Ron Wood
Ron Wood on October 14, 2005.
Background information
Birth name	Ronald David Wood
Born	June 1, 1947 (1947-06-01) (age 60) London, England
Genre(s)	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter, Producer,Artist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Bass guitar
Years active	1964 - present
Label(s)	Warner Bros.
Associated acts	The Rolling Stones The New Barbarians Faces The Jeff Beck Group
Website	www.ronniewood.com
Notable instrument(s)
Zemaitis Fender Stratocaster ESP Gibson L5S Duesenberg

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Career

1960s

Wood began his career in 1964 with the Birds, based in Yiewsley, Middlesex. By the late 1960s, he was part of The Creation, then joined the Jeff Beck Group as a bassist together with singer Rod Stewart. They split up, however, after recording Beck-Ola in 1969. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Birds was one of the top rhythm and blues bands in England during the mid-1960s, and part of the first British Invasion. ... Yiewsley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Creation were an English psychedelic rock band formed in 1966 by Kenny Pickett (born Kenneth George Pickett September 3rd 1947 in Ware, Hertfordshire - died January 10th 1997) on vocals, Eddie Phillips (born Edwin Michael Phillips August 15th, 1941 in Leytonstone) on lead guitar, Mick Thompson on rhythm guitar, Jack... The electric guitarist Jeff Beck (born June 24, 1944) is a British rock musician who played in a number of influential bands in the 1960s. ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a Scottish singer born and raised in London. ... Beck-Ola is the second album by the Jeff Beck group. ... // Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ...

1970s

With Rod Stewart, Ronnie joined The Small Faces as a guitarist, shortly after leader Steve Marriott had left the group. The band's name soon was shortened to simply The Faces. Though mostly known in the United States as Rod Stewart's former backup band, the Faces were very successful in the UK, for a brief time even rivaling The Rolling Stones in popularity. They were a popular live act, and their music is recognized today as sharing an ethos with the future punk rock movement. The New York Dolls, The Jam, The Replacements, The Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, and Stereophonics all bear the group's influence. The Faces split up in 1975. Small Faces were a British mod group formed in 1965[1] by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan). ... Steve Marriott (30 January 1947 in Upton, East London, – 20 April 1991 in Arkesden, Essex. ... Small Faces album cover Faces were an early 1970s rock band formed in 1969 from the ashes of The Small Faces after Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals) (both from The Jeff Beck Group) joined Ronnie Lane (bass), Ian McLagan... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a Scottish singer born and raised in London. ... The Rolling Stones are an English band whose blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll-infused music became popular during the British Invasion in the early 1960s. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The New York Dolls are a rock band formed in New York City in 1971. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... The Black Crowes are a blues-oriented hard rock jam band who have sold over 15 million albums and were hailed by Melody Maker as The Most Rock n Roll Rock n Roll Band in the World. The band has toured with acts such as Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Jimmy Page... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... Stereophonics are a rock band from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Javier Weyler. ... See also: 1970s in music. ...

Wood performed alongside Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Steve Winwood, Ric Grech, Steve Winwood, and Jim Capaldi during Clapton's Rainbow Concert in 1973. It was Clapton's comeback concert after conquering his heroine addiction. Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Richard Roman Grech, November 1, 1946 – March 17, 1990. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English musician and songwriter and a founding member of Traffic. ... Eric Claptons Rainbow Concert was an album recorded live at the London Rainbow theatre, released in 1973. ...

During the 1970s, Wood released several solo albums (I've Got My Own Album to Do - US #23, 1974); (Now Look - US #118, 1975); (Gimme Some Neck - US #45, 1979) and a collaboration with ex-Faces bandmate Ronnie Lane on the soundtrack to the film Mahoney's Last Stand (1976). The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... See also: 1970s in music. ...

Following Mick Taylor's departure from the Rolling Stones in December 1974, Wood performed with the group on its 1975 Tour of the Americas, then contributed to its 1976 album Black and Blue, before being ultimately announced as Taylor's replacement. Wood would become a major contributor to the band during the next 3 decades. Michael Mick Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English musician best known as the former lead and rhythm guitarist for The Rolling Stones. ... // January - The Ramones form. ... The Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas 75 was a concert tour, intended for North and South America, that took place during 1975. ... Black And Blue is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1976. ...

In the Rolling Stones, Wood specializes in playing slide guitar and pedal steel guitar, and contributes to one-half of the "ancient form of weaving". He also occasionally plays bass guitar, such as during 1975 concert performances of "Fingerprint File," when Mick Jagger played rhythm guitar and bassist Bill Wyman moved to synthesizer. Rolling Stones singles such "Emotional Rescue" also feature Wood on bass. He has been given credit as a co-writer for a dozen songs, including "Black Limousine", "Dance", "Pretty Beat Up" and "Had it with You". Example of a bottleneck, with fingerpicks and resonator guitar. ... Pedal steel guitar with two 10-string necks The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. ... // Lead & Rhythm Guitar described the position of a musician who performed the lead guitar parts in a rock band, namely guitar solos or sometimes just lead parts. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger CBE (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936) was the bassist for the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1993. ... Synthesizer as used in music, is a term derived from a Greek word syntithetai < synthesis (συντίθεται < σύνθεσις) and is used to describe a device capable of generating and/or manipulating electronic signals for use in music creation, recording and performance. ... Emotional Rescue is a song by the English rock n roll band The Rolling Stones. ... Black Limousine is a song by the Rolling Stones featured on their 1981 album Tattoo You. ...

