A GLASGOW singer-songwriter has got some satisfaction - after persuading the Rolling Stones saxophonist to appear on his new song.

Raymond Meade, who lives in Hyndland, cheekily e-mailed music legend Bobby Keys to ask if he fancied playing on Why Don't We Do It Again.

He was left stunned when the 69-year-old, who has also played with stars such as John Lennon, Barbra Streisand and The Who, replied saying he liked the tune and was up for it.

Raymond ended up jetting out to Nashville to work with Keys.

He said: "I just had this rock 'n' roll song that I thought needed some saxophone and thought who plays the sax better than Bobby Keys?

"I was thinking don't be so ridiculous, but I found an e-mail address and sent him the track.

"I thought I'd had no luck and about six weeks later I was standing in Waitrose with my shopping when my phone went, and it was Bobby Keys saying he liked the song and would do it.

"Things are so high-tech now you can do tracks without ever meeting, but if someone like that offers to work with you, then you want to do it in person."

Keys met the Rolling Stones at the San Antonio Teen Fair in 1964 and he played with the band for many years, including on their classic Exile On Main Street album.

He played on every album from 1969 until 1974 and from 1980 to present, and has performed on all Stones tours since 1970.

This year he played with the band at the Glastonbury Festival.

Raymond found the musician in lively form when they met.

He said: "He strolled in and straight away he was what you'd expect.

"The first thing he said was, 'have they stopped serving food' in Scotland, because I'm quite skinny.

"So it was straight in with the banter, and then he recorded his sax part.

"It was so surreal to just work through this song with him. I suppose it is a case of 'if you don't ask, you don't get'.

"If you can get to them without any management then that helps, and I guess it must have struck it lucky."

Now Raymond, who by day works at the Lucky Cat tattoo parlour in Great Western Road, is hoping to release the song as a single.

Raymond plays a headline gig at Broadcast in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street on December 18.