Art Wood

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Art Wood
Birth nameArthur Wood
Born(1937-07-07)7 July 1937
Blues, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Singer

Arthur Wood (7 July 1937 – 3 November 2006) was a British blues, pop and rock singer, who led The Artwoods in the 1960s and subsequently became a graphic artist. He was the brother of Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones.

Biography

Early life

Born in 1937, Wood grew up in the village of

Ealing School of Art
where he developed his musical interests, as well as taking a keen interest in graphic design and fine art.

Career

In 1955 he started two years of

Blues Incorporated, which also included Charlie Watts and Cyril Davies. However, as that group firmed up its line-up with Long John Baldry as the main lead singer, Wood formed his own group, which he now called The Artwoods. The group included organist Jon Lord (who would go on to form Deep Purple) and drummer Keef Hartley
.

The Artwoods failed to make a major commercial breakthrough, and split up in 1967. In 1969 Wood formed the short-lived group Quiet Melon, with his brother Ronnie,

The Faces
.

Wood joined his brother Ted in setting up a graphic design business and continued to perform on a semi-professional basis with the Downliners Sect, the Carlo Little All-Stars, and reunited versions of the Artwoods, with occasional guest appearances by his brother Ronnie.

Personal life

Wood died in London from prostate cancer on 3 November 2006, aged 69.[3] He is buried in Teddington Cemetery, Shacklegate Lane, Teddington, Middlesex.

References

  1. ISBN 9780230701311
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  2. ^ Zentgraf, Nico. "Woodworks 1957-1975". Archived from the original on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b Perrone, Pierre (6 November 2006). "Obituary: Art Wood: Frontman of the Artwoods". The Independent. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
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