1980s

Throughout the 1980s, Wood played as a member of the Rolling Stones, continued his solo career ('1234' charted at #164 on Billboard in 1981), painted, and collaborated with a number of other artists, including Prince, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley and Aretha Franklin. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an iconic American musician. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Bo Diddleys emphasis on rhythm largely influenced popular music, especially that of rock and roll in the 1960s. ... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. ...

In 1988 Ronnie opened "Woody's on the Beach," in Miami, a one of a kind venue featuring a house band headed up by Bobby Keys, hosting a continuous stream of artist friends of Woody's, and providing a venue for local acts to perform original music with no pressure to play "cover" tunes. The stage was up close and personal with the entertainers literally feet away from the crowd. Ronnie played whenever he was in town, with friends, or the local band of the week. The defunct Hotel which housed the Club allowed for Woody to set up a world class backstage VIP area upstairs, displaying Woody's artworks, and providing a private party area for the Musicians and their guests, local nightclub VIPs, politicians, etc.

Although Woody's pioneered the club scene transitioning the neighborhood of South Beach (the Mariel boatlift had flooded the streets with all of Castro's misfits){fact}, and was highly successful, it was closed by Woody amidst a flurry of complaints from the then predominantly geriatric neighbors who found it too loud, despite the wave of security (11 "locomotive shaped bouncers") and prosperity (expanded development of the areas tourism) it fostered. {fact} Cuban refugees arriving in crowded boats during the Mariel Boatlift crisis. ...

At the Live Aid Concert in Philadelphia, Wood along with Keith Richards performed in the penultimate set with Bob Dylan. During the performance of "Blowin' in the Wind", Dylan broke a guitar string. Wood gave Dylan his guitar in order to keep the performance seamless, and even played air guitar until a stagehand brought him a replacement. Ethiopia, as its borders were in 1985. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones in 1962. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Blowin in the Wind is a song written by Bob Dylan in April 1962, and released on his 1963 album The Freewheelin Bob Dylan. ... Example of air guitar An Air guitar is the imaginary instrument used when pretending to play guitar. ...

Recently

While also continuing as a member of the Rolling Stones, in 1993, Wood appeared with Rod Stewart on MTV's Unplugged, which resulted in a hit album. After the tour that Rod Stewart undertook across the U.S. in 2004 they expressed intentions to finish the studio work on their forthcoming album entitled I'll Strut, You'll Sing. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing acoustic instruments. ...

Wood toured England and Ireland in 2001 and 2002 with his own group, The Ronnie Wood Band. The band included members of his own family and such musicians as Slash and Andrea Corr. After the tour a DVD called "Far East Man" was released. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Ronnie Wood Band toured England and Ireland during 2001 and 2002. ... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born May 17, 1974) is the lead singer of Irish pop-rock band The Corrs and an actress. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Far East Man is a song that was written by George Harrison and Ronnie Wood in 1974. ...

He continues to struggle with alcoholism, although reports between 2003 and 2006 had indicated that he had been clean since the Licks Tour of 2002 and 2003. In June 2006 it was reported that Wood was entering rehab for a couple of weeks following increased recent alcohol abuse.^[1][2] It has been announced that Wood will be featuring on four tracks on British soul diva, Beverley Knight's album, Music City Soul due for release on 9th April 2007. Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... The Licks Tour was a lengthy, truly worldwide concert tour held during 2002 and 2003 by The Rolling Stones. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beverley Knight MBE (born March 22, 1973) is a critically-acclaimed English soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. ... Music City Soul is the fifth studio album recorded by British singer-songwriter Beverley Knight. ...

He is an accomplished artist and trained at the Ealing college of art, and comes from a family of artists. His paintings, drawings, and prints feature icons of popular culture and have been featured in exhibitions all over the world. The San Francisco Art Exchange brought his work to market for the first time in the late 1980s and are recognized as experts on his art, selling nearly $10 million of his work over the last two decades.

Personal

Ronnie Wood has four children. Jesse is his son with first wife Krissy (nee Findlay) 1971-1978, a former model who died June 11, 2005. He married second wife Jo (nee Howard), mother of his daughter Leah and son Tyrone in 1985; her son Jamie from a previous relationship completes the extended family. Also a former model, Jo Wood has developed a successful line of organic beauty products.^[3] The Woods currently live between homes in Richmond, Surrey and Digby Bridge, Prosperous, Ireland.^[4] Leah Wood (born September 22, 1978) is the daughter of Rolling Stones band member, Ron Wood. ... Richmond is a suburb and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, England. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Population (2006) 1,939  Prosperous (Irish: An Chorrchoill) is a town in Ireland in County Kildare, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads. ...

Solo discography

• I've Got My Own Album to Do (1974)
• Now Look (1975)
• Mahoney's Last Stand (1976) with Ronnie Lane
• Gimme Some Neck (1979)
• 1234 (1981)
• Live At The Ritz (1988) with Bo Diddley
• Slide On This (1992)
• Slide On Live: Plugged In And Standing (1993)
• Live & Eclectic (2000) (reissued in 2002 as Live at Electric Ladyland)
• Not for Beginners (2002)
• Ronnie Wood Anthology: The Essential Crossexion (2006)

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References

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External links

• Ron Wood at the Internet Movie Database
• Ron Wood at the All Music Guide
• Ron Wood at Discogs
• Ron Wood at MusicBrainz
• Ronnie Wood
• San Francisco Art Exchange
• Ronnie Wood's Art Agency
• Ronnie Wood's art gallery