4:20 Flashback: It must be great to be ______?

4:20 Flashback 3-7-19

It must be great to be _______. He can paint, sing and has won awards as a radio DJ!

Born in London, into a family of English “water Gypsys” –his generation the first in the family to be born on dry land so he says.

Musical career began in 1964 with The Birds. Also collaborating with Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Ian McLagan, Prince, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, Ringo Starr and Aretha Franklin.

 

Answer = Ron Wood

Ron was always the obvious choice for The Stones. He played and looked like a Rolling Stone and following guitarist Mick Taylor’s departure from the group in 1974, Ron was the man and has been on the payroll ever since.​

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