Yes, what a lovely man. You've reminded me, several years ago I found a beautiful mug with an elephant and rhino that he did for a charity. I treasure it, not to mention the many times I've seen him play.
Such a chord master mind. His rhythm guitar playing is like southern cooking; Sticks to your ribs and never leaves your memory of just how good it really is!
Ronnie is like Ringo - one of those guys who is loved by everyone and who is the social glue that keeps everyone together without a bad word for anyone. Heart of gold has Ronnie - I took his photo when he was out with his wife in Covent Garden one day in London around Christmas a few years ago and he gave me the thumbs up. A class act.
How could you not benefit by having Ronnie in your band? His good natured levity alone is uplifting. Being a solid guitarist and bassist certainly adds to his value. One of rock's really good people!
@Ronnie Wood Ron, if this is really you, then I'd just like to thank you for all of the wonderful music that you've been a part of. I really appreciate it. Peace and Love!
A top 20 all time guitarist. Can play pretty much everything that isn't about shredding. Knows about 20,000 guitar chords and turns the simplest progressions into riffs that captivate listeners for over 55 years. Absolutely love this guy!
Well guys who possess only a moderate amount of talent (like Ronnie), aren't in a position to be judgemental. They are grateful to be where they are, and hope that the good luck continues. They are not in a position to shake the rafters. So, yes, humble, but also realistically practicle. In contrast to this, Keith Richards, who is at the core of the Stones success, is very opinionated about other people in the business. Check out his opinions of Led Zepplin. Same for Pete Townsend. He's the core of The Who. Check out his opinion of Led Zepplin, too.
@@KenTeel He's kind of a Jack of all Trades instrumentally, a decent player absolutely, but certainly no virtuoso. His guitar skills are similar to Keith's, but Keith's the author of some of Rock's all time catchiest Riffs/Hooks. I don't know if it's Woody not feeling he's positioned well enough to say certain things, I'm not saying for sure it isn't, it could be. He's played with everybody, I've heard most of the biggest names comment on Woody at one time or another. The way he's spoken of I get the impression he tends to be less cynical, and more affable than a lot of people just by the nature of his personality.
I agree that he gets by on being a very likeable chap..he is solid as a guitarist and I think people want to work with people who get along with people..well I would
@@KenTeel Ron Wood is a multi-instrument, talented player. Someone with an opinion as strong as you must be a virtuoso on guitar, and I’ll bet you are so much fun at parties. Can you show us, & me in particular, that you can even hold a candle to Ron Wood’s ability? Please post to your channel, & I’ll critique it for you. If not, keep blasting asinine opinions from your keyboard; everyone loves to be around happy people. BTW, I see that you failed your spelling course. Cheers!!!
Ronnie Wood isn’t a proverbial “guitar hero”, but man he’s a hell of musician and he’s has hand a hand in probably close to 20 of the definitive songs of the classic rock era between all the artists and bands he’s been in.
@@marcinbaj3000 US had a lot of great talents but were a very close minded country in the first half of the 60s. the lucky ones who could go to northern Europe made a fortune
I toured the States with Ronnie Wood with my band for 6 weeks back in the 90´s . Watched him every night, he´s a great guitar player and a lovely fella with some great stories to tell !
Ronnie is one of the most humble, honest, decent, loveable musicians/artists out there & has been for decades. Really pleased he is happily married to Sally & has twins to love & adore. A wonder human being. Thanks mate for keeping the Stones together.
Always love how Bob Harris frequently injects the name of the other person into his sentences...makes it much more intimate. And Ronnie is a living legend, despite his humility.
Ronnie’s a really nice guy.I’ve always loved his guitar playing and his love of art.I had the pleasure of meeting him one night in Paris.Even though I was definitely the least important in his suite in the George V hotel, he talked to me for hours about music and even showed me his latest paintings from The Ivy.It was so nice to find that the artist I have admired for so long was also a beautifully curious kind guy and unbelievably humble.Keep her lit Ronnie🎸
Love this guy.... always cheerful and such a solid player - You’re So Rude - underrated playing. Bass playing on the Truth album...inspiring and ahead of his time. My favourite periods for his playing.
Ron Wood - one of the true greats! Watch him play guitar with the Faces. Some of the finest bass work in the JEff Beck group- Truth is an amazing collection of songs
@@garydreyer7478 there is a version of stay with me live that really highlights this tone. Rod says something "keep it dirty" and I think he is calling out the guitar intro - really great band the faces were
I love that Ronnie, who for a point was said to be the most viewed live performer due to how many great bands he was with, doesn't seem like he ever let it go to his head, and is probably the same goofball today as he was 50 years ago.
@@shawnriffhard It might be close. The Dead are credited with about 2,350 concerts (Up until 2015) and Bob has played in his own groups during and after that. Ronnie looks like he did around 1,400 with the Stones, and another 800 combined with Beck and Faces. Though I'm sure one of the 3 constant members of the Stones would have beat him out with their 2,100+ shows. So it would all come down to who could pack'em in more, which both bands were certainly able to do consistently for 50+ years.
