Ronnie Wood’s first band ever (originally named the Thunderbirds) The Birds were together only for six years, and then split when the American Byrds became famous in the mid-’60s. They left behind one cut, “Leaving Here” on the HARD-UP HEROES compilation album, and also a brief appearance in a horror flick called The Deadly Bees. When the Birds broke up, Ronnie decided to phone his casual acquaintance Jeff Beck, who had just left the Yardbirds, and later becoming part of the Jeff Beck Group.