Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Mick Taylor vs Ron Wood, Round 1

Welcome to Round One of MICK TAYLOR vs RON WOOD.

The rules are simple. In each round, each of the guitarists will get a shot at playing lead on the song chosen for that round. They will play with the house band, which consists of MICK JAGGER (vocal), KEITH RICHARDS (guitar), BILL WYMAN (bass), and CHARLIE WATTS (drums). Featured supporting musicians will vary, as will the location and dates of the performances.

The song for this round is the ROBERT JOHNSON classic "Love In Vain", which TAYLOR had recorded with THE ROLLING STONES, and played live with them from 1969 to 1973. WOOD had often played the song as part of THE FACES' repertoire.

So, in one corner we have MICK TAYLOR, performing in Australia on February 27, 1973, at the age of 25. His supporting musicians are BOBBY KEYS (sax), JIM PRICE (trombone), and NICKY HOPKINS (piano).

In the other corner, the challenger, RON ("WOODY") WOOD, in Memphis, Tennessee on June 28, 1978, already an old-timer at the age of 31. His performance in this round features the support of IAN STEWART (piano) and IAN MCLAGAN (organ).

On with the show!!!

MICK TAYLOR - LOVE IN VAIN

RON WOOD - LOVE IN VAIN

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