Funny you should say that! At our school for a little while, was Jeff Beck aged 14 and we were 13 years old in a Special Art class, and the music teacher would go on about the great musicians, like how great was Mozart, and Beethovan had been; and show off on the piano etc. I was dreaming of being an inventor of a new kind of Music on piano, but did not get far:-and Jeff Beck was just trying to make a guitar and dreaming of what this guitar should look and sound like with a jumble of wires and bits of wood from the garden fence!!! He was not to know the heights he would ascend to! He would be the new Mozart of all kinds of Fusion/Rock/Blues/India etc and invented a kind of music that would ascend the others. He was not to know what would happen next, but he kept trying and kept working and learning and knew what he wanted to do when he found it or heard it. He also inspired others and so he gathered together those most suited musicians that could help them all along their way to success. I have to say the result is wonderful. However Britain was never going to get the prize for supporting her musicians. The Musicians them selves had to do it on their own in other countries like Japan and the USA. I heard a dreadful interview on the UK telly where a lady was quite rude and did not know what Jeff had succeeded in doing abroad. We do not hear from you, she said. What do you mean?asked Jeff. Well she should have done her homework first and seen what Jeff was doing all the time. I hope she is catching up on CZcams!! Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
Ronnie wood played great guitar with Rod stewart and the small faces.The melody lines he played for mandolin wind and gasoline alley, to name a few, were absolutely integral to the music.
@@yassassin6425 Well that's true. They'd changed their name to The Faces after Steve Marriott left. But he certainly was a member of the Faces with Rod Stewart.
Ronnie Wood, the man who made me want to play guitar. Probably the most under rated guitarist from that generation of players. Every time I talk to other guitar players, their influences are always, Beck, Page, Clapton Hendrix, etc...Me, I will always see Ronnie as THE guitar player . Spent many a days as a 10yr old holding my toy store guitar, trying to emulate his style.
For sure, he has alot of taste and also honest raunch where it counts..always playing parts for the song. Much prefer him over your mentioned 'guitarist guitarists' & their licks for the sake of it. His timing, taste & tone 👍
Imagine being a teen in London (and surrounding locales) in the mid-'60s and being able to go to clubs to see the early days of these bands. I was born about ten years too late.
I was born in 1950 in London, so my teen years were probably better than those of anyone before or since. Now - Jeff Beck - he hasn't learned anything in the past fifty years but, Jeez - hasn't he invented plenty?
Paul Ayres. Yup. From East Ham. Central Line into Tottenham Court Road walk round to Wardour Street. Head for the Marquee. Still got the tee shirt after all these years. Brilliant time.
My mom was 1st generation rock and roll. My earliest mem. were Sam the sham and all the rockabilly sounds of the day. Little did anyone realize you British kids were getting ready to take over the world! I could listen to your guys stories forever. Thanks for all you've done!
And they all grew from the man who shook the uk !!! Eddie Cochran . Big jim Sullivan was Eddies backing guitarist . Eddie showed Jim loads . Then when Eddie got killed on that 1960 tout . Jim went into teaching Clapton . Page and all the rest . There will never be another Eddie Cochran but his influence lives through these guys
I miss the days of the mid-sixties when Ronnie was with The Birds. Caught up with him twice in '75 in Sydney and got to play his Tony Zemaitis guitar. Once with The Faces, and once with The Stones...same hotel, same room!
I love listening to our magnificent rock stars of the 60s and 70s how they got started and progression to super bands. One day they will be gone we need to document their stories for history.
Indeed, Jeff Beck, when looking at his early guitar playing versus now, has struck me as a guitar player who never stopped wanting to learn new techniques for playing the instrument. Compare him to many others who've pretty much stayed in their niche for the entire span of their headlining careers.
especially Eric Clapton the ultimate "Lay Down Sally" He has not done anything since Derek and the Dominos, of mentioning. There has never been another that has coasted so long on so little effort. Jeff kept getting better Eric kicked back and ho-hummed his way all the way through.
A bit of an exaggeration, but I generally agree. You should check out Rolling Stones' joint interview of Clapton and Beck, where Clapton admits avoiding opportunities to play with Sir Jeff because he was afraid of being shown up.
agreed 100%. the guy was a trailblazer through 1970 or 1971 then just stuck himself into a hideously dull rut......some good songs these past 45 years but nothing that floors you. sad....
Jeff is a vegetarian, for many years, and also he never got heavy into hard drugs and alcohol. he partied some, but kept it under control. Look how he looks now compared to, say, Jimmy Page, or Keith Richards.
A very humble, almost self-effacing guy, who's always interesting to listen to, but also easily one of the best guitarists out there as well as a highly talented artist. His extensive input & work with The Rolling Stones alone is testament to his musical talents. Something particularly evident during their many live recordings. The mutual understanding & many note-perfect interchanges between Ronnie Wood & Keith Richards on stage seem like they're playing on another level. The high degree of intuition evident between these two gifted musicians never fails to impress me. - I look forward to reading his books in the very near future.
Wow! Such a beautiful musician and so self effacing. I stopped putting numbers on my favorite guitarists years ago. Once you play something that makes that special cosmic connection with my soul you’ve earned your place in my pantheon. I can listen to Ron all day long.
