Ron Wood is the kind of guitarist I trust: not a flashy gymnast, but a human groove-machine who makes big bands sound like they’re breathing together. He started out with The Birds (1964–1966), bounced through The Creation (briefly in 1967), then went loud and hungry with The Jeff Beck Group (1967–1969). From there he helped turn Faces (1969–1975) into a glorious, half-tipsy rock ’n’ roll fistfight, before stepping into the world’s most unforgiving rhythm-guitar job with The Rolling Stones (joined 1975; officially from 1976). What I love most is how he plays like a builder, not a show-off: weaving parts, adding slide color, and making the whole thing swing like it’s alive. Ron Wood Wiki