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Former Member of the Rolling Stones Has Cancer

Mar 8, 2016  •  Post A Comment

A musician who spent decades as a member of the Rolling Stones has been diagnosed with cancer. USA Today reports that Bill Wyman, the band’s longtime bass player, has early-stage prostate cancer.

Wyman, 79, is receiving treatment and is expected to make a full recovery, the story reports, citing a rep for Wyman.

Wyman’s tenure with the Stones goes all the way back to the group’s earliest days in 1962. He was a mainstay of the band throughout its classic period before quitting the group in 1993. These days he tours with Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings.

Here’s a taste of the Rhythm Kings …

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