On this day in 1975, after rumors that Jimmy Page, Steve Marriott, Jeff Beck or Chris Spedding would replace Mick Taylor as guitarist in The Rolling Stones, a press release confirmed that Ronnie Wood would be joining the band for their forthcoming American tour.

Before The Stones, Wood had played with the Jeff Beck Group as a bassist and was the guitarist for The Faces.

Wood has been with The Stones ever since. Along with releasing material with the band, he has also released seven solo albums.