Rolling Stones update

Ron Wood joined Slash and Jason Bonham onstage Tuesday night (June 30th) at the Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, according to iorr.org. Wood who was playing his signature black and silver Tony Zemaitis "metal front" guitar performed during Slash's set and tore through such Rolling Stones, Faces, and Bob Dylan favorites as "Honky Tonk Women," "Stay With Me," "Knocking On Heaven's Door," and "It's Only Rock N' Roll."

Jeff Beck told The Word magazine that he feels that turning down the Rolling Stones in 1975 actually saved his life. Beck, who along with Peter Frampton, and others were on the shortlist to replace Mick Taylor following his abrupt departure from the band in 1974. Beck recalls: "I had this flash that said, 'Don't do it, you'll never get on with Mick (Jagger) and Keith (Richards) musically because you're heading in a different direction'. There's the thing. There's the crossroads. If I'd turned left I'd have been a multi-millionaire Rolling Stone -- and dead.

Beck, who recorded with Jagger in the mid-'80s before backing out of being his lead guitarist on the eve of his 1988 solo tour, added, "Not that I wouldn't want to experience some of the things that went on with them but I was into speed and detail and gung-ho playing, and the way they were drinking I just don't think it would have worked. I thought, 'This is a life of booze and women. Who needs that?' So I caught the next plane out."

Monday (July 5th) marks the 40th anniversary of the Rolling Stones' legendary comeback gig in front of 200,000 fans at London's Hyde Park. The free show, which took place two days after the death of recently departed guitarist Brian Jones, had originally been announced to serve as the coming out gig of new guitarist Mick Taylor, but was hastily rearranged to serve as a tribute to Jones.

For the show the Stones were joined by the Ginger Johnson's African Drummers who danced and added dancing percussion to the concert's finale "Sympathy For The Devil."

The Setlist: "Eulogy for Brian Jones," "I'm Yours, She's Mine," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "No Expectations," "Mercy Mercy," "Stray Cat Blues," "I'm Free," "Down Home Girl," "Love In Vain," "Loving Cup," "Midnight Rambler," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Honky Tonk Women," "Street Fighting Man," and "Sympathy For The Devil."
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