Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English

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musician, best known as an official member of

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since 1975, as well as a member of

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and the

Jeff Beck Group The Jeff Beck Group was a British rock band formed in London in January 1967 by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues, rhythm and blues and rock was a major influence on popular music. Firs ...

. Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a number of

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bands in short succession, including the Birds and the Creation. He joined the

in 1967 as a guitarist and bassist. Their two albums, ''

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'' and '' Beck-Ola'', are both highly praised. The group split in 1969 and Wood departed along with lead vocalist Rod Stewart to join former

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members

Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of Small Faces (1965–69) and subsequently Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces ...

Ian McLagan Ian Patrick McLagan (; 12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was in ...

, and

Kenney Jones Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948) is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces, and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces ...

in a new group named

with Wood now primarily on lead guitar. The group found great success in the UK and mainland Europe, though achieved only cult status in the US. Wood sang and co-wrote the popular

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from their final LP, '' Ooh La La'', released in 1973. He also worked extensively on Stewart's first few solo albums. As the group began to split he began several solo projects, eventually recording his first solo LP, ''

I've Got My Own Album to Do ''I've Got My Own Album to Do'' is the first solo album by English rock musician Ronnie Wood, released in September 1974. An all-star project recorded outside of his activities with the Faces, it reached number 27 on the UK's ''NME'' chart. The ...

'', in 1974. The album featured bandmate McLagan as well as former Beatle

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and

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, a longtime friend of Wood. After the departure of

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, h ...

from the Stones, Richards soon invited Wood to join them; he did so in 1975, initially on a temporary basis, but became an official member in 1976;Wood 2007. pg. 137. however, he was not officially inducted as a financial partner until bassist Bill Wyman's departure in 1993. Besides ''I've Got My Own Album to Do'', Wood has recorded several other solo efforts. ''

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'' was released in 1975, and peaked at No. 118 on ''Billboard''; he also collaborated with Ronnie Lane for the soundtrack album '' Mahoney's Last Stand''. Wood also released '' Gimme Some Neck'' in 1979, which hit No. 45 in the US; '' 1234'' was released in 1981, peaking at No. 164. He released '' Slide on This'' in 1992, '' Not for Beginners'' came out in 2002. and '' I Feel Like Playing'' in 2010. As a member of the Rolling Stones, Wood was inducted into the

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in 1989, and was inducted a second time, as a member of Faces, in 2012.

Music career

1960s

Wood began his career as a professional musician in 1964 as a guitarist with the Birds, a R&B band based in

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. A popular live act with a considerable fan base, the Birds released several singles in the mid-1960s; Wood wrote or co-wrote nearly half the songs the group recorded. By 1967 the Birds had disbanded, and Wood briefly took part in a project called

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which included later

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co-founder

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, before joining the

as a bassist. Along with vocalist Rod Stewart, Wood did several tours with Beck and recorded two albums: ''

'' in 1968 and '' Beck-Ola'' in 1969. In between Jeff Beck Group projects, Wood also worked with the Creation. In Wood's radioshow of 14 November 2011, both Wood and

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claimed that Wood performed the bass on

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's number one hit "

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"; however, Polly Marshall's biography of

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states that "According to the-faces.com, Ronnie claims he played on the Track Records studio sessions recording Fire, but he must have confused it with the BBC session f 8 April 1968"Polly Marshall, ''The God of Hellfire: the Crazy Life and Times of Arthur Brown'', , SAF Publishing, 2005, page 64 There is no bass guitar on the recording, only bass pedals. In 1969, after

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left the

, 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 former Bird

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, teamed up with Wood's brother

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in a formation called Quiet Melon, making a handful of recordings in May 1969. 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

. During the summer of 1969, Stewart and Wood also set the template for what would become Faces on '' An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down'', Stewart's first solo album (known as ''The Rod Stewart Album'' in the US). The backing band on the album also included

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and guitarists

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(of Steamhammer and later

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and 7th Order), and

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(also from Steamhammer).

1970s

In the first half of the 1970s, Faces released four studio albums and were among the top-grossing live acts of the period. 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 songs "

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" and "

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", as well as several songs on '' Never a Dull Moment''. In 1972, Wood and Faces bassist

composed the soundtrack to the film ''Mahoney's Last Stand''; the soundtrack, which was released as an LP in 1976, also features Faces bandmates

and

, along with contributions from

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and

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. Wood also performed with Townshend, Grech, Steve Winwood,

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and

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at Clapton's Rainbow Concert in 1973. In 1973 Wood asked his old friend

, whom he had known since the early 1960s, to help out with his first solo album. In December 1973, Wood collaborated with

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on the song " It's Only Rock'n Roll (But I Like It)". Eventually, Jagger and

also contributed to Wood's solo LP. ''