Ronnie doesn't seem to put himself anywhere near the great guitar players of the period. Truth is he may not be a "guitar hero", (whatever that is) but there is a reason all the heroes wanted to play with Ronnie Wood. He is a special kind of player who knows how to play 2nd fiddle as good as anyone. He's provided the background canvas for the others to paint their masterpieces on. Without Ronnie to play off of, a lot of those memorable riffs would have never been. They'd have been something completely different. Ronnie has had quite an influence on the British guitar scene for 40 years. Under the radar and media hype.
Skonny Hewson I don’t think he’s overrated at all. Most people know he’s crap. Bill Wyman once said of him, all he does is run around the stage making horrible noises. I couldn’t agree more.
@@marcusesq5031 Yep, there is a video of Ronnie Wood trying to play the lead from 'Black & Blue's "THE HAND OF FATE" and Wood can NOT even come close to playin' it ! A Total embarrassment to the STONES, Just Horrible !
ursafan40 -You’re right, but even Jimmy Page opted to play bass and extoll the virtues of Jeff Beck (although I’ve never heard of a Jeff Beck who praised any God above Jeff Beck). If you were there - in time, not necessarily space - you gotta laugh hearing Ron Wood so humbly confirm everything we were sure we knew about our guitar gods. The way he puts it: “You can do this, right?”(Beck) “Well, ...no!” (Wood).
And yet, amongst the many virtuoso guitarists of that period, my favourite is simple, humble, lovely George Harrison. Not the flashiest, but played with taste and delicacy.
For British fans who are familiar with 'Eastenders' soap opera, Ronnie was once brilliantly described as looking like Dot Cotton's reflection in the back of a spoon !! which I thought was brilliant!
God Bless u all Ronnie all of u really made a young 14 yr old boy from Baton Rouge a more complete life.The music great.Thanks for the memories from a 67 old still listening .
@Ronnie Wood By the way, u play a .ran Mandolin.. Alot of people in all walks of life could take a class on longevity from Ronnie Wood a class act himself. Also you answered a comment from a fan 2 years after I submitted it. Your artwork is quite an outlet for the many things you have seen . All I can say is your taking time to answer my question / statement was well worth the wait. Jack a devoted fan
Ronny IS a super chap. I was born in Coulsdon Surrey in 1955 and growing up in South London was great through the 60's. Very exciting times with all the new stuff going on. I loved all the music and would listen to the nightly radio Luxembourg broadcast into the wee hours on my tiny transistor radio.
@Ronnie Wood cheers for that, if the World didnt have Music it would be a World of little value, with Music comes love, respect and memories, good memories.
In my honest opinion I think his art is incredibly tacky. I hate to say it too because I really admire his artistic expressiveness and he seems like an all around great guy!
Pony Trekker Mick Jagger did say back then Blackmore was the best guitarist he ever heard. Page/Clapton/Beck are certainly the most marketed guitarists ever.
Berni certainly page beck Clapton are the most marketed guitarists but not necessarily the best. Blackmore? Iommi? And probably one of the most underrated and not often mentioned the great Alvin Lee
yes, there was a lot of ambition as Ronnie says..to get out of poverty, or the social class one was born into (discrimination has always been with us) .... a lot of class struggle in a society which closely observed it...picking up the pieces after a world war that had a devastating effect on the working class who fought it...the opportunities kids have today are taken for granted by them...with this generation it was the factory, the coal mine, shipbuilding in locations where the sun never shone, the construction site, or Australia or Canada...- not very pleasant prospects in the least. What can a poor boy do, but play in a rock' n' roll band, or on a soccer team ..and that was about it...
66? I was 13 in los angeles and these guys were gods to me playing my guitar trying to get this or that riff off the record what a time for a young boy and his guitar thanks
Yes l was a teenager in the 60's and the music was unbelievable as where these guitarist. I'm afraid you will never get musicians like these guys again.
Thank god (ahem!) they mentioned Peter Green..... often overlooked among his 'peers' - not by of course. Fabulous player whose demons got the better of him. Saw him live a few years ago at a small venue. Best £18 I've spent on a Saturday night in a LONG time, before or since I think hehe.
I was lucky enough to be around in this fantastic era, so pleased to see so many around today.Jeff is In my estimation the world's greatest even better than Jimmy who I also had the fortune to see! If anybody in entertainment deserves recognition with a knighthood, it's him, unfortunately he would probably tell them where to stick it !!!!!!!!
I rank Ronnie’s accomplishments by the number and variety of great musicians who’ve had him along to support them. He’s never been a pure virtuoso or memorably inventive soloist, but man, he brings his “A” game to many different genres and styles. Plus, he must be a wonderful chap to be around ... upbeat, flexible.
All those great players rate Ronnie very highly as a guitarist. Something that his detractors should realise! I love his bluesy, funky, rocking style &some beautiful pedal steel playing .
Met Ronnie and sort of got to know him (prior to sobriety) as my fiance was babysitting Ronnie's kids and working at his club in South Beach. He's a great dude. Bobby Keys was my drinking buddy at the club, was one of the nicest people ever. Wish he still had that club
It wasn't a cold cutthroat competitive like culture with one another (it was competitive though) and not other artist saying you suck or being snobbish about their playing abilities. They learned from each other and built their talents that way.
