with the Eisenhowers[link]

Early in his military career, Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, lived in a house in Gettysburg that was across the street from the college. Both were fond of the town, so they decided to retire to a working farm adjacent to the battlefield after he left the army. It was there that President Eisenhower recuperated from his 1955 heart attack.

While living in Gettysburg, Eisenhower became involved with Gettysburg College. He served on the Gettysburg College Board of Trustees, and he was given an office, which he used when writing his memoirs. Eisenhower’s old office is now named Eisenhower House and is occupied by Gettysburg College’s office of admissions. [2] Eisenhower’s grandson, David, and his granddaughter Susan continue a certain level of family involvement with the institution.

Today the Eisenhower Institute, a nationally recognized center for leadership and public policy based in Gettysburg and Washington, D.C., is formally recognized as a distinctive program of the college ^[5].

Campus[link]

The college is located on a 200-acre (81 ha) campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is 36 miles (60 km) from Harrisburg, 55 miles (89 km) from Baltimore, 80 miles (130 km) from Washington, D.C., 117 miles (188 km) from Philadelphia, and 212 miles (341 km) from New York City, and 425 miles (684 km) from Boston.

The college's main campus is roughly divided in half by Pennsylvania Hall (administration). The northern half contains Plank Gym, Masters Hall (physics and astronomy), Musselman Library, the College Union Building, the College Dining Center, Briedenbaugh Hall (English), and several freshman dorms and fraternities. A section of this part of campus—known as "Stine Lake," is not actually a lake, but rather a quad located outside of the library. Prior to Musselman Library being built in the late 1970s, and due to Gettysburg's wet climate and drainage issues, the quad and library site would be prone to accumulating water, creating a large, muddy "lake" of sorts. Today, however, Stine Lake does not flood, but the name has stuck, to the confusion of first-year students. Additionally, the College Dining Center is known to students and faculty as "Servo," after a now defunct 1980s food service company, Servomation.

The southern half of the main campus includes McKnight Hall (languages), Glatfelter Hall (economics, managmenent, political science, mathematics, and others), Schmucker Hall (art and music), Kline Theater, and several fraternities. Over the last half-century, the campus has expanded considerably to include land to the east of North Washington Street and to the west of the traditional campus. Since approximately 96% of students live on campus, most of this additional land is dedicated to housing. It also includes the college chapel, the admissions building, a large gymnasium and field house complex, and several athletics fields. The college has also purchased or leased a large number of buildings for student housing, including residences on Washington Street, Carlisle Street, Middle Street, Stratton Street, and others.^[6]

Academic Facilities[link]

Musselman Library
November 4, 2001

Library[link]

Musselman Library houses the college collection of books, journals, videos, sound recordings, online publications, rare books, manuscripts, and digital collections. An online catalog, MUSCAT, provides a gateway to all library materials and is accessible through any computer terminal connected to the college network. In addition, the building contains a media theatre, computer lab, and media production center. Musselman Library is open around the clock when classes are in session. The library operates 24 hours a day on weekdays and selected hours during the weekends. In order to help facilitate late night studying, the library provides free coffee, tea, and hot chocolate at midnight to patrons who bring their own mugs.

Technology[link]

Full network capabilities in all campus buildings and each residence hall room. Students have access to more than 1,300 computers and a complex system of workstations and laboratories. Wireless connectivity is available across 97% of the campus (the other 3% being the practice fields) and in all of the residence halls.

Organization[link]

As an independent institution, the college operates under a charter granted in 1832 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College is governed by a 39-member board of trustees comprising leaders from a range of professions and walks of life. Thirty of the College’s trustees are graduates of Gettysburg.

On the student level, adjudication of academic disputes takes place through an Honor Commission, which holds hearings in which students are given a chance to have their say on charges brought against them.

The Academic Honor Code has been in effect since 1957, and recently has been updated to fit better with today's technology.

