The Birds (band) The Birds (band) The Birds were an English rhythm and blues band, formed in 1964 in London. They recorded fewer than a dozen songs and released only four singles. Starting out with a hard R&B sound, they later began infusing it with Motown-style vocal harmonies. The best known former member of The Birds is Ronnie Wood, who went on to join the Jeff Beck Group, The Creation, Faces and later The Rolling Stones. Several members of The Birds grew up in the same neighbourhood in Yiewsley, west London, and began playing together in 1964, while still in their teens. At
Bill Harris (guitarist) Bill Harris (guitarist) Bill Harris (April 14, 1925, Nashville, North Carolina – December 6, 1988, Washington, D.C.) was an American acoustic guitarist who played in R&B and jazz idioms. Harris studied guitar in Washington, D.C. at the Columbia School of Music, and in 1950 began playing with the R&B vocal group The Clovers. He remained with the group through 1958, playing on many of their most successful hit records. During this time he also recorded on his own as a jazz musician, including two LPs for EmArcy Records in 1956-1957. He played in the DC area through the 1960s and