I love listening to interviews with the musicians who were around England at that time. I'm a 60 year old guitarist from Washington state, so of course I'm a huge Hendrix fan. Many years ago I formed the opinion that when Jimi went to London he ended up in exactly the place he needed to be, around the people he needed to be around in order to rise as high as he did . Ronnie Wood is an amazing musician in his own right, as are all the musicians from that area and time frame.
I love Ronnie Wood! So incredibly talented - both as a guitarist but also as a painter. He’s also, like so many of that era, incredibly humble.
Yes, what a lovely man. You've reminded me, several years ago I found a beautiful mug with an elephant and rhino that he did for a charity. I treasure it, not to mention the many times I've seen him play.
Absolutely! He is a very humble person.
Such a chord master mind. His rhythm guitar playing is like southern cooking; Sticks to your ribs and never leaves your memory of just how good it really is!
Also a master bass player..
Ronnie is like Ringo - one of those guys who is loved by everyone and who is the social glue that keeps everyone together without a bad word for anyone. Heart of gold has Ronnie - I took his photo when he was out with his wife in Covent Garden one day in London around Christmas a few years ago and he gave me the thumbs up. A class act.
And a good rhythm guitarist…
How could you not benefit by having Ronnie in your band? His good natured levity alone is uplifting. Being a solid guitarist and bassist certainly adds to his value. One of rock's really good people!
@Ronnie Wood Ron, if this is really you, then I'd just like to thank you for all of the wonderful music that you've been a part of. I really appreciate it. Peace and Love!
A top 20 all time guitarist. Can play pretty much everything that isn't about shredding. Knows about 20,000 guitar chords and turns the simplest progressions into riffs that captivate listeners for over 55 years. Absolutely love this guy!
Ronnie, such a modest and friendly guy he never puts anyone down. We could all learn from his attitude towards life in general.
Well guys who possess only a moderate amount of talent (like Ronnie), aren't in a position to be judgemental. They are grateful to be where they are, and hope that the good luck continues. They are not in a position to shake the rafters. So, yes, humble, but also realistically practicle. In contrast to this, Keith Richards, who is at the core of the Stones success, is very opinionated about other people in the business. Check out his opinions of Led Zepplin. Same for Pete Townsend. He's the core of The Who. Check out his opinion of Led Zepplin, too.
@@KenTeel He's kind of a Jack of all Trades instrumentally, a decent player absolutely, but certainly no virtuoso. His guitar skills are similar to Keith's, but Keith's the author of some of Rock's all time catchiest Riffs/Hooks. I don't know if it's Woody not feeling he's positioned well enough to say certain things, I'm not saying for sure it isn't, it could be. He's played with everybody, I've heard most of the biggest names comment on Woody at one time or another. The way he's spoken of I get the impression he tends to be less cynical, and more affable than a lot of people just by the nature of his personality.
I agree that he gets by on being a very likeable chap..he is solid as a guitarist and I think people want to work with people who get along with people..well I would
Ken Oath 👍🎼
@@KenTeel
Ron Wood is a multi-instrument, talented player. Someone with an opinion as strong as you must be a virtuoso on guitar, and I’ll bet you are so much fun at parties. Can you show us, & me in particular, that you can even hold a candle to Ron Wood’s ability? Please post to your channel, & I’ll critique it for you. If not, keep blasting asinine opinions from your keyboard; everyone loves to be around happy people. BTW, I see that you failed your spelling course. Cheers!!!
Ronnie Wood isn’t a proverbial “guitar hero”, but man he’s a hell of musician and he’s has hand a hand in probably close to 20 of the definitive songs of the classic rock era between all the artists and bands he’s been in.
Words cannot describe how much I appreciate this guy and his music with Stones and Stewart
It really is amazing how ALL these guys not only knew each other but practically grew up minutes away from one another.
Surrey I believe. I think that an alien star cruiser was forced down by the Yanks and out popped Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton Jeff Beck and Peter Green.
It is also amazing that generally circa 90% of the best popular music after the WWII was made by the people from the UK.
@@marcinbaj3000 US had a lot of great talents but were a very close minded country in the first half of the 60s. the lucky ones who could go to northern Europe made a fortune
@@marcinbaj3000 The Blues in USA kinda morphed in to Elvis [ Yuck ] But the UK guys took it seriously as an art form .
yeah that is very freaky!
I toured the States with Ronnie Wood with my band for 6 weeks back in the 90´s . Watched him every night, he´s a great guitar player and a lovely fella with some great stories to tell !
Yeah, read his book "Ronnie" if you want stories
We’re you in immaculate fools with you’re brother Paul may he rest in peace
Philip Greenfield has
"Can you play this?"
NOOO!!! But I'll give it a damn good try!
Gotta love Ronnie
Oh to witness Jeff and Ronnie in a room together with Ronnie attempting one of Jeff's licks!
@@Itelkner sign me up!
@@mitchevans1692 Hehe
@@Itelkner I have seen Beck 3 times, I'm not sure he's human!...
@@mitchevans1692 yea hes something else no one like him
Ronnie is one of the most humble, honest, decent, loveable musicians/artists out there & has been for decades. Really pleased he is happily married to Sally & has twins to love & adore. A wonder human being. Thanks mate for keeping the Stones together.
Agreed! He's one of my favorite guitarists. 👍
Ronnie Wood seems like a genuine, very likeable guy.