'' was released in 1974, having been recorded at Wood's private studio in the basement of

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, his home near London. Following Taylor's departure from the Rolling Stones in December 1974, Wood participated in the band's March 1975 recording sessions for their forthcoming album ''

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''. Although still a member of Faces, he toured North America with the Rolling Stones in 1975; Faces announced their break-up in December of that year, and Wood was officially declared a member of the Rolling Stones on 23 April 1976. In the Rolling Stones, Wood plays the

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as Taylor and

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had done before him, adding both

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and pedal steel guitar. In addition, Wood, as did his predecessors, exchanges roles on the guitar with Richards, often blurring the boundaries between rhythm and lead, even within a particular song.Jagger, Richards, Watts & Wood 2003. pg. 180. He also occasionally plays bass guitar, as seen during 1975 concert performances of " Fingerprint File", when

played rhythm guitar and bassist Bill Wyman moved to synthesizer. The Rolling Stones single "

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" also features Wood on bass. He has been given credit as a co-writer for a dozen songs, including "Dance", "

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", "

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" and "Had It With You". In 1975, Wood released his second solo album, ''

''; his third, '' Gimme Some Neck'', came out in 1979. To promote it, Wood formed and toured with

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, playing 20 concerts in Canada and the US in April/May and the

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in the UK in August.Wood 2007. pg. 187–192.McLagan 2000. pg. 294–300.

1980s

Throughout the 1980s, Wood played as an official 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

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and

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. At the 1985

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Concert in

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, Wood along with Keith Richards performed in the penultimate set with Bob Dylan. During the performance of "

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", one of Dylan's guitar strings broke. Wood gave Dylan his guitar to keep the performance seamless and played

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until a stagehand brought him a replacement.Wood 2007. pg. 251.

1990s–2010s

Wood was made a fully fledged partner in the Rolling Stones' financial organisation in 1990.Jagger, Richards, Watts & Wood 2003. pg. 257. During the 1990s the Rolling Stones released two studio albums and three concert albums, as well as touring in 1990, 1994–95 and 1997–99. 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 ''

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'' resulted in a hit album titled '' Unplugged...and Seated''; the concert album that Wood released in 1993 from his own tour was called '' Slide on Live: Plugged in and Standing''. 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". Since 2000, Wood has continued to combine solo work with his Rolling Stones schedule. After 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 family,

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and

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. After the tour, a DVD called '' Far East Man'' was released. WoodWymanHucknall

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 to finish the studio work on a collaborative album, to be titled ''You Strum and I'll Sing''. In 2005, however, Wood was again busy with the Rolling Stones as the band recorded their '' A Bigger Bang'' album—although he played on only 10 of the album's 16 tracks. He took part in the accompanying tour, which lasted until August 2007. In 2005 Wood launched his own record company, Wooden Records, which has released recordings by his daughter Leah,

and others. In November 2006, during a break in the Rolling Stones'

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, Wood played guitar on three tracks for British soul artist

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's album ''

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'', released in 2007. On 9 May 2009, Wood along with

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members

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, Michael "Flea" Balzary,

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and musician

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performed under the name "the Insects" at the fifth annual

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event honouring Kiedis. On 11 August 2009, Wood joined

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on the stage of

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in London for a performance of "

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". On 25 October 2009, Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones joined forces for a

performance at London's

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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

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. Rod Stewart, who had earlier denied rumours of plans for a Faces reunion in 2009, was not present. On 2 November 2009, Wood was given an "Outstanding Contribution" award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour ceremony in London.

presented the award. Since 9 April 2010, Wood has presented his own radio show on Absolute Radio. Airing on Saturday night at 10 pm, the one-hour show consists of Wood playing tracks by artists he has worked with and other personal favourites. In May 2011 Wood won the Sony Radio Personality of the Year award for ''The Ronnie Wood Show.''

Other ventures

Artwork

Wood is a well-known visual artist. When he was a child his drawings were featured on the

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programme ''Sketch Club''; he won one of that programme's competitions, an achievement he refers to as his "awakening to art".Wood 2007. pg. 18–19. He went on to train at the

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, as had both his brothers. Other notable musicians, Freddie Mercury of

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and

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, also attended that college in the 1960s. Wood's paintings, drawings and prints frequently feature icons of popular culture and have been exhibited all over the world. He did the cover artwork to Eric Clapton's 1988 box set ''

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''. Several of his paintings, including a work commissioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber, are displayed at London's Drury Lane Theatre.Wood 2007. pg. 319–324. Art critic

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has called Wood "an accomplished and respectable artist"; and the ''

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'' has devoted an entire program to his artwork. Wood has maintained a long-standing relationship with the San Francisco Art Exchange, which first exhibited his work in 1987. Wood is also co-owner (along with sons Jamie and Tyrone) of a London art gallery called Scream.Wood 2007. pg. 325.

