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Bill Wyman
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British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 18
Top works
- S/P Rolling with the Stones
- Wyman Shoots Chagall
- Stone Alone
- L'Histoire des Rolling Stones
- Bill Wyman's Chelsea
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Film & TV
Acting · Lewisham, London, England, UK
William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on their first 19 albums. From 1997 to 2018, he performed as the vocalist and bass guitarist for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…
Known for
- Frampton2026
- The Session Man — Self2025
- The Stones and Brian Jones — Self - Rolling Stones Bassist2024
- Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple — Self2024
- Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac — Self2021
- Zappa — Self (archive footage)2020
- Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember — Self2019
- No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones — Self2019
- The Quiet One — Self2019
- Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague — Self2018
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Gedding
- Active from
- 1936
Discography
Member of
- The Rolling Stones1962–1993
- Nanker Phelge
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 44,307
- Total plays
- 263,889
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Bill Wyman (born William George Perks; 24 October 1936) is an English musician best known as the bassist for the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He has worked producing both records and film, and has scored music for film in movies and television. Wyman has kept a journal since he was a child after World War II. It has been useful as an inspiration to him <a href="https://www.
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 9
- Cited by
- 7
Research areas
Most cited works
- Rolling with the Stones2002 · 4 cit
- Bill Wyman Stone alone : the story of a rock 'n' roll band1991 · 2 cit
- Bill Wyman's Treasure Island : Britain's History Uncovered2005 · 1 cit
- In Memoriam1996 · 0 cit
- THE ROLLING STONES ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS Großbritannien 19962010 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,129x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,608x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,440x
- The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 9,149x
- On the nature of allosteric transitions: A plausible model
· 1965 · cited 7,422x
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Key facts
- Born
- William George Perks , ( 1936-10-24 ) 24 October 1936 (age 89) , Lewisham , London, England
- Genres
- Rock blues jazz
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter singer photographer
- Instruments
- Bass guitar vocals keyboards guitar
- Years active
- 1959–1993 1997–present
- Labels
- Velvel Koch Rolling Stones Atlantic A&M Proper BMG
- Formerly of
- The Rolling Stones Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Willie and the Poor Boys The Cliftons
- Spouse s
- Diane Cory ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) , Mandy Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1993 ) , Suzanne Accosta ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
- Website
- billwyman .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Bill Wyman – Former bass player with the Rolling Stones
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Bill Wyman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bassist of the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable line-up and performed on their first 19 studio albums. Following his departure, he occasionally took part in live performances with the Rolling Stones and recorded with them in 2023. He also performed as the backing vocalist and bassist for the blues rock band Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings from 1997 to 2018. Wyman was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Rolling Stones in 1989.
Early life
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