The official Instagram account of The Rolling Stones’ legendary guitarist Ronnie wood posted an old picture of the iconic musician and revealed a rarely-known detail from his music career before joining The Rolling Stones.
As you may know, one of the most iconic rock bands in history, The Rolling Stones was founded in 1962 by Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart. Brian Jones left the band less than a month before his death in 1969, having already been replaced by Mick Taylor. Later in 1975, Taylor was replaced by Ronnie Wood, who has since remained.
Recently, the official Instagram account of Ronnie Wood posted an old black and white picture of The Rolling Stones icon. On the caption of the post, a rarely-known fact about Wood was also revealed.
Apparently, before he joined The Rolling Stones, Ronnie was playing bass with The Jeff Beck Group which was founded in 1967 by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck along with vocalist Rod Stewart, and rhythm guitarist Ronnie Wood.
Furthermore, the latest post by Ronnie’s Instagram account also unveiled that the multitalented musician layered bass on many Rolling Stones songs, such as ‘Emotional Rescue,’ ‘Hang Fire,’ and ‘Summer Romance.’
Here’s what the caption said:
“You know Ronnie as a guitarist but how much do you know about his time as bassist with the Jeff Beck Group? Ronnie was with the group from 1967 until 1969 and played on the band’s first two albums Truth and Beck-Ola, contributing to the writing of some of the second record.
He also later layer bass on many Rolling Stones songs including Emotional Rescue, Hang Fire, and Summer Romance. What’s your favorite song by the Jeff Beck Group?”
You can see the photo posted by the official Instagram account of Ronnie Wood below.
