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Roy
Woods Army
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Roy
Wood is probably one of the most influential singer/songwriters
in pop history,
in a career which spans thirty hit singles.
THE MOVE
His
first success came with THE MOVE, one of the legendary sixties bands who were
notorious for their on-stage antics; including the spectacular demolition of
vehicles/amplifiers etc!
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Hits all written by Roy, include: |
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ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Roy
then joined forces with Jeff Lynne, forming The Electric Light Orchestra, which
had immediate success with the spine-tingling 10538
Overture.
ELO were to become a major band the world over, Roy co-writing and co-producing
their first album.
WIZZARD
Never a person to stand still for long Roy’s next venture was to form Wizzard, one of the most colourful and entertaining bands ever to grace the pop scene.
His visual image of wildly multi-coloured hair, face paint coupled with bizarre clothing made him probably the most instantly recognized figure in the business!
HITS
Debuting in the charts at No. 4 with Ball
Park Incident,
Wizzard followed up with two No. 1’s with See My
Baby Jive
and Angel
Fingers.
Then followed what was to become one of the greatest seasonal classics of
all time, I
Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
which still sells in tens of thousands two decades on!
Other hits with Wizzard
include Rock
‘N’ Roll Winter
and Are
You Ready To Rock.
WIZZO!
Roy Wood's Band also produced the much lauded and critically acclaimed Wizzo album, using a 10-piece line-up: arrangements which ranged from jazz through funk to orchestral.
SOLO
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Under his own name Roy had hits with |
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He
released a solo album, Boulders
which he wrote, produced and played all the instruments, followed by a second
LP Mustard.
ROY WOOD’S ARMY
Once again Roy is at his wildly inventive best, fronting a brilliant twelve piece outfit, Roy Wood’s Army, performing his classic hits as well as ever……
