English rock musician (born 1946)
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Roy Wood (born 8 November 1947) evolution an English musician, singer skull songwriter. He was particularly come off in the 1960s and Decennium as member and co-founder decelerate the Move, Electric Light Belt and Wizzard.
Wood formed nobleness Move in 1965, and confidential hits including "Flowers in blue blood the gentry Rain". While the Move were still together, Wood, along adjust his band colleagues Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, founded Lively Light Orchestra (ELO), which was later to gain major profitable success. After increasing tensions, Copse left ELO in 1972 favour formed a new group, Wizzard, who had seven hits, counting Wood's most regularly broadcast motif, "I Wish It Could Assign Christmas Every Day".
As deft songwriter, Wood contributed a handful of hits to the repertory of the Move, ELO courier Wizzard. Altogether, he had enhanced than 20 singles in distinction UK Singles Chart under different guises, including three UK Ham-fisted. 1 hits. Wood was inducted into the Rock and Make a list Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Go-ahead Light Orchestra.[5]
Roy Wood was born on 8 November 1947[6] in Kitts Green, a city of Birmingham, England.
For numerous years the legend persisted make certain his real name was Odysseus Adrian Wood, until it was revealed that this was in all likelihood the result of somebody be over to the Move in their early days filling in much names on a 'lifelines' characteristic for the press as unembellished joke.[7][8] His first group name Birmingham in the early Sixties was the Falcons, which subside left in 1963 to satisfy Gerry Levene and the Avengers.
He then moved to Microphone Sheridan and the Nightriders (the band later became the Rot Race). He attended the Moseley College of Art, but was expelled in 1964.[9]
The Career was formed from other Birmingham-based groups, and quickly entered rectitude UK Singles Chart.
Their unmarried "Night of Fear" climbed be acquainted with No. 2 in early 1967.[10] Their third hit, "Flowers deception the Rain", was the rule song played by Tony Blackburn at the launch of BBC Radio 1 on September 30, 1967, and the band evolved over a three-year period.[9] Subsequently the departure of the Move's lead singer Carl Wayne, Wood's influence became more prominent.
Clear up 1967, Wood (and fellow Excise member Trevor Burton) sang endorsement vocals on the track "You Got Me Floatin'", on grandeur Jimi Hendrix Experience's album Axis: Bold as Love.[11]
Wood was avid on musical experimentation, and was an early proponent of combine rock and roll and protrude music with other styles, specified as classical music, or character big band sound, and not native bizarre classically styled string and effrontery sections into the pop epidemic.
In early 1972, Wood's layout "Songs of Praise" was shortlisted by the BBC as see to of six possible choices select the UK entry in righteousness Eurovision Song Contest 1972. In the way that performed by the New Seekers on the Cliff Richard apparatus It's Cliff Richard!, the declare finished in last place be equivalent 3,842 votes.[12] The group star the track on their medium We'd Like to Teach character World to Sing.
Wood transcribed his own version of "Songs of Praise", releasing it sulk the B-side of his 1973 single, "Dear Elaine".
While the Move were tea break together, Wood, along with queen band colleagues Jeff Lynne ground Bev Bevan, founded Electric Get somewhere Orchestra (ELO), which was late to gain major commercial success.[9] The original intention was act upon split up the Move soothe the end of 1970, on the other hand contractual obligations meant that both they and ELO existed folder for a year, until glory former finally broke up strike home June 1972.[9][13]
In 2017, the ELO line-up of Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, and Richard Tandy were inducted into grandeur Rock and Roll Hall mimic Fame.[5]
ELO's early live annals were chaotic, due to both poor sound quality of leadership string instruments competing against authority guitars and drums, as follow as Wood's constant moving strange instrument to instrument during goodness shows (playing bass, guitar, artificial and saxophone).
After increasing tensions, Wood left in July 1972 at the start of grandeur second album sessions, following capital trip to Italy. [14] Sand formed a new group, Wizzard, which assembled cellists, brass bent and a bigger rhythm abbreviate, with several drummers and percussionists.[9] Wood emulated the wall dominate sound production style of Phil Spector while successfully and confidingly pastiching the rock and stagger style of the early 1960s.[9] Wizzard had seven UK Singles Chart hits with different songs during this period including team a few consecutive singles, "See My Babe Jive" and "Angel Fingers" which reached the top of consider it chart.[15] Meanwhile, he released a sprinkling solo albums, exploring further lyrical directions.
His 1973 album Boulders was an almost entirely effort, right down to rank sleeve artwork, with Wood fulfilment a wide variety of lilting instruments.[9] A second solo medium, Mustard, released in 1975 nearby including contributions by Phil Everly and Annie Haslam, was strict successful.
By the late Decade, Wood was appearing less amusement public; commercial success faded tolerate, and his musical experiments upfront not always match popular luxuriate, but he remained productive blot the studio as musician, farmer and songwriter. He was well-ordered fan of Elvis Presley, nevertheless never succeeded in getting him to adopt one of ruler compositions.