Academic Programs[link]

Majors

Anthropology, Art History, Art Studio, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Computer Science,^[7] Economics, English, Environmental Studies, French, German, Globalization Studies, Greek, Health Sciences, History, International Relations and Affairs, Japanese Studies, Latin, Management, Mathematics, Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology, Spanish, Spanish & Latin American Studies, Theatre, Women Gender & Sexuality Studies

Special Interest Programs (Minors)

Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies, Civil War Era Studies, Comparative Literature, East Asian Studies, Education (elementary and secondary, with certification), Global/Area Studies, International Affairs Concentration, Law, Ethics, and Society, Neuroscience, Writing, Film Studies, Peace and Justice Studies

Greek Organizations[link]

Fraternities: Alpha Chi Rho, Alpha Tau Omega, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Sigma, Alpha Phi Alpha

Sororities: Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho

Service Fraternities: Alpha Phi Omega

Music Sorority: Sigma Alpha Iota

Past Greek Organizations on Campus: Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Phi, Kappa Delta Rho, Rho Beta (local), Sigma Kappa, Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Rho (local), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Psi

Students can only rush as sophomores.

Student Media[link]

"The Gettysburgian" (Campus Print Newspaper), The Forum (www.gburgforum.com, the independent online news source), Channel 34 Gburg TV (Campus Television Station), WZBT 91.1 (Campus Radio Station), The Spectrum (College yearbook).

Every year, the media groups on campus work together to host a journalism and media conference entitled Speak Up, Write Out, bringing in members of the world, national, and local media to speak in panels open to students of Gettysburg and other nearby colleges.

Students and Faculty[link]

Nearly 2,700 students, approximately one-half men and one-half women and representing 40 states and 35 foreign countries, attend the college.^[8]

Some 75% of the student body is from outside Pennsylvania.^[9]

The Class of 2014 had a 40% acceptance rate, and often competes with comparable schools Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall for applicants.^[10]

The college employs 180 full-time faculty, with 100% of the permanent faculty holding a doctorate or highest earned degree in their fields. The student/faculty ratio is 10:1, with an average class size of 18 students. The college hosts one of only 19 chapters of Phi Beta Kappa in Pennsylvania.

Athletics[link]

Twenty-four sports programs, for both men and women, participate in NCAA Division III. Gettysburg has earned the distinction of having the best win/loss record in the Centennial Conference for the past 12 years.

The Gettysburg College women's lacrosse team won the Division III National Championship in 2011.

The college also offers an extensive array of club, intramural, and recreational programs. Twenty-five percent of Gettysburg's students participate in intercollegiate programs, which include twelve sports for men and twelve sports for women.

The Center for Athletics, Recreation and Fitness[link]

The College broke ground on the new $25 million athletic center, named the John F. Jaeger Center for Athletics, Recreation and Fitness, on May 30, 2008.^[11] The 55,000 foot Center is an upgrade from the former athletic facility, known as the Bream/Wright/Hauser Complex. Bream/Wright/Hauser still exists next to the additions. The Center opened in stages. A dedication ceremony on April 30, 2010 marked its completion.^[12]. The Center was official named for the 1965 alumus John F. Jaeger on May 4th, 2012.^[13]

The Center features:

• A natatorium, complete with eight lanes, four warm-up lanes, and enough space for 350 seated spectators
• A 10,000 foot weight and cardio room complete with flat-screen TVs
• Additional spaces for yoga, aerobics, spinning and martial arts classes
• An upgraded training room with a Hydroworx pool
• Rock climbing walls
• A student lounge called "The Dive" ^[14][15]

The Center was created in order to provide more opportunities for the high percentage of students who like to maintain their fitness regimens and engage in intramural, club sports programs, and exercise classes. About 25 percent of the student body participates in varsity sports, while over 75 percent are active in intramural sports. More space was needed, and the Center is important to improve life on campus.^[14]

John Jaeger, a 1965 Gettysburg College graduate, donated $1.2 million to encourage others to fund the project. Another important donor, Robert Ortenzio, provided the largest single gift by a living person in the history of the College, by giving $2 million.^[14]

"Loyalty Song"[link]

Gettysburg College campus
November 4, 2001

Fair Gettysburg our Alma Mater, hear us praise thy name,

We'll ever lend our hearts and hands to help increase thy fame.

