Bill wyman rolling stones biography 1969
Bill wyman rolling stones biography 1969
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Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman | |
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Wyman in 1965 | |
Born | (1936-10-24) 24 October 1936 (age 88) London, England |
Genres | |
Instruments | Bass |
Years active | 1962 - present |
William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who achieved international fame as the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993.
Born William Perks, he legally changed his surname to Wyman in August of 1964, the phonetic surname of a friend, Lee Whyman, with whom he had done national service in the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1957.
The Rolling Stones
[change | change source]Wyman joined the Rolling Stones in 1962 and played on all their hit records in the 1960s and 70s, such as, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Ruby Tuesday, Jumping Jack Flash, and Brown Sugar.
He left in 1993 and briefly returned for a 50 year anniversary tour in 2012.
Other Works
[change | change source]In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Th