14 April 2025

No solo albums anymore, Ronnie

After Brian Jones drowned in his pool in July 1969, The Rolling Stones replaced him with the young guitar wizard Mick Taylor who played at the time with blues hero John Mayall (who passed away last year, aged 90).

In 1975 Taylor left.

The search for a new 6-string man started once again. Rumours spread names such as Jimmy Page, Steve Marriott, Jeff Beck and Chris Spedding. But it was former Faces riff-roaster Ronnie Wood (aged 77 now) who was presented as the Rolling Stones‘ new guitarist on
14 April 1975, today 50 years ago.

The first LP Wood played on (3 songs) was, Black And Blue from 1976.