Ronnie Wood pays tribute to Bobby Womack ...

by Bang Showbiz

Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood was reduced to tears by the Bobby Womack's death.

Ronnie Wood has paid tribute to the late soul singer Bobby Womack.
The 70-year-old soul music star - who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 and enjoyed a career spanning seven decades - passed away in his sleep on Friday (27.06.14).
The Rolling Stones rocker took to Twitter to express his grief and recalled how the singer's voice often reduced him to tears.
He wrote on the social networking site this morning (28.06.14): ''I'm so sad to hear about my friend Bobby Womack ~ the man who could make you cry when he sang has brought tears to my eyes with his passing.''
The late singer, who was in the process of recording a new album tentatively titled 'The Best Is Yet to Come,' with rumoured contributions by Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and Snoop Dogg, began his career as a member of Curtis Womack and the Womack Brothers with his brothers Curtis, Harry, Cecil and Friendly, Jr., but they changed their name to the Valentinos shortly after they scored their first record deal in 1960.
The Rolling Stones' cover of their track 'It's All Over Now' topped the UK charts in 1964, just one month after the original version was released.
The 'If You Think You're Lonely Now' hitmaker sought treatment in rehab in the 1980s for drug addiction, and later battled a series of health problems, including colon cancer, diabetes, pneumonia and showed early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
His 2012 release 'The Bravest Man in the Universe' was voted one of the 50 Best Albums of the year and he admitted he thought his songs were getting better with age.
He said at the time: ''You know more at 65 than you did at 25. I understand the songs much better now. It's not about 14 Rolls Royces and two Bentleys. Even if this album never sells a nickel, I know I put my best foot forward.''
A spokesperson for the 'Across 110th Street' hitmaker's record label XL Recordings told RollingStone.com that his cause of death is currently unknown.

Photos: Belgium on fire.!!- June 28-2014

By Carla Hay:

On June 28, 2014, the Rolling Stones performed "It's All Over Now" in tribute to the late Bobby Womack at the Stones' concert in Werchter, Belgium, at the TW Classic Festival, according to the Rolling Stones' official website. The concert was part of the Rolling Stones' "14 on Fire" tour. Bobby and Shirley Womack co-wrote "It's All Over Now," which became the Rolling Stones' first No. 1 hit in the U.K. in 1964. Bobby Womack (who died at the age of 70 on June 27, 2014) was particularly friendly for decades with Rolling Stones guitarists Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards. Womack collaborated with Wood, on Wood's 1975 solo album "Now Look."

Photos: Roskilde Festival, Denmark on Fire.!!-July -3-2014

By Carla Hay.

On July 3, 2014, the Rolling Stones ended the European leg of their "14 on Fire" tour at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. According to the Rolling Stones' official website, "She's So Cold" (from the band's 1980 album "Emotional Rescue") won the most votes in an online "song request" poll. The Rolling Stones are on a break until Oct. 25, 2014, when the tour resumes with a concert in Adelaide, Australia.

Sir Mick Jagger has been inspired to open a Rolling Stones museum after visiting the Abba centre in Sweden...

by Bang Showbiz

Sir Mick Jagger has been inspired to open a Rolling Stones museum after visiting the Abba centre in Sweden.

A Rolling Stones museum is set to open in London.
Frontman Sir Mick Jagger was so inspired by the interactive tribute to pop group ABBA in their home town of Stockholm, Sweden, that he plans to set up a similar venue for his own rock 'n' roll band in the English capital.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, ABBA singer Bjorn Ulvaeus said: ''I had heard he wanted to build a similar thing in London. That is why he wanted to come here and look. He is planning a Rolling Stones museum.
''It was an inspirational visit. Mick has saved lots of clothes which they can display. He had thousands of questions. Mick took loads of photos.''
As well as iconic tour costumes from their lengthy career, the Rolling Stones museum is likely to include instruments and special memorabilia courtesy of band members Mick, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood.
Mick, 70, was driven to the Abba venue in a blacked-out Mercedes to keep his after-hours visit under wraps. He reportedly performed with a singing hologram as Bjorn took him around the museum.

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Photos: Stockholm on Fire.!!- July- 1-2014

By Carla Hay: On July 1, 2014, the Rolling Stones performed their classic song "All Down the Line" (from the 1972 album "Exile on Main Street"), in a song request voted for by fans, at the Stones' concert in Stockholm at the Tele2 Arena. The concert was part of the Rolling Stones' "14 on Fire" tour. According to the Rolling Stones' official website: "The show marked the bands’ 26th ever show in Sweden, and the sold-out crowd of 40,000 fans were treated to a 19-song set, which included ‘All Down The Line,’ voted for by over 90,000 fans online in a very close result." The report did not say which song came in second place.
The other songs that fans chose from in the online poll were "Get Off of My Cloud," "Street Fighting Man," "Dead Flowers," "Let's Spend the Night Together" and "Bitch." "All Down the Line" has been performed at least once in many Rolling Stones tours since 1972.