A Massive Month in Music

On November 15th 1965, Havinga Rave Up with The Yardbirds was released in the US, beginning a month of seminalreleases including: The Kink Kontroversy,The Who’s My Generation, TheBeatles’ Rubber Soul, The RollingStones’ December's Children (AndEverybody's) and The Byrds' Turn TurnTurn.

Hoping to enjoy the same chart success as his friends andrivals, a 17-year old Ronnie was playing to ‘knockout’ crowds across the UK. On19th November his band, The Birds, played The Glad Rag Ball alongside WilsonPickett, Donovan, The Hollies and The Who (pictured left, in a spread fromRonnie’s 1965 diary).

‘The diary reads like a music obsessive's fantasy as legendspop up throughout the narrative.’ – Classic Rock Magazine

Recollections of these bands and the times appear throughoutRonnie Wood’s HOW CAN IT BE? A ROCK ANDROLL DIARY. To view and order signed Collector Copies, click here; and forthe Open Editon, click here.