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Genre : Rock
Latest Release : Just For A Thrill
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Bill Wyman
The rest, of course, is history, and before too long the Stones were widely recognized as the World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band. In 1974, Wyman became the first from their ranks to record a solo LP, the all-star Monkey Grip; two years later, he repeated the trick with Stone Alone. His next major side project was the 1985 cover band Willie and the Poor Boys, which also included Watts, Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers. While rarely the recipient of the kind of media attention given his more notorious bandmates, Wyman found himself at the center of scandal in 1989 when he married model Mandy Smith, whom he'd begun dating when she was just 13 years old; they divorced a year later. Finally, in January 1993, he publicly announced his long-rumored departure from the Stones, announcing plans to publish an autobiography, Stone Alone; in 1997 Wyman formed a new band, the Rhythm Kings, which featured guitarists Peter Frampton and Albert Lee as well former Procol Harum keyboardist Gary Brooker. The group debuted with the LP Struttin' Our Stuff, followed in 1999 by Anyway the Wind Blows.
External links
Bill Wyman's website
Bio on Rolling Stones website
Solo discography
IMDB entry for Bill Wyman
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Artist Biography - Bill Wyman
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 Bill Wyman (born October 24, 1936) was the bassist for the British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1991. Wyman born was William George Perks in Penge, Kent (UK). He took piano lessons from ages 10 to 13 and later taught himself bass guitar.
In recent years, Wyman has been performing and playing with the Rhythm Kings. He is also the author of the books Stone Alone and Rolling with the Stones.
Wyman, despite his reputation as the quiet Rolling Stone, was embroiled in controversy in the 1980s when he started dating teenage model Mandy Smith, who was 13 when she met Wyman. The two eventually married in 1989 and divorced in 1991.
As a member of the Rolling Stones for three decades, Bill Wyman established himself among the greatest bassists in rock & roll history; in tandem with drummer Charlie Watts, he belonged to one of the most stalwart rhythm sections in popular music, perfectly complementing the theatrics of Mick Jagger and the gritty guitar leads of Keith Richards. Born William Perks in London on October 24, 1936, Wyman was playing in a group called the Cliftons when he was asked to join the Stones in mid-1962, replacing bassist (and future Pretty Things member) Dick Taylor. Reportedly asked to join the group simply because he had his own amplifier, he was, at age 25, by several years the oldest member of the group; regardless, his chemistry with the other band members was immediate, and with the subsequent arrival of Watts, the classic Rolling Stones lineup was soon cemented.
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