Happy Birthday Bill Wyman!

Bill Wyman (born William George Perks; 24 October 1936)
Some folks don't give the man his due respect but he really created a powerhouse rhythm section with Charlie.

 

This was the biggest hit single by a solo Stone. Not sure if that's still the case:


He's been busy anyway with various bands and projects.

 

I haven't heard Downtown Suzie in many years. It's pretty great actually.

 

Wyman drove out to a recording session at Olympic studios and only Charlie and Nicky Hopkins had shown up.
Glyn Johns the producer asked Bill if he had a song to do and he sat down at the piano and played "In Another Land" and they all liked it. They worked on putting a basic track together and got a good master on tape. Bill was worried about laying down the lead vocals and requested tremolo on his voice. The Small Faces were recording next door and Glyn asked Steve Marriott to come in and help Bill. They sang it together and it worked well. They gave it a working title of "Acid In The Grass".
Keith and Mick were played the tapes the next day and they approved so Bill got his first songwriting credit. I'm more or less transcribing from Bill's book.

 

Here's a bit of Bill's birthday bass trivia:
Bill sponsored both Framus and Vox basses in 1964. He received a 5% fee on the factory price on any signature model.