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03/8/01

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After a major refurbishment the all-new Sticky Fingers West London Restaurant and bar is now opened !
We invite you to experience the ultimate in food and drink served in the our unique atmosphere.

29/09/03

Bill Wyman is coming into the restaurant to do a ‘Blues Odyssey’ DVD signing at 5.30pm on the 29th September 2003.

DVDs will be available to buy at the Restaurant on the day

05/6/01
Wyman and Watts wow the crowd

Bill Wyman and his Rhythm Kings were at the Roadhouse, Covent Garden as they continued their Jazz Tour, while Charlie Watts played with his jazz band at Ronnie Scott’s.

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05/6/01

Wyman’s jazz fits the Bill

Old rockers never die, especially the wealthier ones. Cocky to the last, they tend to reappear as jazzers, leading groups packed with the flashy sort of players they wanted to be when they grew up.
Bill Wyman: Another old rocker turns to jazz. At the Roadhouse Wyman and Watts wow the crowd.

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01/6/01 Wyman still brings the rhythm

We’re a good, versatile band with plenty of singers who can cover the range of music we grew up with. Until Bill put this together we’d never played as a group, only in bits and pieces. Albert Lee I first played with at the Flamingo in 1962 and Bill I met in Earl’s Court when the Stones played the Flamingo in 1963 and nobody came.

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08/5/01 Wyman gets stroppy at Hear’Say

Normally when a pensioner moans about young people and their dreadful music, nobody pays any attention. But when that oldie is Bill Wyman it might be a good idea to listen. The former Rolling Stone, who will be old enough to claim his bus pass this year, has denounced manufactured bands as "having nothing to do with real music".

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08/6/00
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Venue Change – Sunday 18th June

Due to technical reasons, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings will now be performing at The Roadhouse, Covent Garden on Sunday 18th June 2000 and not at The Forum as previously advertised Venue address: The Roadhouse, Jubilee Hall, 35 The Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2 Box office: 020 7240 6001
Tickets are priced at £19.50

20/4/00 Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Single – GROOVIN’
This is a Limited Edition single, numbered, with only 5,000 copies available For all you collector’s our there, it contains three tracks – Groovin’, Can’t Get My Rest At Night’ and Gambler’s Lament – which, incidentally, does not appear not on album. Look out for it now at your nearest record store If they are unable to find you a copy by please let us know by e-mailing us at [email protected] and we will get in touch with the record company to trace their local store and let you know Further news on the release date of the Rhythm Kings’ CD GROOVIN’, it is now been put back
until May 15th.

20/4/00 Bill Wyman’s Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings UK Tour

* * * STOP PRESS * * * STOP PRESS * * * STOP PRESS * * * An extra, confirmed, date has been added to the tour
Sunday 30th April 2000 – The Corn Exchange, Edinburgh Blues Festival, Scotland Come back here regularly to check for further updates

20/4/00
Bill Wyman’s Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings UK Tour 2000
* * * STOP PRESS * * * STOP PRESS * * * STOP PRESS * * * Sunday 11th June 2000 – The Pavillion, PLYMOUTH Unfortunately, this show has had to be cancelled as the theatre has gone into receivership.
A suitable replacement is being sought. Keep looking here for up-to-date venue information.

23/3/00
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings 2000 U.K Tour Dates
Saturday 3rd June – Congress Hall, Eastbourne
Sunday 4th June – Theatre Royal, Bath
Monday 5th June – Fairfield Hall, Croydon
Tuesday 6th June – North Wales Theatre, Llandudno
Wednesday 7th June – Derngate, Northampton
Friday 9th June – Leisure Centre, Brentwood
Saturday 10th June – Theatre, Malvern
Sunday 11th June – Pavillion, Plymouth
Tuesday 13th June – The Anvil, Basingstoke
Wednesday 14th June – Dacorum, Hemel Hempstead
Thursday 15th June – The Regent, Ipswich
Friday 16th June – Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
Sunday 18th June – The Roadhouse, Covent Garden, London
Monday 19th June – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 20th June – The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
Wednesday 21st June – Rotheshall, Glenrothes
Friday 23rd June – The Hexagon, Reading
Saturday 24th June – Lewisham Theatre, Lewisham, London
Sunday 25th June – Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn
Monday 26th June – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Tuesday 27th June – De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Wednesday 28th June – The Marlowes, Canterbury
Thursday 29th June – Blues On The Farm 2000 Festival, Chichester
Sunday 2nd July – Couldson Hall, Bristol
Monday 3rd July – The Opera House, Newcastle

20/3/00
Bill Wyman and The Rhythm Kingsrelease a brand new single
from the forthcoming album Groovin’ this April 3rd.
Monday, April 3rd sees the release of former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman and his band The Rhythm Kings’ single Groovin’ on their new record label Papillon. Originally recorded by the Young Rascals, Bill Wyman’s version of this classic features performances by some of the UK’s most legendary musicians, Georgie Fame, Ray Cooper, Graham Broad, Martin Taylor and the silky vocals of Beverley Skeete.Groovin’ the single will be available on Papillon Records (BT FLY 0003) from Monday, April 3rd.
Groovin’ the album will be available on Papillon Records (BT FLY CD 0003) from Monday, May 8th.

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22/6/99
New Setting Fits The Bill
Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Civic Hall, Wolverhampton If a rock concert can be judged by the sheer pleasure of the band in their performance, last nights show by Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings was a stunning success.
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11/3/99
Sticky Fingers Merchandising System Goes Live !!!

You can now buy Genuine Sticky Fingers and Rhythm Kings Merchandise On-Line with our new shopping system.

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22/10/98
The New Album by Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings
‘Anyway the Wind Blows’
If Bill’s last album, the highly acclaimed and very successful ‘Struttin Our Stuff’ was the teaser, ‘Anyway the Wind Blows’ is the main event. Each song is superbly crafted and reflects Bill’s encyclopaedic musical historical knowledge. The result is a delicious blend of blues, jazz, R&B and rock.

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Reviews of "Anyway the Wind Blows"
The Autumn ’98 Tour
The 1999 Tour

31/7/98
WYMAN SHOOTS CHAGALL
by
BILL WYMAN

A limited edition book from Genesis Publications restricted to 1,500 signed and numbered copies worldwide.
Publication date: October 1998
Price: £85 plus delivery

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