The other Rolling Stones have said how much he was the smooth calming voice of reason and rationality when feelings were running high in the band.
Always love how Bob Harris frequently injects the name of the other person into his sentences...makes it much more intimate. And Ronnie is a living legend, despite his humility.
I could listen to Ronnie Wood all day. Such an eloquent and interesting speaker, with so many stories.
1:57 love how Ronnie says mick Taylor in the greats. Just shows his character
Mick Taylor years were fantastic, but I couldn't see him coin some girls,emotional rescue, or undervover
Ronnie is a far better fit as a Rolling Stone than Taylor was, IMO. He's more raw. More earthy. Tastier.
Get yer yayas out. Sympathy for the devil. Taylor's solo is one of my all-time favourites.
@@AdaptivePhenix - Nice work, for sure.
Nothing to do with character, Mick belongs in that list.
I could listen to Ronnie tell stories all day.
Ronnie’s a really nice guy.I’ve always loved his guitar playing and his love of art.I had the pleasure of meeting him one night in Paris.Even though I was definitely the least important in his suite in the George V hotel, he talked to me for hours about music and even showed me his latest paintings from The Ivy.It was so nice to find that the artist I have admired for so long was also a beautifully curious kind guy and unbelievably humble.Keep her lit Ronnie🎸
i met him at namm. my boyfriend bothered him to meet me. I was embarrassed. he was utterly sweet to me. a good good human.
@Ronnie Wood Thanks Ronnie 👍
I could listen to whispering Bob Harris all day long.
Another real gent
Love this guy.... always cheerful and such a solid player - You’re So Rude - underrated playing. Bass playing on the Truth album...inspiring and ahead of his time. My favourite periods for his playing.
Jeff Beck is one of a kind 🎸🎶🎵
Love you RonniE,I got your Book back in 07,Love your Stories,and sharing your families lifes,stories as well!Take care,always!Jcs
Ron Wood - one of the true greats! Watch him play guitar with the Faces. Some of the finest bass work in the JEff Beck group- Truth is an amazing collection of songs
Yeah as a guitarist Ronnie was a great bass player.
Truth is a great album
How did he get that nasty tone?Very unique in my opinion. Example Miss Judy's farm.Great bunch of musicians altogether.
@@garydreyer7478 there is a version of stay with me live that really highlights this tone. Rod says something "keep it dirty" and I think he is calling out the guitar intro - really great band the faces were
Always been my favourite Stone , lovely guy, funny and honest, hell of a player, and superb artist to boot, long may he live
I love that Ronnie, who for a point was said to be the most viewed live performer due to how many great bands he was with, doesn't seem like he ever let it go to his head, and is probably the same goofball today as he was 50 years ago.
Bob Weir claims that title belongs to him.
@@shawnriffhard It might be close. The Dead are credited with about 2,350 concerts (Up until 2015) and Bob has played in his own groups during and after that. Ronnie looks like he did around 1,400 with the Stones, and another 800 combined with Beck and Faces. Though I'm sure one of the 3 constant members of the Stones would have beat him out with their 2,100+ shows. So it would all come down to who could pack'em in more, which both bands were certainly able to do consistently for 50+ years.
I'm so thankful that there is interview footage of these great artists. It's like seeing Michaelangelo or DaVinci on film!❤
Funny you should say that! At our school for a little while, was Jeff Beck aged 14 and we were 13 years old in a Special Art class, and the music teacher would go on about the great musicians, like how great was Mozart, and Beethovan had been; and show off on the piano etc. I was dreaming of being an inventor of a new kind of Music on piano, but did not get far:-and Jeff Beck was just trying to make a guitar and dreaming of what this guitar should look and sound like with a jumble of wires and bits of wood from the garden fence!!! He was not to know the heights he would ascend to! He would be the new Mozart of all kinds of Fusion/Rock/Blues/India etc and invented a kind of music that would ascend the others. He was not to know what would happen next, but he kept trying and kept working and learning and knew what he wanted to do when he found it or heard it. He also inspired others and so he gathered together those most suited musicians that could help them all along their way to success. I have to say the result is wonderful. However Britain was never going to get the prize for supporting her musicians. The Musicians them selves had to do it on their own in other countries like Japan and the USA. I heard a dreadful interview on the UK telly where a lady was quite rude and did not know what Jeff had succeeded in doing abroad. We do not hear from you, she said. What do you mean?asked Jeff. Well she should have done her homework first and seen what Jeff was doing all the time. I hope she is catching up on CZcams!! Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
Ronnie wood played great guitar with Rod stewart and the small faces.The melody lines he played for mandolin wind and gasoline alley, to name a few, were absolutely integral to the music.
Ronnie Wood was never a member of The Small Faces.
I was lucky enough to catch the Faces on their final tour with Rod, back in '75, I believe. Goddam what a great band!
Just a slip, Mark knows it was Faces, I'm certain.
@Ronnie Wood i appreciate all the great music! Thanks!
@@yassassin6425 Well that's true. They'd changed their name to The Faces after Steve Marriott left. But he certainly was a member of the Faces with Rod Stewart.
Ronnie is a master guitarist in his own right. just listen to that amazing solo on Maggie May.. so simple and perfect every note counts.
absolutely.. or his work with the Faces.. (which was basically the band playing on "Maggie May").. so good..