Books, films and television appearances

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

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. In addition to numerous Faces and Rolling Stones concert films, broadcasts and documentaries, Wood performed alongside the Band,

, and many others in the finale of the documentary ''

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'', filmed in 1976. He has made cameo appearances in feature films, including ''

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'' (1967), '' The Wild Life'' (1984) and ''

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'' (1986), as well as on television programs including '' The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (1978).Wood 2007. pg. 180. In October 2007, Wood appeared on the television motor show ''

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'', achieving a celebrity lap time of 1:49.4. On 17 October 2017, his autobiography ''Ronnie Wood: Artist'' was published.

Thoroughbred racing

Wood has a long-standing interest in

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breeding and racing. One of his best-known horses, of which he is the breeder, is Sandymount Duke, who has competed in both

flat Flat or flats may refer to: Architecture * Flat (housing), an apartment in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and other Commonwealth countries Arts and entertainment * Flat (music), a symbol () which denotes a lower pitch * Flat (soldier), ...

and jump racing under trainer

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. In January 2019, it was announced that Sandymount Duke was being aimed at the

Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap ...

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. However, a setback in training prevented the horse from taking its place in the field.

Personal life

Wood was born in

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civ ...

, west London, into a family of English "

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es" (river or canal barge operators, sometimes called "water gypsies"). He has said that his generation was the first in the family to be born on dry land.Wood 2007. pg. 3. He grew up in

and attended St Stephen's Infant School, St Matthew's Church of England Primary School and St Martin's C of E Secondary Modern School

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.Wood 2007 His elder brothers,

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and Ted, were graphic artists as well as musicians; Ted Wood died in 2004 and Art Wood in 2006. Wood has six children.

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is his son with his first wife, Krissy (''née'' Findlay), a former model to whom he was married from 1971 to 1978. During this time he had an affair with

's former wife,

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. Findlay died in 2005. In 1985 Wood married his second wife,

Jo Wood Josephine Wood (née Karslake; born 15 March 1955) is an English model, television personality, and entrepreneur. She is the former wife of The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. She accompanied him regularly on tour, looking after his diet. W ...

(''née'' Karslake), mother of his daughter Leah and son Tyrone. He also adopted Jamie, Jo Wood's son from a previous relationship. In addition to his six children, Wood has six grandchildren. 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 he was entering rehab following a spell of increased alcohol abuse. By July 2008, '' ITN'' reported that Wood had checked himself into rehab a total of six times, the last time being before the wedding of his daughter, Leah. He had plans once again for a seventh admission. Wood also took up stamp collecting as part of his alcoholism rehab. In July 2008 he left his wife for Katia Ivanova, whom he had met in a London club. Wood checked into rehab again on 16 July 2008. Jo Wood filed for divorce, which was granted in 2009. On 3 December 2009, Wood was arrested over assault "in connection with a domestic incident". He was cautioned for this offence on 22 December 2009. On 21 December 2012, Wood married Sally Humphreys, the owner of a theatre production company, 31 years his junior. Their twin girls, named Gracie Jane and Alice Rose, were born on Monday 30 May 2016, just before Ronnie Wood's 69th birthday on 1 June 2016. Wood was diagnosed with

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in 2017, necessitating the partial removal of one of his lungs. He said he refused

chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherap ...

because he did not want to lose his hair. In April 2021, Wood announced that he had been diagnosed with a small-cell cancer but that he had been deemed "all-clear" by his doctors following treatment. In 2021, Wood stated that he had been sober for 10 years. He is a fan of English

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football club

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Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (1974/Warner Bros.) *''

'' (1975/Warner Bros.) US No. 118 *'' Gimme Some Neck'' (1979/Columbia) US No. 45 *'' 1234'' (1981/Columbia) US No. 164 *'' Slide on This'' (1992/Continuum) *'' Not for Beginners'' (2001/SPV) *'' I Feel Like Playing'' (2010/Eagle) UK No. 164

Original soundtrack album

* '' Mahoney's Last Stand'' (1976/Warner Bros.) with Ronnie Lane

Live albums

*'' Live at the Ritz'' (1988/Victor) with Bo Diddley *'' Slide on Live: Plugged in and Standing'' (1993/Continuum) *'' Live and Eclectic'' (2000/SPV) (reissued in 2002 as ''Live at Electric Ladyland'') *'' Buried Alive: Live in Maryland'' (2006/Wooden) with the New Barbarians *'' The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn'' (2007/Wooden) *''Live in London: Ambassadors Theatre'' (2010/SHProds) *''Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry'' (2019/BMG) *''Mr. Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' (2021/BMG)

