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  • Born: June 01, 1947, Hillingdon, London, England
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Bass, Guitar, Vocals
  • Representative Albums: "Gimme Some Neck," "Ronnie Wood Anthology: The Essential Crossexion," "I've Got My Own Album to Do"
  • Representative Songs: "Show Me," "I Can Feel the Fire," "Breathe on Me"

Biography

Guitarist Ron Wood has been a member of several "classic" British rock outfits, but the one that he's undoubtedly most associated with is the Rolling Stones, with whom he's been a member since 1976. Born on June 1, 1947, in Hillingdon, London, Wood made his first appearances on record during the mid '60s, first as guitarist for the Birds and then as a member of the oft-overlooked mod outfit the Creation (Wood only appeared on a smattering of singles, collected years later on the compilation Complete Collection, Vol. 1: Making Time). Immediately after his split from the Creation, Wood was invited to play bass in the Jeff Beck Group, a band that also included a then-unknown Rod Stewart on vocals. Despite high hopes for the group (they're often credited as one of the founders of hard rock/heavy metal), the band only managed to issue a pair of classic recordings, 1968's Truth and 1969's Beck-Ola, before splitting up just prior to an appearance at the legendary Woodstock festival. Wood and Stewart opted to stick together, as they joined the Small Faces the same year (with Wood returning back to the six-string).

Releasing one album under the Small Faces' name, 1970's First Step, the group then shortened their name simply to the Faces and soon after became one of rock's most notoriously party-hearty outfits of the era (influencing such future punk outfits as the Sex Pistols and the Replacements, among others). Further albums followed (1971's Long Player and A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse, plus 1973's Ooh La La), before the group split up in 1975. Wood also found the time to issue a string of solo releases during the mid-'70s: 1974's I've Got My Own Album to Do, 1975's Now Look, and a collaboration with ex-Faces bandmate Ronnie Lane, 1976's Mahoney's Last Stand, but this era of Wood's career is best-remembered for his enlistment into the Rolling Stones.

With the exit of Mick Taylor in 1974, the Stones began auditioning replacement guitarists, but all along, founding Stones guitarist Keith Richards knew that Wood (a longtime friend) was the man for the job. Wood contributed to half of the Stones' 1976 album, Black and Blue, before becoming a full-time member and appearing on 1977's Love You Live and 1978's Some Girls. Although the Stones didn't issue any albums during 1979, the year was a busy one for Wood, as he issued his fourth solo release, Gimme Some Neck, and toured alongside Richards in a one-off side band, the New Barbarians. Wood and the Stones conquered the charts once more in the early '80s, with such hits as 1980's Emotional Rescue and 1981's Tattoo You, but tensions between Richards and Mick Jagger caused the group to not tour the U.S. between 1982-1988, while only managing to issue a pair of spotty studio albums (1983's Undercover and 1986's Dirty Work).

During this time, Wood issued such further solo albums as 1981's 1234 and 1988's Live at the Ritz (the latter a collaboration with Bo Diddley), and became an avid painter. Jagger and Richards eventually buried the hatchet by the late '80s, as the Stones sporadically issued new studio albums and toured from 1989 onward (1989's Steel Wheels, 1994's Voodoo Lounge, 1997's Bridges to Babylon, etc.). Wood has continued to issue solo recordings throughout the '90s and beyond (1992's Slide on This, 1994's Slide on Live: Plugged in and Standing, plus a pair in 2002, Not for Beginners and Live at Electric Ladyland). Additionally, Wood has guested on countless recordings by other artists over the years, including albums by the Band, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, and his old pal Rod Stewart, with whom he taped a popular edition of MTV's Unplugged in 1993, resulting in the hit album Unplugged...and Seated. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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Ronnie Wood

Background information
Birth name Ronald David Wood
Born 1 June 1947 (1947-06-01) (age 62)
Hillingdon, London, England
Genres R&B, rock & roll, blues, rock
Occupations Musician, songwriter, record producer, painter
Instruments Guitar, bass, pedal steel, lap steel, harmonica, saxophone, drums, vocals
Years active 1964–present
Labels Warner Bros.
Associated acts The Birds, The Jeff Beck Group, Faces, The Rolling Stones, The New Barbarians
Website www.ronniewood.com
Notable instruments
Various Zemaitis models
ESP Ron Wood signature model
Duesenberg signature model
Versoul guitars
Fender Stratocaster

Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon, London) is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a member of The Rolling Stones and Faces.