WV591 I’m gonna listen rite now
Ronnie Wood, the man who made me want to play guitar. Probably the most under rated guitarist from that generation of players. Every time I talk to other guitar players, their influences are always, Beck, Page, Clapton Hendrix, etc...Me, I will always see Ronnie as THE guitar player . Spent many a days as a 10yr old holding my toy store guitar, trying to emulate his style.
He's my guitar hero too.... I'm glad to say my other guitar hero is also one of Ronnie's too... Bo Diddley x
@@My2up2downCastle Bo Diddley's elder brother, Twiddley, was a heavy metal guitarist, not a lot of people know that
For sure, he has alot of taste and also honest raunch where it counts..always playing parts for the song. Much prefer him over your mentioned 'guitarist guitarists' & their licks for the sake of it.
His timing, taste & tone 👍
@@BernieHollandMusic I bet Michael Caine did.
THE YARDIRDS WERE WAY BEFORE THERE TIME, ONE OF GREATEST BANDS TO COME OUT OF BRITAIN! (RIP KEITH RELF)
Likely the original super group. Definitely the only group to produce 3 of the greatest guitarists ever.
The live cd compilation of the Yardbirds live is simply amazing
@@jeffl1879 Yes it is.!
They were their time.
Is it called Live and Rare ?
Imagine being a teen in London (and surrounding locales) in the mid-'60s and being able to go to clubs to see the early days of these bands. I was born about ten years too late.
I was born in 1950 in London, so my teen years were probably better than those of anyone before or since. Now - Jeff Beck - he hasn't learned anything in the past fifty years but, Jeez - hasn't he invented plenty?
Yardbirds, Small Faces, Stones, Cream, Who. As a 60's teenager living in Surrey I have seen them all in and around London.
Paul Ayres, lucky you.
What about deep purple?
The Kinks! Spencer Davis! The Animals! Brian Auger! Manrfed Mann! The Hollies!
Paul Ayres. Yup. From East Ham. Central Line into Tottenham Court Road walk round to Wardour Street. Head for the Marquee. Still got the tee shirt after all these years. Brilliant time.
lucky bstard. mod paul
My mom was 1st generation rock and roll. My earliest mem. were Sam the sham and all the rockabilly sounds of the day. Little did anyone realize you British kids were getting ready to take over the world! I could listen to your guys stories forever. Thanks for all you've done!
@Ronnie Wood I'm a 58 yr old man with tears running down my cheeks. I can't believe Ronnie Wood sent me a text! Love to you all!
imagine time traveling back to 60s London...oh behave!
bluesborn ... with a one way ticket for the ride 😎
I don't have to. I lived through the 90's in London.
bluesborn I always fantasise about that too Just imagine it 🎸😃
That would be just too wonderful, we all would once again have our youth. Pity.
Saw most of these bands for next to nothing in the sixtys don't have to time travel.
What a lovely man, so talented yet humble, great example to others ❤️
@Ronnie Wood ❤️❤️
Good times Great stories. ...i could sit down with him and listen all day......Legend. ..much Respect
You’re a legend on your own right Ronnie 🙏🏻 Great interview and great interviewer. He knows the audience is there to hear Ronnie’s stories. 👍🏻
one of the more amusing Ron Wood quotes to me is, "what do you call a room full of people who don't know each other? relatives."
Ronnies bass on the Stones “Emotional Rescue” just incredible!
It's a tad excessive.
And they all grew from the man who shook the uk !!! Eddie Cochran . Big jim Sullivan was Eddies backing guitarist . Eddie showed Jim loads . Then when Eddie got killed on that 1960 tout . Jim went into teaching Clapton . Page and all the rest . There will never be another Eddie Cochran but his influence lives through these guys
Legend talking about legends!!! Thank you!
one of the greats, Ronnie Wood....
Ronnie Wood had a great solo album back in the 70's with some very good songs on it .
Do you mean "1,2,3,4.'? That was a great one I thought. I like his singing.
I miss the days of the mid-sixties when Ronnie was with The Birds. Caught up with him twice in '75 in Sydney and got to play his Tony Zemaitis guitar. Once with The Faces, and once with The Stones...same hotel, same room!
I love listening to our magnificent rock stars of the 60s and 70s how they got started and progression to super bands. One day they will be gone we need to document their stories for history.
Indeed, Jeff Beck, when looking at his early guitar playing versus now, has struck me as a guitar player who never stopped wanting to learn new techniques for playing the instrument. Compare him to many others who've pretty much stayed in their niche for the entire span of their headlining careers.
So true, Sometimes i think its because hes so physically strong.
especially Eric Clapton the ultimate "Lay Down Sally" He has not done anything since Derek and the Dominos, of mentioning. There has never been another that has coasted so long on so little effort. Jeff kept getting better Eric kicked back and ho-hummed his way all the way through.
A bit of an exaggeration, but I generally agree. You should check out Rolling Stones' joint interview of Clapton and Beck, where Clapton admits avoiding opportunities to play with Sir Jeff because he was afraid of being shown up.
agreed 100%. the guy was a trailblazer through 1970 or 1971 then just stuck himself into a hideously dull rut......some good songs these past 45 years but nothing that floors you. sad....
