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Ronnie Wood didn’t know if his old bandmates were still alive when he wanted them
Ronnie Wood reunited with bassist Willie Weeks and drummer Andy Newmark for his Ammo band, despite initially not knowing whether his former collaborators were still alive or playing. Their return matters to Wood’s solo touring plans while the Rolling Stones are on a break, giving him a chance to keep performing with musicians from his early solo career.
Weeks and Newmark played on Wood’s 1974 debut, *I’ve Got My Own Album To Do*, as well as later recordings. The Ammo band also includes guitarist Johnny Lee Schell, keyboardist Andy Wallace and vocalists Imelda May and Chanel Haynes; after 12 European shows, it began South American dates, with Wood saying they might record a live album.
In short
- Wood reunited with bassist Willie Weeks and drummer Andy Newmark.
- He had not known whether they were still alive or playing.
- The Ammo band may record a live album.
Explained simply
Ronnie Wood is a guitarist and member of the Rolling Stones, but he has also released music and toured under his own name. His first solo album, I’ve Got My Own Album To Do, came out in 1974, before he joined the Stones, and featured bassist Willie Weeks and drummer Andy Newmark.
Weeks and Newmark later worked with Wood on other recordings. Their return links his current Ammo band to that early solo period, while the band gives him a way to keep performing during a break in the Rolling Stones’ activity.