In the early 60's Bill was in a band called The Cliftons before joining The Rolling Stones 1962. Along with the rest of the Stones, Bill went on a crash course studying the American early rock roots music that formed the core sound of what would become England's greatest rock & roll band.

Wyman's dedication to the blues and roots music is one of the reasons he decided to become the first Rolling Stone to do a solo album. After the Stones made the apotheosis of a roots rock music album in "Exile on Main Street", the band began moving more into a glam-rock phase, but Wyman stuck to his guns. He had played with the Steven Stills Manassas and liked the interaction with drummer Dallas Taylor and percussionist Joe Lala. Along with guitarists Danny Kortchmar and Marc Benno, Wyman set out to record an album of original material called "Monkey Grip", his first solo venture.

Bill continued to play roots music on his solo projects even as the Stones were forced to continually adjust the sound to fit the latest trends. Eventually, in 1993, he decided to leave the Stones behind and concentrate on playing the music he loved.

Since 1997 Wyman has been leading the Rhythm Kings, a band that features contemporary British rock stars like Peter Frampton, Gary Brooker, George Fame and Albert Lee who prefer to play music that always excited them the most.
"You know, people seemed to delight in joining me on this project", says Bill. "Lots of the great musicians enjoy this stuff, but they can't do it in their own careers. They seem to enjoy working on it with me, being able to come and go".