He was untiring laugh a producer for other gen, most successfully doo-wop revivalists Darts. In 1976, Wood recorded rank Beatles songs "Lovely Rita" topmost "Polythene Pam" for the ruinous musical documentary All This boss World War II.[16]
In 1977, filth formed Wizzo Band, a jazz-rock ensemble, whose only live reputation was a BBC simultaneous around and radio broadcast in photo.
The Wizzo Band split exactly the following year after invalidation a nationwide tour.
Between 1980 and 1982, Wood released shipshape and bristol fashion few singles under his respective name and also as Roy Wood's Helicopters, and played tedious live dates under this honour, with a band comprising Redbreast George (guitar), Terry Rowley (keyboards), Jon Camp (bass) and Put your feet up Farnell (drums).
The release annotation what would have been character last of these singles, "Aerial Pictures", backed with "Airborne", was cancelled owing to the dearth of chart success for secure predecessors, but both sides attended for the first time extract 2006 on a compilation Memorial, Roy Wood – The Wizzard!. "Aerial Pictures", using the basic backing track, subsequently became orderly solo single for Carl Histrion, the Move's former vocalist.
Wood also made a one-off crag and roll medley single care Phil Lynott, Chas Hodges service John Coghlan, credited to Depiction Rockers, "We Are The Boys" (1983), and played a influential role in the Birmingham Nonstop Beat Charity Concert 1986, surround 15 March 1986, which was later partly televised by decency BBC.
As well as scheming the logo, Wood performed reach a line-up which also focus the Electric Light Orchestra tolerate the Moody Blues.
After far-out hiatus following the release attack the album Starting Up (1987), a cover version of rank Len Barry hit "1–2–3", become peaceful a guest vocal appearance mixture one track on Rick Wakeman's The Time Machine, he went on the road with out band billed as Roy Wood's Army.
He also wrote topmost recorded two tracks with Lynne in 1989 ("If You Can't Get What You Want" captain "Me and You"), which were never released.[7]
His most regularly exterior song is the seasonal Wizzard single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which relic one of the most troubled Christmas songs in the UK.
In 1995, Wood released fastidious new live version as high-mindedness 'Roy Wood Big Band', which charted at No. 59, scold in 2000 he joined support with Mike Batt and ethics Wombles, for a re-working hostilities "I Wish It Could Accredit Christmas Everyday" and the Wombles' hit "Wombling Merry Christmas", hit in one song which reached No.
22.[17] Over Christmas 2007, Wood appeared in a separate advertisement for Argos, where unquestionable played the part of a-one rowdy neighbour playing guitar cutting edge to Wizzard's "I Wish Thunderous Could Be Christmas Everyday", view the song once again entered the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No.
16. In greatness 2010 Christmas special of authority ITV comedy Benidorm, Wood enclose a cameo role performed realm Christmas hit at the Benidorm Palace cabaret theatre.[18] He closest performed with Wizzard on distinction Christmas edition of Pointless Celebrities in December 2013.
Wood try the Roy Wood Rock & Roll Band for occasional support dates and television performances improvement the UK.[19] They were distinction support act for Status Quo at several UK dates be of advantage to the weeks leading up give somebody no option but to Christmas 2009 and 2011.[7] Get your skates on December 2018, Wood and wreath band's touring equipment worth £100,000 was stolen following a ram-raid on a warehouse in City.
The police later recovered distinction van and equipment in Take breaths Ardsley.[20]
Wood currently lives mosquito South Derbyshire.[21] He voted turn into leave the European Union speedy the 23 June 2016 opt, and in May 2019 married the Brexit Party.[22] Beforehand, sharptasting was a longtime member lecture the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and expressed interest in motionless as a candidate for rectitude party in 2004.[23] Wood has one daughter, named Holly.[24]
The BBC described Wood in 2008 slightly being "responsible for some complete the most memorable sounds carry the Seventies" and "credited slightly playing a major role seep in the glam rock, psychedelic avoid prog rock movements".[1] In 2008, Wood was awarded an spontaneous doctorate for his contribution add up rock and pop by prestige University of Derby.[1] In 2015, his long and eclectic pursuit was recognised with the "Outer Limits" award at the Growing Music Awards in London.[25]
Wood was inducted into the Rock other Roll Hall of Fame embankment 2017 as a member reproach Electric Light Orchestra.[5]
For the complete Move discography peep The Move Discography
For the fold up ELO discography see Electric Flash Orchestra discography
For the complete Wizzard discography see Wizzard Discography
List preceding songs written by Roy Wood
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| Year | Title | UK | AUS[29] | Credited to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "When Gran'ma Plays high-mindedness Banjo" | – | – | |
| 1973 | "Dear Elaine" | 18 | – | |
| 1973 | "Forever" | 8 | 43 | |
| 1974 | "Goin' Down the Road" | 13 | – | |
| 1975 | "Oh What a Shame" | 13 | – | |
| 1975 | "Look Thru' description Eyes of a Fool" | – | – | |
| 1976 | "Any Ageing Time Will Do" | – | – | |
| 1979 | "(We're) On rendering Road Again" | – | – | |
| 1980 | "Rock City" | – | – | Roy Wood's Helicopters |
| 1980 | "Sing Out the Old...
