Claim: The Rolling Stones had Bill Wyman as a bassist.

Steel Wheels is the 19th British and 21st American studio album by The Rolling Stones , released in 1989 .  Heralded as a major comeback upon its release , the project is notable for the patching up of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards ' relationship , a reversion to a more classic style of music and the launching of the band 's biggest world tour at the time . It is also long-time bassist Bill Wyman 's final full-length studio album with the Stones , preceding the announcement of his departure in January 1993 . Wyman 's final tenure with the band would be on two studio tracks for 1991 's Flashpoint .