The honor of old Gettysburg calls forth our loyalty.

So cheer (Rah! Rah!) old G'burg's Bullets on to victory!

However, another rendition exists with a few differences:

Hail Gettysburg our Alma Mater, help us praise thy name.

We'll ever lend our hearts and hands to help increase thy fame.

The honor of old Gettysburg calls forth our loyalty,

So cheer (Rah! Rah!) our G'burg Bullets on to fight for victory!

Notable alumni[link]

• J. Michael Bishop, 1989 Nobel Laureate in Medicine for cancer research
• Rev. David Bittle, first president of Roanoke College, the nation's second oldest Lutheran college after Gettysburg
• Janet Morgan Riggs, President of Gettysburg College (2009–present)
• Ruth J. Person, Chancellor of the University of Michigan (Flint Campus).
• Herman Haupt, American Civil War general who ran the Union military railroad system
• Carson Kressley, fashion consultant, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
• George M. Leader, former Governor of Pennsylvania (1955–1959)
• John S. Rice, former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (1961-1964) and President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate (1939-1940)
• William N. McNair, former mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1934–1936)
• Ron Paul, M.D., U.S. Congressman from Texas, 1988 Libertarian Party Presidential nominee, as well as 2008 and 2012 Candidate for the Republican Party Presidential nomination
• James Glenn Beall, former Maryland U.S. Senator.
• Carol Bellamy, former New York City Council President and former executive director, UNICEF
• Nathaniel N. Craley, Jr., former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1965–1967)
• Fred F. Fielding, former (1981–1986, 2007–2009) Counsel to the President, former deputy to the White House counsel (1970–1972), member of 9/11 Commission
• Bruce S. Gordon, former head of the NAACP (2005–2007)
• Jeffrey Piccola, Pennsylvania State Senator, former State Senate Majority Whip (2001–2007)
• Keller E. Rockey, Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps, commander of the Fifth Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima
• Karen Sosnoski, author, radio contributor and filmmaker
• Edgar Fahs Smith American scientist and provost of the University of Pennsylvania
• Jerry Spinelli, author, winner of the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee
• F. William Sunderman, Physician, Editor, Musician, and Inventor. Medical Director for the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, N.M. [
• Charles A. Willoughby, Chief of Intelligence on General Douglas MacArthur's staff during World War II, member of Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
• George Winter, former Major League Baseball player
• John Bosley Ziegler who discovered Dianabol and pioneered the use of steroids in sport.
• John Yovicsin, NFL football player, coach at Gettysburg, and coach at Harvard
• David Hartman, first blind person to graduate from medical school in the United States
• Ron Warner, class of 1962, two-time All-American (1961, 1962) basketball player
• Stephanie Sellars, writer, actor, and filmmaker

Civil War History activities[link]

Due to its close relationship to a crucial battle in the American Civil War, Gettysburg College hosts a number of activities and awards:

• Pennsylvania Hall, located in the center of campus, was occupied by both Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Gettysburg. Today, a Civil War era-style flag (for the year 1863) flies above the building, which was used as a lookout position and a field hospital during the battle.

• In 1982, professor and historian Gabor Boritt founded the Civil War Institute, which hosts annual seminars and tours on Civil War themes. Scholarships are granted to high school students and history teachers to attend the week-long summer event.

• Since 1998, the Gettysburg Semester, a semester-long immersion in Civil War academic study has been offered.

• Gettysburg College students may elect to pursue a unique interdisciplinary minor in Civil War Era Studies. Requirements include a general introduction course about the Civil War and a capstone senior-level seminar. Students must also select four classes of at least two disciplines. Some of the classes offered include (but are not limited to): military history, Economics of the American South, Civil War Literature, films about the Civil War, and Gender Ideology in the Civil War.

• The Lincoln Prize has been awarded annually since 1991 for the best non-fiction historical work of the year on the Civil War.

• Starting in 2005, the Michael Shaara Prize has been awarded for excellence in Civil War fiction. (Shaara was the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels.)

