Ronnie Simmons is an Australian born rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer from Newtown Sydney.
Ronnie is currently the guitarist in legendary Australian rock band Rose Tattoo, for Richie Ramone (The Ramones fastest, loudest and most powerful drummer) and fronting Ronnie Simmons and The Redback Spiders.
In 2022 Ronnie was invited by Taime Downe to join Faster Pussycat who toured the USA playing packed shows with Tom Keifer and L.A. Guns on The Sonic Slam Tour as well as a sold out show at The Whisky A Go Go which broke the historical venue's record for attendance (on Ronnie's birthday). The year was spent pulling triple duties on guitar touring with Faster Pussycat and Richie Ramone around the world and returning on guitar with Frankie + The Studs - Ronnie spent 49 out of 52 weeks of the year on the road. Playing 6 and 7 nights a week (including Ronnie's personal record to date of 19 nights in a row with Richie Ramone) and was dubbed by peers in Hollywood as 'the busiest guitarist in the business'.
In the last two weeks of 2022 upon returning from the road, Ronnie wrote, recorded and produced his first full length solo LP with Clay Davies & Richie Ramone as co-producers in LA. The record features Richie Ramone and Chris Moye (RIP) on drums, Johnny Martin (LA Guns, Chelsea Smiles) on bass, Danny Nordahl (Faster Pussycat, Motochrist), Scott Churilla (Reverend Horton Heat) and Frankie Clarke (Frankie + The Studs) on backing vocals which is due for release with The Redback Spiders in 2024.
In January of 2023 Ronnie Simmons was invited by Angry Anderson to join Rose Tattoo after Bob Spencer (The Angels, Skyhooks) left the group.
After touring Australia with Faster Pussycat headlining The Glam Fest Tour including acts like Wednesday 13, in January of 2023, he remained in Australia and returned to Sydney. With only 2 days between tours he embarked on The Rose Tattoo 'Assault and Battery' tour before flying back to The USA to pull double duties with both Faster Pussycat and Rose Tattoo on The Monsters Of Rock Cruise. Ronnie returned to Australia where he was 'patched in' and 'blooded in' (by The legendary Australian Tattoo artist Tony Cohen who has done Angry Anderson's ink) to Rose Tattoo as a full band member. Another of Ronnie's dreams came true.
In early 2024 Ronnie was invited by The Rainbow Bar and Grill in West Hollywood to add one of his Gibson Les Paul's (that he had signed by Rose Tattoo in Australia and had recently played a few nights before with Faster Pussycat at The Whisky A Go Go) to the iconic bar's wall of memorabilia along with a signed photo on behalf of Rose Tattoo. Having been Ronnie's local hangout for the past decade in LA, before and after many gigs on The Sunset Strip, this was a monumental occasion and achievement.
Ronnie now spends his time between Australia and The USA. He has been touring Australia with Rose Tattoo on The Southern Stars Tour and will soon be launching The Redback Spiders.
"To play with these legendary bands that started off as posters on my walls as a kid, and become a part of their legacy means everything to me. The fact I can also call them my friends, we consider each other family and I'm treated as an equal... it's indescribable. They gave me an identity and a purpose in life before I'd even met them, and I don't take a second of it for granted. Long live rock 'n' roll."
- Ronnie Simmons
With over two decades experience working in the music industry he teaches music & mentors students all around the world. Helping the next generation pursue their dreams is a passion he has taken from School of Rock in Sydney Australia, to classrooms at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles and continues to do between touring the world today.
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