October 24th 2025
Bill Wyman is 89 !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL !
Thanks a lot for your great bass job with the Stones then with the Rhythm Kings, and for your books about History as well.

Happy birthday Mr. Wyman!!!

Have a good one Bill !

Happy Birthday Bill. We love you!!

Happy Birthday Bill. Keep 'em coming. Cheers!

happy birthday and hopefully many more

Happy Birthday Bill!!!!!!!

Happy birthday to you, Mr. Wyman! Enjoy the day, Sir.

Happy birthday!

One Heck of a Bass Job:

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Happy Bill-Day!!!!

Happy Birthday Bill thank you for all the great music and books..and remarks

Bill's departure was the biggest loss until Charlie's death. The original rhythm section was damaged, the sound changed. The Stones' sound became safer, which helped a lot on big tours, but the original looseness that was the band's trademark was gone. Just listen to the early concert recordings and compare them to the later ones. For example, listen to the 1978 Detroit concert with headphones and listen to Bill (and of course Stu's piano playing), it was top-notch!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!


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Happy Birthday Bill! Your contributions to the greatest band ever are always remembered.

On the 7th day God created The Rolling Stones

Very happy birthday Bill Wyman!

Happy birthday Bill.

Happy Birthday Mr. Wyman.

You are loved and renowned! Some of those 70's shows sound more like a machine than a band (in a great way!)

Happy birthday Bill!

Thank you for being part of the best ever rock'n'roll rhythm section.

Happy Birthday Bill, cheers

Rolling Stones.....a freight train at top speed that never derailed thanks to charlie and BILL WYMAN.


Happy Birthday Bil!!

Just listened to Live By The Sword last night. The secret of success to the Hackney Diamonds album was using quality rock and roll bass players. I hope they continue that with the next album. There's one more Charlie/Bill cut in the can. Love to have Bill play on more Stones songs. 89. Wow! Good health, Bill.

Happy Birthday Bill Wyman and thanks for great music!

Bill.

Fantastic and astounding on Hampton 18-10-81.

Especcially "When The Whip Comes Down"

Bill is a one-off. Period.

Bill's importance to THAT sound the band had up until 1990 still goes so under-acknowledged. The track with Bill on Diamonds proves how much difference his playing makes even if he just overdubbed his part. His playing along with Charlie's was the backbone for Keef and Mick and those two really needed a solid and reliable foundation. Charlie and Bill were the salt and pepper in that voodoo stew cooked up by the Glimmer Twins. Without Bill and Charlie, that stew would have been inedible.

And Bill is not only one of the greats but a very humble and genuinely nice individual.

I am so grateful that he is still giving us music and books. I have always admired him for having the courage to leave the band and not going into retirement and disappearing in 1990. In a way, he is as active as any of the current Stones. I am sure, today Keef also understands and respects Bill's decision to leave them behind, and perhaps not only understands it but holds him in high regards because he stayed true to himself and has not wasted away his talents and years since he left them. The Rhythm Kings was a band that had very little to do with making him or anyone in the band a fortune. It was pure joy. It also was music that had very little to do with the Stones and their influences. Again, it was all about Bill staying true to himself.

Happy Birthday! Can't wait to say this again next year when he turns 90.

I just hope he knows how much he means to many of us.

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frenki09
Bill is a one-off. Period.

Bill's importance to THAT sound the band had up until 1990 still goes so under-acknowledged. The track with Bill on Diamonds proves how much difference his playing makes even if he just overdubbed his part. His playing along with Charlie's was the backbone for Keef and Mick and those two really needed a solid and reliable foundation. Charlie and Bill were the salt and pepper in that voodoo stew cooked up by the Glimmer Twins. Without Bill and Charlie, that stew would have been inedible.

And Bill is not only one of the greats but a very humble and genuinely nice individual.

I am so grateful that he is still giving us music and books. I have always admired him for having the courage to leave the band and not going into retirement and disappearing in 1990. In a way, he is as active as any of the current Stones. I am sure, today Keef also understands and respects Bill's decision to leave them behind, and perhaps not only understands it but holds him in high regards because he stayed true to himself and has not wasted away his talents and years since he left them. The Rhythm Kings was a band that had very little to do with making him or anyone in the band a fortune. It was pure joy. It also was music that had very little to do with the Stones and their influences. Again, it was all about Bill staying true to himself.

Happy Birthday! Can't wait to say this again next year when he turns 90.

I just hope he knows how much he means to many of us.

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Great post, frenki09; wonderful, and true, observations.

Happy Belated Birthday, Bill Wyman

Happy Birthday dear Bill !

Late to the party but HBD Bill!

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Georges
October 24th 2025
Bill Wyman is 89 !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL !
Thanks a lot for your great bass job with the Stones then with the Rhythm Kings, and for your books about History as well.

Wow didn’t know you’re that old. Thanks for everything you’ve contributed to. Happy belated birthday & many more.

Many happy returns to the awesome Mr Bill Wyman!