Gallery[link]

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  Climbing wall.

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  Masters Hall.

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  Pennsylvania Hall.

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  Schmucker Hall.

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  Student mailboxes.

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  Glatfelter Lodge.

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  McCreary Hall and the Science Center.

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  Bookstore.

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  Musselman Library.

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  View from Lincoln Street.

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  Bream-Wright-Hauser Athletic Complex

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  Pennsylvania Hall, from Musselman Library

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  Dining Center ("Servo")

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  Dining Center ("Servo")

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gettysburg College

• Official website
• Papers of Willard S. Paul, president of Gettysburg College (1956–1961), Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

David Gergen
Gergen at the 2008 World Economic Forum
Born	David Richmond Gergen (1942-05-09) May 9, 1942 (age 70) Durham, North Carolina
Residence	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale University (1963) Harvard Law School (1967)
Occupation	political consultant, professor

David Richmond Gergen (born May 9, 1942) is an American political consultant and former presidential advisor who served during the administrations of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton. He is currently Director of the Center for Public Leadership and a professor of public service at Harvard Kennedy School.^[1] Gergen is the Editor-at-large for U.S. News and World Report and the Senior Political Analyst for CNN.^[2]

Family and education[link]

David Gergen was born in Durham, North Carolina. He is the youngest of four children of Aubigne Munger (née Lermond) and Dr. John Jay Gergen, who once chaired Duke University's mathematics department.^[3][4][5] His brother, Kenneth J. Gergen, is a psychologist and professor at Swarthmore College.^[6]

Gergen served in the U.S. Navy for three-and-a-half years, serving on a ship home-ported in Japan.^[7] Gergen earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1963 and was a member of Manuscript Society. In 1967, he received his law degree from Harvard Law School. In 1967, Gergen married Anne Gergen of England. She is a family therapist; they live in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They have two children, Christopher and Katherine, and four grandchildren.

Professional career[link]

Political activity[link]

Gergen began his federal career in the Nixon administration in 1971. Gergen has served four presidents including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Gergen joined the Nixon White House in 1971, as a staff assistant on the speech writing team, a group that included Pat Buchanan, Ben Stein, and William Safire. Two years later, he took over as the director. Gergen went on to become the Director of Communications for President Gerald Ford and President Ronald Reagan, a counselor on domestic and foreign affairs for President Bill Clinton and his secretary of state, Warren Christopher, and an adviser to the 1980 George H.W. Bush presidential campaign. Despite his long-standing association with Republicans, Gergen has stated that he is actually an independent.^[8][9]

Educational, journalistic and other professional activities[link]

Following his years in public service, Gergen worked as a political journalist, commentator, editor, teacher, public servant, and is a best-selling author. He was the first managing editor of Public Opinion, a magazine affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute, and from 1985–1986, he worked as an editor at U.S. News & World Report. Following his service in the Clinton administration, Gergen resumed his relationship with U.S. News, and currently serves as editor-at-large. In 2000, he published a New York Times bestseller book, Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton.

Gergen’s career in television began in 1985, when he joined the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour for Friday night discussions of politics. During that period, he was a regular commentator for five years on the NewsHour, providing a conservative viewpoint counterposed to that of Mark Shields. During his tenure, Gergen had the opportunity to interview many leading intellectuals. Gergen also moderated PBS's World@Large discussion program for two seasons.^[9] In addition, he has also appeared on MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews, CBS and The Colbert Report. Currently^[when?], Gergen is a Senior Political Analyst for CNN and frequently appears on Anderson Cooper 360 and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Gergen has also been a guest on NPR.