Jeff is a vegetarian, for many years, and also he never got heavy into hard drugs and alcohol. he partied some, but kept it under control. Look how he looks now compared to, say, Jimmy Page, or Keith Richards.
Those were the days... amazing stories
True, nothing touches those days
A very humble, almost self-effacing guy, who's always interesting to listen to, but also easily one of the best guitarists out there as well as a highly talented artist. His extensive input & work with The Rolling Stones alone is testament to his musical talents. Something particularly evident during their many live recordings. The mutual understanding & many note-perfect interchanges between Ronnie Wood & Keith Richards on stage seem like they're playing on another level. The high degree of intuition evident between these two gifted musicians never fails to impress me. - I look forward to reading his books in the very near future.
Interesting interview. Thanks.
Ronnie, one hell of a rocker
Wow! Such a beautiful musician and so self effacing. I stopped putting numbers on my favorite guitarists years ago. Once you play something that makes that special cosmic connection with my soul you’ve earned your place in my pantheon. I can listen to Ron all day long.
these guys are so classy and calm in the situations of mega pressure they are under its insane to me!
Dude is a solid guitarist, not a guitar virtuoso but he is a solid part of the bands he's been In whether he's been playing bass or guitar
Ronnie doesn't seem to put himself anywhere near the great guitar players of the period. Truth is he may not be a "guitar hero", (whatever that is) but there is a reason all the heroes wanted to play with Ronnie Wood. He is a special kind of player who knows how to play 2nd fiddle as good as anyone.
He's provided the background canvas for the others to paint their masterpieces on. Without Ronnie to play off of, a lot of those memorable riffs would have never been. They'd have been something completely different.
Ronnie has had quite an influence on the British guitar scene for 40 years. Under the radar and media hype.
ursafan40 yes, he’s ok but so overrated !
Skonny Hewson I don’t think he’s overrated at all. Most people know he’s crap. Bill Wyman once said of him, all he does is run around the stage making horrible noises. I couldn’t agree more.
@@marcusesq5031 Yep, there is a video of Ronnie Wood trying to play the lead from 'Black & Blue's "THE HAND OF FATE" and Wood can NOT even come close to playin' it ! A Total embarrassment to the STONES, Just Horrible !
ursafan40 -You’re right, but even Jimmy Page opted to play bass and extoll the virtues of Jeff Beck (although I’ve never heard of a Jeff Beck who praised any God above Jeff Beck). If you were there - in time, not necessarily space - you gotta laugh hearing Ron Wood so humbly confirm everything we were sure we knew about our guitar gods. The way he puts it: “You can do this, right?”(Beck) “Well, ...no!” (Wood).
@@marcusesq5031 Yep, lousy guitarplayer, I appreciate more his painting and art!
Great guitarist, I have been a fan for decades. It made my day when he joined the Stones one of my favourite bands.
i could listen to these blokes for days
And yet, amongst the many virtuoso guitarists of that period, my favourite is simple, humble, lovely George Harrison. Not the flashiest, but played with taste and delicacy.
Looking very healthy, Ronnie. Best wishes for a great 2016.
He looks like a skull that's had a leather scrotum thrown at it.
For British fans who are familiar with 'Eastenders' soap opera, Ronnie was once brilliantly described as looking like Dot Cotton's reflection in the back of a spoon !! which I thought was brilliant!
God Bless u all Ronnie all of u really made a young 14 yr old boy from Baton Rouge a more complete life.The music great.Thanks for the memories from a 67 old still listening .
@Ronnie Wood By the way, u play a .ran Mandolin.. Alot of people in all walks of life could take a class on longevity from Ronnie Wood a class act himself. Also you answered a comment from a fan 2 years after I submitted it. Your artwork is quite an outlet for the many things you have seen . All I can say is your taking time to answer my question / statement was well worth the wait. Jack a devoted fan
Ronny IS a super chap. I was born in Coulsdon Surrey in 1955 and growing up in South London was great through the 60's. Very exciting times with all the new stuff going on. I loved all the music and would listen to the nightly radio Luxembourg broadcast into the wee hours on my tiny transistor radio.
your a legend ronnie
Great Era....Richard Thompson, Peter Green and Pete Townshend all Top players for different reasons...
That’s a terrific trio of guitar players right there.
@Ronnie Wood cheers for that, if the World didnt have Music it would be a World of little value, with Music comes love, respect and memories, good memories.
Ronnie is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. Always tasty. Love his humility as well.
The Beatles deserve a lot of credit for inspiring many musicians in Europe and the States to turn their "hobby" into a movement.
His harmonica playing on “I’m A Man” is terrific. Never knew it was Ronnie!
@TrippyWeekender No not on the actual Yardbirds record! It was only for that one-off show that he was talking about.
Keith Relf played harmonica on most if not all Yardbirds tracks. He was one of the best harp players in Britain at the time imo.
@@christopher9152 Pity his voice had no character eh?
Ronnie is a fine artist . I have seen some of his paintings on display.
Yeah! I think he was asked if he had to choose between guitar & painting, he would choose painting
In my honest opinion I think his art is incredibly tacky. I hate to say it too because I really admire his artistic expressiveness and he seems like an all around great guy!