Compilation

*'' Always Wanted More'' (2001/SPV) *'' Ronnie Wood Anthology: The Essential Crossexion'' (2006/Virgin)

With the Jeff Beck Group

*''

'' (1968) *'' Beck-Ola'' (1969)

With the Faces

Studio albums

*'' First Step'' (1970) *''

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'' (1971) *'' A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse'' (1971) *'' Ooh La La'' (1973)

Live albums

*'' Coast To Coast: Overture And Beginners'' (1974)

With the Rolling Stones

Studio albums

* ''

'' (1976/Atlantic) * ''

Some Girls ''Some Girls'' is the 14th UK and 16th US album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 9 June 1978 by Rolling Stones Records. It was recorded in sessions held between October 1977 and February 1978 at Pathé Marconi Studios in ...

'' (1978/Atlantic) * ''

'' (1980/Atlantic) * ''

Tattoo You ''Tattoo You'' is the 16th British and 18th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 24 August 1981 by Rolling Stones Records. The album is mostly composed of studio outtakes recorded during the 1970s, an ...

'' (1981/Atlantic) * ''

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'' (1983/Atlantic) * '' Dirty Work'' (1986/Columbia) * '' Steel Wheels'' (1989/Columbia) * ''

Voodoo Lounge ''Voodoo Lounge'' is the 20th British and 22nd American studio album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released on 11 July 1994. As their first new release under their new alliance with Virgin Records, it ended a five-year gap since th ...

'' (1994/Virgin) * ''

Bridges to Babylon ''Bridges to Babylon'' is the 21st British and 23rd American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released by Virgin Records on 29 September 1997. Released as a double album on vinyl and as a single CD, it was supported by t ...

'' (1997/Virgin) * '' A Bigger Bang'' (2005/Virgin) * '' Blue & Lonesome'' (2016/Polydor)

Live albums

* ''

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'' (1977/Atlantic) * ''

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'' (1982/Atlantic) * '' Flashpoint'' (1991/Virgin) * ''

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'' (1995/Virgin) * ''

No Security ''No Security'' is a live album by the Rolling Stones released by Virgin Records in 1998. Recorded over the course of the band's 1997–1998 worldwide Bridges to Babylon Tour, it was the band's eighth official full-length live release. Not ...

'' (1998/Virgin) * ''

Live Licks ''Live Licks'' is a double live album by the Rolling Stones and was released in 2004. Coming six years after '' No Security'', this ninth official Rolling Stones full-length live release captures performances from the band's year-long 2002– ...

'' (2004/Virgin) * '' Shine a Light'' (2008/Polydor)

As session musician

*'' An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down'' – Rod Stewart (1969) *''

Barabajagal ''Barabajagal'' is the seventh studio album and eighth album overall from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States on 11 August 1969 ( Epic Records BN 26481 (stereo)), but was not released in the United Kingdom be ...

'' –

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(1969) *''

'' – Rod Stewart (1970) *''

'' – Rod Stewart (1971) *'' Never a Dull Moment'' – Rod Stewart (1972) *''

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'' –

(1974) *'' Smiler'' – Rod Stewart (1974) *''

It's Only Rock 'n Roll ''It's Only Rock 'n Roll'' is the 12th British and 14th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 18 October 1974 by Rolling Stones Records. It was the last Rolling Stones album to feature guitarist Mick Ta ...

'' – The Rolling Stones (1974) *''

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'' –

(1981) *'' Stop and Smell the Roses'' –

(1981) *'' Aretha'' –

(1986) *''

Knocked Out Loaded ''Knocked Out Loaded'' is the 24th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on July 14, 1986 by Columbia Records. The album was received poorly upon release, and is still considered by some critics to be one of Dylan's leas ...

'' – Bob Dylan (1986) *''

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'' – Toyah (1987) *''

Down in the Groove ''Down in the Groove'' is the 25th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 30, 1988 by Columbia Records. A highly collaborative effort, it was Dylan's second consecutive album to receive almost unanimously negative r ...

'' – Bob Dylan (1988) *''Thanks'' –

(1995) *''

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'' –

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(1997) *''

'' –

(2007) *''11 Past the Hour'' –

Imelda May Imelda Mary Higham (born Imelda Mary Clabby, 10 July 1974), professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Known primarily as a singer, she also plays the bodhrán, guitar, bass guitar and tambou ...

(2021)

References

External links

Ronnie Wood.co.uk
* * —Wood's official YouTube channel, where he interviews rock 'n' roll personalities and occasionally presents video clips of his on-stage performances.
Scream Gallery
*
San Francisco Art Exchange
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