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The Birds was one of the top rhythm and blues bands in England during the mid-1960s, and part of the first British Invasion. Even though they recorded fewer than a dozen songs, the Birds are remembered for having a sound as hard as other well-known bands, such as The Who and the Yardbirds.
The best-known member of the Birds was Ron Wood, future guitarist for the Rolling Stones. Growing up in the same neighbourhood with several other members of the band, they came together in 1964 (while still in their teens) as the Thunderbirds, based in Yiewsley, West London. When they entered a battle-of-the-bands contest, the organisers of the event persuaded them to go simply as the Birds, to improve their chances of winning. Although they lost the contest, they kept the new, shorter name