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![]() Born on the 8th of November, 1946 in Birmingham, England, Roy was always destined for a career in music and taught himself to play many different instruments. In 1966, Roy along with Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan, Ace Kefford, and Trevor Burton formed the legendary sixties group "The Move". Their first single, "Night of Fear" composed by Wood immediately landed the band in the UK Top 5. The Move chalked up another nine UK Top 20 hits over the next five years, such as "I Can Hear The Grass Grow", "Flowers In The Rain" (the first record ever plasyed on BBC's Radio One station), "Fire Brigade" and the chart topping masterpiece, "Blackberry Way".Roy went on to form "Electric Light Orchestra" with Jeff Lynne with a view to creating pop songs with classical overtones. His membership of ELO was however short-lived and he went on to form another band called "Wizzard". Their first hit single "Ball Park Incident" reached No. 4 in the UK charts, and was followed by two consecutive No. 1s: "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers" in 1973. The year was rounded off with the Christmas classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday". The ubiquitous Wood also released a solo album "Boulders" and four UK solo hit singles between 1973 and 1975.By 1976, Roy's success started to wane, probably due in part to contractual problems, but by the 80s he was still having the occasional hit single, as well as the umpteenth re-release of "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".
Bio:
Born on the 8th of November, 1946 in Birmingham, England, Roy was always destined for a career in music and taught himself to play many different instruments. In 1966, Roy along with Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan, Ace Kefford, and Trevor Burton formed the legendary sixties group "The Move". Their first single, "Night of Fear" composed by Wood immediately landed the band in the UK Top 5. The Move chalked up another nine UK Top 20 hits over the next five years, such as "I Can Hear The Grass Grow", "Flowers In The Rain" (the first record ever plasyed on BBC's Radio One station), "Fire Brigade" and the chart topping masterpiece, "Blackberry Way".Roy went on to form "Electric Light Orchestra" with Jeff Lynne with a view to creating pop songs with classical overtones. His membership of ELO was however short-lived and he went on to form another band called "Wizzard". Their first hit single "Ball Park Incident" reached No. 4 in the UK charts, and was followed by two consecutive No. 1s: "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers" in 1973. The year was rounded off with the Christmas classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday". The ubiquitous Wood also released a solo album "Boulders" and four UK solo hit singles between 1973 and 1975.By 1976, Roy's success started to wane, probably due in part to contractual problems, but by the 80s he was still having the occasional hit single, as well as the umpteenth re-release of "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".
Tivia:
Wrote two songs dedicated to his beau of the time, Lynsey de Paul, one of which, "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Looney's tune)" reached #6 in the U.K. charts. The second song was an album track enquiring "Why Does Such a Pretty Girl Sing Such Sad Songs?".Singer and musician.Plays keyboards, horn, cello, guitar, bass and bagpipes.Member of the Move, the Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard.Has performed with the S.A.S. (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band.Best recognized by most people for being the voice of the enduring Wizzard classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (originally a hit back in 1973).His favorite songs are "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters, "Just Like Starting Over" by John Lennon, "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows, "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones, "Wake Up Call" by Maroon 5, "Cry Me A River" by Julie London, "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley, "Spring: Four Seasons" performed by Nigel Kennedy and "Girl Can't Help It" by Little Richard. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").Said he regards John Barry's opening arrangement to the song "You Only Live Twice" as the best he had ever heard.Made an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Derby in 2008.Became the frontman of the band The Move, after lead singer Carl Wayne left in 1970.Roy Wood formed the Electric Light Orchestra in 1971, as the Move band was winding down. Before Jeff Lynne took over as the group's driving force, Wood was the one who added the classical music pieces to the songs. He did this by recording the pieces individually.Was the main songwriter for the Move group. |
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Roy Wood |
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Music Department,Actor,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Music Department,Actor,Soundtrack |
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2024-07-02 04:39:34 |
| Biography: |
Born on the 8th of November, 1946 in Birmingham, England, Roy was always destined for a career in music and taught himself to play many different instruments. In 1966, Roy along with Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan, Ace Kefford, and Trevor Burton formed the le |
| Trivia: |
Wrote two songs dedicated to his beau of the time, Lynsey de Paul, one of which, "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Looney's tune)" reached #6 in the U.K. charts. The second song was an album track enquiring "Why Does Such a Pretty Girl Sing Such Sad Songs?".Singer and musician.Plays keyboards, horn, cello, guitar, bass and bagpipes.Member of the Move, the Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard.Has performed with the S.A.S. (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band.Best recognized by most people for being the voice of the enduring Wizzard classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (originally a hit back in 1973).His favorite songs are "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters, "Just Like Starting Over" by John Lennon, "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows, "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones, "Wake Up Call" by Maroon 5, "Cry Me A River" by Julie London, "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley, "Spring: Four Seasons" performed by Nigel Kennedy and "Girl Can't Help It" by Little Richard. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").Said he regards John Barry's opening arrangement to the song "You Only Live Twice" as the best he had ever heard.Made an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Derby in 2008.Became the frontman of the band The Move, after lead singer Carl Wayne left in 1970.Roy Wood formed the Electric Light Orchestra in 1971, as the Move band was winding down. Before Jeff Lynne took over as the group's driving force, Wood was the one who added the classical music pieces to the songs. He did this by recording the pieces individually.Was the main songwriter for the Move group. |
| Job title: |
Music Department,Actor,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
[2007] TV commercial for Argos in which he starts singing "I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day" in the middle of October! |
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