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Bill Wyman at Salisbury City Hall on Tuesday February 26
By Flicky Harrison
Tuesday February 26
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings stop off at Salisbury City Hall on Tuesday February 26.
Bill left The Rolling Stones after 30 years with the rock idols.
In 1995 he became inspired to pick up the bass again and went back to his roots with The Rhythm Kings.
"I put the word out and events snowballed,'' said Bill.
"There were certain people I knew I wanted to work with and I approached the brilliant vocalist Georgie Fame and guitarist Albert Lee. I called Peter Frampton, an old friend who I've known since he was a 14-year-old prodigy, and I got in touch with Andy Fairweather Lowe.
"I was introduced to Beverley Skeete who had worked with Chaka Khan, Jamiroqui and Texas and she turned out to be my biggest find of all,'' he said.
The Rhythm Kings are now wowing the whole Eastern bloc, Europe and the UK with their twice annual tours.
"It's a great band and we play roots music. It's like it was at the beginning with The Stones,'' said Bill.
It was the bass player who wrote the history of The Stones called Rolling With The Stones using his own archives and pictures.
"It was a lot of work but worthwhile. I used my diaries and things,'' he said.
Bill's early life growing up in Kent was hardly rock n' roll.
His father was a bricklayer and his mother worked in a factory.
"My dad played piano and I took lessons and passed exams but I was more interested in sport. But it stood me in good stead for later.'' Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings are at Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury, on Tuesday February 26 from 8pm. Tickets are £24.50 01722 434434.
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