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Music career

1960s

Wood began his career as a professional musician in 1964 as a guitarist with The Birds, an R&B band based in Yiewsley, West London. A popular live act with a considerable fan base, The Birds released several singles in the mid-60s;[1] Wood wrote or co-wrote nearly half the songs the group recorded.[2]

By 1967 the Birds had disbanded and Wood had joined the Jeff Beck Group as a bassist. Along with vocalist Rod Stewart, Wood did several tours with Beck, and recorded two albums: Truth in 1968 and Beck-Ola in 1969. In between Jeff Beck Group projects Wood also worked with The Creation.[3]

In 1969, after Steve Marriott left the Small Faces, Wood began working with the remaining members of that group, returning to his instrument of choice: the guitar. This line-up, plus Rod Stewart and ex-Bird Kim Gardner, teamed up with Wood's brother Art Wood in a formation called Quiet Melon, making a handful of recordings in May 1969.[3] After the Jeff Beck Group's fifth US tour in July, Wood and Stewart joined the former Small Faces full-time, and the band's name was changed to Faces.[4]

1970s

Wood (left) with Rod Stewart (right) onstage

In the first half of the 1970s, Faces released four studio albums and were among the top-grossing live acts of the period.[5] Besides his distinctive guitar work, Wood contributed harmonica, vocals and bass to the band's recordings, and co-wrote many of their songs, including "Stay With Me" and "Ooh La La". He also played on bandmate Stewart's first few solo albums, and is co-writer of the Rod Stewart classics "Gasoline Alley" and "Every Picture Tells a Story",[3] as well as several songs on Never a Dull Moment.

In 1972, Wood and Faces bassist Ronnie Lane composed the soundtrack to the film Mahoney's Last Stand;[3] the soundtrack, which was released as an LP in 1976, also features Faces bandmates Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones, along with contributions from Pete Townshend and Ric Grech. Wood also performed with Townshend, Grech, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Eric Clapton at Clapton's Rainbow Concert in 1973.

In December 1973, Wood collaborated with Mick Jagger on the song "It's Only Rock'n Roll (But I Like It)".[6] Both Jagger and Keith Richards contributed to Wood's first solo album, I've Got My Own Album to Do, released in 1974.[3]

Wood (left) with Mick Jagger (right), 1975

Following Mick Taylor's departure from the Rolling Stones in December 1974, Wood participated in the band's March 1975 recording sessions for their forthcoming album Black and Blue.[7][8] Although still a member of the Faces, he toured North America with the Rolling Stones in 1975; the Faces announced their break-up in December of that year, and Wood was officially declared a member of the Rolling Stones in February 1976.[9]

In the Rolling Stones, Wood specializes in playing slide guitar, lap steel and pedal steel guitar, and contributes one half of the "ancient art of weaving", Keith Richards' term for a style of interchange between guitarists that blurs the boundaries between rhythm and lead.[10] He also occasionally plays bass guitar, as seen during 1975 concert performances of "Fingerprint File", when Mick Jagger played rhythm guitar and bassist Bill Wyman moved to synthesizer. The Rolling Stones single "Emotional Rescue" also features Wood on bass. He has been given credit as a co-writer for a dozen songs, including "Dance", "Black Limousine", "One Hit (to the Body)" and "Had It With You".

In 1975, Wood released his second solo album, Now Look; his third, Gimme Some Neck, came out in 1979. To promote it, Wood formed and toured with The New Barbarians, playing 20 concerts in Canada and the US in April/May and the Knebworth Festival in the UK in August.[11][12]

1980s

Throughout the 1980s, Wood played as a member of the Rolling Stones; continued his solo career, releasing the album 1234 in 1981; painted; and collaborated with a number of other artists, including Prince, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, Ringo Starr and Aretha Franklin.

At the 1985 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", one of Dylan's guitar strings broke. Wood gave Dylan his guitar in order to keep the performance seamless, and played air guitar until a stagehand brought him a replacement.[13]

In 1988 Wood opened "Woody's on the Beach" in Miami, a club featuring a house band headed by Bobby Keys, hosting performances by local acts, friends of Wood's and occasionally Wood himself. The defunct hotel which housed the club allowed Wood to set up a VIP area upstairs, displaying Wood's artwork and providing private party areas. The club was popular, but was closed due to complaints from neighbours who found it too loud.[14]

1990s

In 1990 Wood was made a fully-fledged partner in the Rolling Stones' financial organization.[15] During the '90s the Rolling Stones released two studio albums and three concert albums, as well as touring in 1990, 1994–95 and 1997–99.[7]

In addition, Wood released his seventh solo album, Slide On This, in 1992; he toured to promote this album in North America and Japan. His appearance in 1993 with former bandmate Rod Stewart on MTV Unplugged resulted in a hit album entitled Unplugged...and Seated; the concert album that Wood released in 1993 from his own tour was called Slide On Live: Plugged In and Standing.[7]

Wood also contributed to Bo Diddley's 1996 album A Man Amongst Men, playing slide guitar on the tracks "Hey Baby", "A Man Amongst Men" and "Oops! Bo Diddley" and guitar on "I Can't Stand It".

