Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
| Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings | |
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 Bill Wyman and his Rhythm Kings, Middelburg, January 2009 Photo: Jacco Barth |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll |
| founding | 1995 |
| Website | Homepage Rhythm Kings |
| Current occupation | |
bass |
Bill Wyman |
guitar |
Terry Taylor |
guitar |
Albert Lee |
singing |
Beverly Skeete |
Drums |
Graham Broad |
Piano, accordion |
Geraint Watkins |
Alto, tenor, soprano saxophone, flute, harmonica |
Frank Mead |
saxophone |
Nick Payn |
| former members | |
piano |
Mike Sanchez |
guitar |
Andy Fairweather-Low |
Keyboards |
Georgie Fame |
Keyboards |
Gary Brooker |
guitar |
Martin Taylor |
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings are a British rhythm and blues , blues and blues-rock group founded in 1995 by Bill Wyman , former bassist for the Rolling Stones .
Band history
After leaving the Rolling Stones, Wyman rarely picked up the bass for two years and instead devoted himself to other projects such as book writing and photography. At the end of 1995 he felt a desire to make music again, but not a commercial one: he decided to return to his musical roots. Wyman started jamming at home with Terry Taylor and the idea of playing with multiple artists soon came up. Wyman contacted Georgie Fame , guitarists Albert Lee , Peter Frampton , Andy Fairweather-Low, and pianist Gary Brooker . Fairweather-Low and Brooker had already played with Wyman in his band Willie and the Poor Boys in the late 1980s. They were supplemented by the pianist David Hartley , the singer Beverley Skeete and the guitarist Martin Taylor . Bill Wyman says of the working style:
"We began to record anything that came to mind. The benefit of working in this way - apart form the spontaneous atmosphere we created, was that I could pick and chose musicians for the particular style I wanted for each track."
“We started taking in everything that came to mind. The good thing about this style of work, aside from the spontaneous atmosphere, was that I was able to choose the musicians who fit the particular style I wanted for a number. "
The result of this work was the Rhythm Kings ' debut album Struttin' Our Stuff . Soon the band began performing live in smaller clubs in Northern Europe. Since then, the Rhythm Kings have gained a wide following on their tours in Europe and also toured the USA in 2001, which remains their only US tour to this day. A critic expresses the strength of the band in the following words:
"First-class musicians, who no longer have to prove anything to anyone, play classic rock songs from Chuck Berry to Clifton Chenier to Screaming Jay Hawkins, complement each other in perfect harmony, constantly alternate between singing and instrumental solo passages, and clearly have fun with each other."
Band members
Bill Wyman says of his intentions:
"The idea behind the Rhythm Kings was always that it should be a fluid group, allowing for different people to play together, both on record and on stage."
"The idea behind the Rhythm Kings was always that it should be a permeable group that would allow different people to play together on records and on stage."
tour
- Bill Wyman : bass and vocals
- Gary Brooker , Georgie Fame , Mike Sanchez , Geraint Watkins : keyboards and vocals
- Beverly Skeete , Janice Hoyte , Eddie Floyd : vocals
- Graham Broad : drums
- Albert Lee , Andy Fairweather-Low , Terry N. Taylor : guitar and vocals
- Martin Taylor : guitar
- Nick Payn : saxophone
- Frank Mead : Saxophone
- Gary US Bonds : vocals
Studio guests
- Paul Carrack : vocals
- Eric Clapton , Peter Frampton , George Harrison , Mark Knopfler , Mick Taylor : guitar
- Odetta : Singing
- Nicky Hopkins , Axel Zwingenberger : piano
- Chris Stainton , Max Middleton : Keyboards
- Henry Spinetti : drums
- Ray Cooper : Percussion
Discography
Albums
- 1998 Struttin 'Our Stuff Velvel Records
- 1999 Anyway the Wind Blows Velvel Records
- 2000 Groovin ' Koch Records
- 2001 Double Bill Disky
- 2005 Just for a Thrill Fuel 2000
- 2005 Live Fuel 2000
- 2009 Best of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
- 2011 Live Communication Repertoire Records
- 2017 Rocking the Roots
Bootleg Kings live series on Ripple Records
- Live in Europe (Europe Herbst 1988) RIPCD 001
- Rides Again (England Summer 2000) RIPCD 002
- Travelin 'Band (England Summer 2001) RIPCD 003
- On the Road Again (England Summer 2002) RIPCD 004
- Jump, Jive and Wail: The Very Best of Bill Wyman's Bootleg Kings
DVD
- Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings in Concert (2002)
- Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (2004)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Homepage Bill Wyman ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings in the Postbahnhof (Berliner Tagesspiegel from January 26, 2010, accessed on March 4, 2011)