Gergen's frequent television appearances as a political commentator and pundit occasionally made him the target of satire. In a biting critique of the pedantic and frequently self-evident predictions made on some televised political talk programs, humorist Joe Bob Briggs made the observation that David Gergen bore an uncanny resemblance to The Cat in the Hat.^[10]

Gergen has been actively involved in higher education. As of 2006, Gergen has been a professor of public service at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and director of its Center for Public Leadership.^[11] A Durham native, Gergen has also taught at Duke University from 1995 to 1999. He is now a trustee. Gergen served as Elon University's inaugural Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership and as the Chair of the Elon University School of Law Advisory Board. Gergen is active on many non-profit boards and is Chairman of the National Selection Committee for the Ford Foundation’s program on Innovations in American Government. He is an active as a speaker on leadership and sits on many boards, including Teach for America and the Aspen Institute. He is a member of the Washington D.C. Bar and the Council on Foreign Relations, and holds 21 honorary degrees.^[7] He is a past member of Bohemian Grove^[12][13] and the Trilateral Commission.^[14]

See also[link]

Biography portal

• List of U.S. political appointments that crossed party lines

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: David Gergen

• Official personal website
• David Gergen's Blog
• David Gergen's facebook page
• PBS Biography on David Gergen
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• David Gergen on Charlie Rose
• Works by or about David Gergen in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• David Gergen speaks to Jane Wales at the World Affairs Council of Northern California, October 10, 2006, video commentary on the Bush Administration.
• Transcript: Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees, February 7, 2008, CNN.
• David Gergen speaks to Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report about President Barack Obama's 2010 State Of The Union Speech
• Gergen Says He "Disrespects" Alex Jones

Darryl Jones
Background information
Also known as	The Munch
Born	(1961-12-11) 11 December 1961 (age 50) Chicago, Illinois United States
Genres	Jazz, rock and roll, R&B, pop rock
Occupations	Musician, film scorer, actor
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar
Years active	1980-present
Associated acts	The Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, Stone Raiders
Website	www.darryljones.com
Notable instruments
Fender Jazz Bass Lakland Darryl Jones Signature Bass

Darryl Jones (born December 11, 1961),^[1] also known as "The Munch",^[2] is an American bass guitarist. Jones began his notable career as a session musician, where he gained the experience and confidence to play with some of the most highly regarded recording artists, in jazz, blues, and rock music. Most recently, he has been best known in his role as primary bassist for The Rolling Stones since Bill Wyman's departure in 1993.

Career[link]

Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] As a youth, his father, a drummer, supported his musical interests and initially taught his son to play the guitar. A neighbor who was a bassist convinced Darryl to switch to playing the bass instead.^[1] Jones attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. One musician that Jones first played with in his studio sessions was the nephew of noted jazz musician Miles Davis, Vince Wilburn Jr. He told Jones that Davis was looking for a new bass player, and vouched for him. Jones called Davis, who gave him his first touring gig,^[3] and for some years he was mentored by Davis, having joined his band in 1983. As a young protege, Jones played bass guitar on the Miles Davis albums Decoy (1984) and You're Under Arrest (1985). Jones has worked with jazz recording artists who include Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, Mike Stern, John Scofield, and Steps Ahead, as well as touring pop and rock artists Cher, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, Eric Clapton and Joan Armatrading.

Jones performing with the Miles Davis band, Palais des Congrès, Paris, 1983

Jones has performed and recorded with The Rolling Stones since founding bassist Bill Wyman's retirement in 1993. In the manner of other tour and recording sidemen for the band, such as saxophonist Bobby Keys and keyboardist Chuck Leavell, Jones' stage movement and audience interaction is low-key and he generally wears understated apparel on stage. He is a salaried employee and does not share financial participation in the band's worldwide publishing, recording and concert touring revenues. He is also a member of the Stone Raiders musical band.

References[link]

Notes[link]

• Goldsher, Alan (August 2005). "Darryl Jones Stone Unturned". Bass Player
• Coryat,Karl. (February 2003) "Darryl Jones on Playing with the Rolling Stones, Sting, and Miles Davis - to Name a Few". Bass Player.
• Jisi, Chris. (January 2000) "Darryl Jones: Like A Rolling Stone". Bass Player.
• Wissmann, Chris (1996). "Former SIU Student Playing Bass for Rolling Stones". "Nightlife"

External links[link]

• A Basses - Darryl Jones Signature Series Bass
• Darryl Jones's Web Site