Ronnie such a delight to listen to
Much love great stories!!!
Beck, Page and Clapton: the holy trinity
Berni Gamboa Blackmore Iommi page for me..
Not to me.
Pony Trekker Mick Jagger did say back then Blackmore was the best guitarist he ever heard. Page/Clapton/Beck are certainly the most marketed guitarists ever.
Berni certainly page beck Clapton are the most marketed guitarists but not necessarily the best. Blackmore? Iommi? And probably one of the most underrated and not often mentioned the great Alvin Lee
Peter Green, Hendrix & Rory Gallagher
Ronnie had a great unique style on the bass when with Jeff Beck , very special
I thought it was Ronnie Lane who played bass
Thanks for the post ..love the Jeff Beck stories....
I like not only your music, but also your humorous person.
yes, there was a lot of ambition as Ronnie says..to get out of poverty, or the social class one was born into (discrimination has always been with us) .... a lot of class struggle in a society which closely observed it...picking up the pieces after a world war that had a devastating effect on the working class who fought it...the opportunities kids have today are taken for granted by them...with this generation it was the factory, the coal mine, shipbuilding in locations where the sun never shone, the construction site, or Australia or Canada...- not very pleasant prospects in the least. What can a poor boy do, but play in a rock' n' roll band, or on a soccer team ..and that was about it...
Ronnie Wood is such a talent. I do not know what was in The Water back then but I am glad they drank it.
The Blues was in the water
66? I was 13 in los angeles and these guys were gods to me playing my guitar trying to get this or that riff off the record what a time for a young boy and his guitar thanks
Ronnie is a man with a big warm heart❤❤❤❤😊😊😊❤❤❤
What a time to be a guitarist in London. My God, there was something in the water.
I don't think it was the water!
Yes l was a teenager in the 60's and the music was unbelievable as where these guitarist. I'm afraid you will never get musicians like these guys again.
A living legend 🎸
Bob Harris.... smooth voice and an amazing host/interviewer.
Thank god (ahem!) they mentioned Peter Green..... often overlooked among his 'peers' - not by of course. Fabulous player whose demons got the better of him. Saw him live a few years ago at a small venue. Best £18 I've spent on a Saturday night in a LONG time, before or since I think hehe.
I love that image of a young Moon playing footy by Ealing Broadway
haha yeah!!😅
@@colinluckens9591 Moon had a tryout with the Oakland Raiders back then
I would love to listen to the whole show.
Definitely one of the greatest, Ronnie is
I was lucky enough to be around in this fantastic era, so pleased to see so many around today.Jeff is In my estimation the world's greatest even better than Jimmy who I also had the fortune to see! If anybody in entertainment deserves recognition with a knighthood, it's him, unfortunately he would probably tell them where to stick it !!!!!!!!
"There's Jimmy Page with his guitar case !!!"
And, 'Keith Moon playing football ' lol
@@waynej2608 Yep !!!!
Great conversation. Highly interesting.
Ronnie is top notch in my book on many levels, most importantly, because he's real.
Spot on!
Ronnie doesn't get the credit he's due.
He's okay but Its clapton all day, beck, and Hendrix Frampton almost a stone 😚😚😚😚
I rank Ronnie’s accomplishments by the number and variety of great musicians who’ve had him along to support them. He’s never been a pure virtuoso or memorably inventive soloist, but man, he brings his “A” game to many different genres and styles. Plus, he must be a wonderful chap to be around ... upbeat, flexible.
I think he's a fantastic player. I love listening to Faces live stuff and he is great
He's in the Stones
All those great players rate Ronnie very highly as a guitarist. Something that his detractors should realise! I love his bluesy, funky, rocking style &some beautiful pedal steel playing .
Talk about an underappreciated great guitarist... I have always loved Ronnie Woods playing
Ronnie is such a Great Musician!
Met Ronnie and sort of got to know him (prior to sobriety) as my fiance was babysitting Ronnie's kids and working at his club in South Beach. He's a great dude. Bobby Keys was my drinking buddy at the club, was one of the nicest people ever. Wish he still had that club
2:56 - hey that's my station, 15 mins down the road, as beside the ealing r&b club, where the stones 1st played !
7-12-62 just happens to be my birthday, as I've learned that's the start of the Stones👄👅
Ronnie: Intelligence By Life’s Experience
Bob Harris is such a great interviewer.
Yes, he knows all the right names to drop. . . . . . .
I hope they realize how much joy they gave to the world.
It wasn't a cold cutthroat competitive like culture with one another (it was competitive though) and not other artist saying you suck or being snobbish about their playing abilities. They learned from each other and built their talents that way.
Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Davy Graham, Peter Green...
Danny Gatton .. Lenny Breau
Damn, Ronnie is just the greatest!
One of the most amazing men in the world
am I correctly connecting that gentlemans voice to "The Old Grey Whistle Test" ?
Yes
I love listening to interviews with the musicians who were around England at that time. I'm a 60 year old guitarist from Washington state, so of course I'm a huge Hendrix fan. Many years ago I formed the opinion that when Jimi went to London he ended up in exactly the place he needed to be, around the people he needed to be around in order to rise as high as he did . Ronnie Wood is an amazing musician in his own right, as are all the musicians from that area and time frame.