2000s

Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman and Mick Hucknall at Faces reunion performance, 25 October 2009

Since 2000 Wood has continued to combine solo work with his Rolling Stones schedule. Following the 2001 release of his album Not For Beginners, 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, Slash and Andrea Corr. After the tour a DVD called Far East Man was released.

Wood toured with the Rolling Stones in 2002 and 2003; in 2004 he performed several one-off concerts and guest appearances, including a number of appearances with Rod Stewart. Later in the year the two expressed intentions of finishing the studio work on a collaborative album to be entitled You Strum and I'll Sing. In 2005, however, Wood was again busy with the Rolling Stones, recording their album A Bigger Bang and then embarking on a world tour that would continue through August 2007.[7]

In 2005 Wood launched his own record company, Wooden Records, which has released recordings by his daughter Leah, The New Barbarians and others.

In November 2006, during a break in the Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour, Wood played guitar on three tracks for British soul artist Beverley Knight's album Music City Soul, released in 2007.[7]

On 11 August 2009 Wood joined Pearl Jam on the stage of Shepherd's Bush Empire in London for a performance of "All Along the Watchtower".[citation needed]

On 25 October 2009, Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenny Jones joined forces for a Faces performance at London's Royal Albert Hall on behalf of the Performing Rights Society's Music Members' Benevolent Fund. Bill Wyman played bass and lead vocals were shared by several performers, notably Mick Hucknall.[16] Rod Stewart, who had earlier denied rumours of plans for a Faces reunion in 2009,[17] was not present.

On 2 November 2009 Wood was given an "Outstanding Contribution" award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour ceremony in London. Pete Townshend presented the award.[18] [19]

Wood is featured on Slash's 2009 release Slash & Friends.

Personal life

Wood was born into a family of English "water gypsies" (river/canal barge operators, sometimes also called "bargees") and says that his generation was the first in the family to be born on dry land.[20] He grew up in Yiewsley and attended St Stephen's Primary School and St Martin's Church of England Secondary School, West Drayton.[21]

Both of his older brothers, Art and Ted, were graphic artists as well as musicians. Ted Wood died in 2004, and Art Wood in 2006.[22]

Wood has four children. Jesse is his son with his first wife, Krissy (née Findlay), a former model to whom he was married from 1971 to 1978; Krissy died in 2005. In 1985 Wood married his second wife, Jo Wood (née Karslake), mother of his daughter Leah and son Tyrone; her son Jamie from a previous relationship completes the family. Also a former model, Jo Wood has developed a successful line of organic beauty products.[23] The Woods own homes in Kingston Vale in Greater London and County Kildare, Ireland.[24]

Wood has been frank about his struggle with alcoholism; although reports between 2003 and 2006 had indicated that he had been sober since the Rolling Stones' 2002-03 tour, in June 2006 it was reported that Wood was entering rehab for a couple of weeks following a spell of increased alcohol abuse.[25][26]

In July 2008 he was seen drinking with young Kazakh-Russian named Ekaterina Ivanova (variously reported to be between 18 and 21 years old), whom he had met in a London club, and there was speculation that they were involved in a romantic relationship.[27] According to several sources, Wood checked into rehab again on 16 July 2008 amid concerns that his wife was going to file for divorce.[28][29] As of October 2008, Wood had moved out of the family home in Ireland and has been seen frequently with Ivanova; it has been rumoured that he has filed for divorce and is seeking legal assistance in splitting up his estimated £70 million fortune.[30]

Artwork

Wood is an accomplished artist. When he was a child his drawings were featured on the BBC television programme Sketch Club; he won one of that programme's competitions, an achievement he refers to as his "awakening to art".[31] He went on to train at the Ealing Art College, as both his brothers had.

Wood's paintings, drawings and prints frequently feature icons of popular culture and have been exhibited all over the world. Several of his paintings, including a work commissioned by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, are displayed at London's Drury Lane Theatre.[32] Art critic Brian Sewell has called Wood "an accomplished and respectable artist";[33] and the South Bank Show has devoted an entire programme to his artwork.[34] Liberty & Co. has produced a clothing line using fabrics printed with Wood's art.[35] Wood is also the co-owner (along with sons Jamie and Tyrone) of a London art gallery called Scream.[36]

Books, films & television appearances

To date, Wood has three books to his credit: a short collection of autobiographical anecdotes entitled The Works, illustrated with Wood's artwork, co-authored by Bill German and published in 1988; a limited-edition art book entitled Wood on Canvas: Every Picture Tells a Story, published in 1998; and his 2007 autobiography Ronnie.