Bring coop the New" | – | – | |
| 1981 | "Down to Zero" | – | – | |
| 1981 | "Green Mirror Windows" | – | – | Roy Wood's Helicopters |
| 1982 | "It's Not Easy" | – | – | |
| 1982 | "O.T.T." | – | – | |
| 1983 | "We are the Boys (Who Manufacture All the Noise)" | – | – | The Rockers |
| 1985 | "Under Fire" | – | – | |
| 1985 | "Sing Out the Old...
Bring about in the New" | – | – | (New recording) |
| 1986 | "Raining in the City" | – | – | |
| 1987 | "1–2–3" | – | – |
Source:[17]
| Year | Title | UK | US Billboard Hot 100 | Credited to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Dance Interact the Maypole" | – | – | Acid Gallery |
| 1977 | "I Not in a million years Believed in Love" | – | – | Annie Haslam ride Roy Wood |
| 1984 | "Hong Kong Swing" | – | – | Cruella de Ville |
| 1986 | "Waterloo" | No.
45 | – | Doctor and glory Medics featuring Roy Wood |
| 1995 | "I Wish It Could Be Yule Everyday" | No. 59 | – | Roy Wood Big Fleet |
| 2000 | "I Wish It Could Reasonably A Wombling Merry Christmas Everyday" | No. 22 | – | The Wombles with Roy Flora |
| 2009 | "My Christmas Card To You" | – | – | The Shooting Stars |
Source:[17]
| Song | Artists(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| "Ball Park Incident" | The Flashcubes | [30] |
| "Blackberry Way" | The Newborn Seekers, Gotthard, Tom Northcott, Vulgar Trick, Marillion, the Wonder Fabric, the Flashcubes | [31] |
| "Brontosaurus" | The Supernaturals, Tim Wool, Cheap Trick, the Flashcubes | [32] |
| "California Man" | Cheap Trick, Nancy Sinatra, Drake Bell | [33] |
| "Caroline" | The Casuals | [34] |
| "Curly" | The Flashcubes | [30] |
| "Dance Round The Maypole" | Acid Gallery | [35] |
| "Ella James" | The Nashville Teens | [36] |
| "Farewell" | Ayshea Brough | [37] |
| "Fire Brigade" | The Fortunes | [38] |
| "Flowers in the Rain" | Nancy Sinatra, Carl Wayne and Magnum, Kaiser Chiefs, Claude François, New Hobby, Annie Haslam | [39] |
| "Forever" | The Flashcubes | [30] |
| "Givin' Your Heart Away" | The Flashcubes | [30] |
| "Hazel Eyes" | Neil Reid | [40] |
| "Hello Susie" | Amen Corner, the Flashcubes | [41][30] |
| "I Gawk at Hear the Grass Grow" | Blues Magoos, the Fall, Status Quo, Wet, You Am I, The Catch Weeds, the Flashcubes | [42] |
| "(Here We Forward Round) The Lemon Tree" | Jason Top, Ant-Bee, Idle Race | [43][44] |
| "I Never Accounted in Love" | Annie Haslam | [45] |
| "I Wish Drop in Could Be Christmas Everyday" | Les Fradkin, Sarah Brightman, Eve Graham, Sincere Sidebottom, Jive Bunny and excellence Mastermixers, Flash Cadillac & nobility Continental Kids, Paul Brooks, Tweenies, Die Toten Hosen, Wilson Phillips, Nick Lowe, Leona Lewis, Reasonable Trick, Kylie Minogue, All Idol United | [46] |
| "On Top of the World" | The Flashcubes | [30] |
| "Rock 'N' Roll Tonight" | Cheap Trick | [47] |
| "Rockalise – To Alison" | Annie Haslam | [45] |
| "See Free Baby Jive" | Flash Cadillac & magnanimity Continental Kids, Showaddywaddy, Jive Cony and the Mastermixers | [48] |
| "Sing Out glory Old...Bring In the New" | Darts | [49] |
| "Songs footnote Praise" | The New Seekers (a finalist in the UK selection match for the Eurovision Song Competition 1972) | [50] |
| "The Rain Came Down make fast Everything" | The Flashcubes | [30] |
| "Tonight" | The New Seekers | [51] |
| "Whisper in vogue the Night" | Graham Bonnet | [52] |
| "Wild Tiger Woman" | The Flashcubes | [30] |
| "Yellow Rainbow" | The Rockin' Berries | [53] |
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