Ron Wood
Ron Wood is a
British rock guitarist and a member of
The Rolling Stones and the
Jeff Beck Group. He began his career in the late
1960s as part of
The Creation, then joined the Jeff Beck Group. They split up, however, after
Beck-Ola (
1969,
1969 in music). Wood and
Rod Stewart joined
The Small Faces, whick quickly became
Faces, which released several influential albums before splitting up in
1975 (see
1975 in music). Throughout the
1970s, Rood released solo albums including a collaboration with
Ronnie Lane,
Mahoney's Last Stand (
1976,
1976 in music). Following Mick Taylor's departure from the Rolling Stones in 1974, Wood replaced him on guitar in time to help with the recording of
Black and Blue from 1976. Throughout the 80s, Wood played with the Rolling Stones, continued his solo career and painted, as well as working with artists like
David Bowie,
Eric Clapton and
Aretha Franklin. In
1993 (see
1993 in music), he and Rod Sewart appeared on
MTV's Unplugged, which resulted in a hit album.