In addition to numerous Faces and Rolling Stones concert films, broadcasts and documentaries, Wood performed alongside The Band, Bob Dylan and many others in the finale of the documentary The Last Waltz, filmed in 1976.[37] He has made cameo appearances in feature films including The Deadly Bees (1967), The Wild Life (1984) and 9½ Weeks (1986), as well as on television programmes including The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978).[38][39] In October 2007 Wood appeared on the television motor show Top Gear, achieving a celebrity lap time of 1:49.4.[40]

Solo discography

See also

References

  1. ^ Wells, David (March 2007), "Bird Song", Record Collector: 60–66 
  2. ^ liner notes to The Collector's Guide to Rare British Birds, Deram Records, June 2005 
  3. ^ a b c d e Zentgraf, Nico. "Woodworks 1957-1975". http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
  4. ^ McLagan, Ian (2000). All the Rage (revised edition). Pan Books. pp. 151–153. ISBN 0-330-37637-X. 
  5. ^ Wall, Mick (May 2007), "A Walk Through the Wood", Classic Rock (Future Publishing Ltd.): 58-63 
  6. ^ Jagger, Mick; Richards, Keith; Watts, Charlie; Wood, Ronnie (2003). According to the Rolling Stones. Chronicle Books. pp. 162–164. ISBN 0-8118-4060-3. 
  7. ^ a b c d e Zentgraf, Nico. "The Complete Works of the Rolling Stones 1962-2008". http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
  8. ^ Wood, Ronnie (2007). Ronnie. Macmillan. pp. 110–112, pg. 115–116. ISBN 978-0-230-70131-1. 
  9. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 137.
  10. ^ Jagger, Richards, Watts & Wood 2003. pg. 180.
  11. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 187-192.
  12. ^ McLagan 2000. pg. 294-300.
  13. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 251.
  14. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 262-263.
  15. ^ Jagger, Richards, Watts & Wood 2003. pg. 257.
  16. ^ Fortnam, Ian (26 October 2009). "Holding Back The Jeers: Hucknall Sings With Faces". Classic Rock. http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/holding-back-the-jeers-hucknall-sings-with-the-faces/. Retrieved 2009-10-31. 
  17. ^ Rod Stewart denies Faces reunion
  18. ^ "Rolling Stone Wood wins rock gong". BBC News. 3 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8338887.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
  19. ^ "Gallery: Britian Rock Awards". Herald-Dispatch. 2 November 2009. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/entertainment/x1201846850/Gallery-Britain-Rock-Awards. Retrieved 2009-11-03. 
  20. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 3.
  21. ^ Wood 2007
  22. ^ Perrone, Pierre (November 6 2006). "Obituary: Art Wood: Frontman of the Artwoods". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/art-wood-423177.html. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 
  23. ^ Landman, Beth (2007-05-17). "Secret Ingredients: Their Husbands". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/fashion/17skin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2007-05-19. 
  24. ^ Brown, James (2003-02-24). "Wood: How I Keep Rolling On". The Daily Mail. http://www.the-faces.com/wood/articles/20030224DailyMail.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-19. 
  25. ^ DPA (2006-06-14). ""After the tree... it's rehab"". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/06/14/1149964607303.html. Retrieved 2007-05-17. 
  26. ^ Larkin, Adrian (2006-06-20). ""Rolling Stones gig latest"". BBC 6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20060620_stones.shtml. Retrieved 2007-05-18. 
  27. ^ Fox News
  28. ^ Brown, Jonathan (17 July 2008). "Ronnie Wood enters rehab for a seventh time". The Independent Music. independent.co.uk. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ronnie-wood-enters-rehab-for-a-seventh-time-869718.html. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
  29. ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Ronnie Wood is admitted to rehab
  30. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1080572/Ronnie-Woods-daughter-pregnant-delight-mother---does-know.html
  31. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 18-19.
  32. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 319-324.
  33. ^ "The Big Bang", The Big Issue (The Big Issue Company Ltd.): 9, 20-26 August 2007 
  34. ^ The South Bank Show. 2004-09-05. No. 626, season 28.
  35. ^ "Fashion rocks: Ronnie Wood rolls out a range of prints based on his art". Mail Online. 03 September 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1210928/Ronnie-Wood-rolls-range-prints-based-art.html. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
  36. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 325.
  37. ^ The Band, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood, et al.. (1978). The Last Waltz. [DVD released 2002]. MGM Entertainment. 
  38. ^ Wood 2007. pg. 180.
  39. ^ "Ron Wood (I)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939976/. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 
  40. ^ "Celebrity Lap Times". Top Gear on BBC 2. http://www.topgear.com/content/tgonbbc2/laptimes/celebrity/. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 

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