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Roy Wood is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), and Wizzard. He has also worked as a record producer and collaborated with other artists. Wood was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in nearby Walsall. He began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and soon formed his first band, The Falcons. He later joined The Move, which had a string of hit singles and albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then formed Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in 1972, and the band had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He also formed the band Wizzard in 1972, and the band had a string of hits in the 1970s. Wood has released several solo albums, including Mustard (1975), Boulders (1977), and On the Road Again (1979). He has also produced albums for other artists, including Roy Wood's Biggest Hits (1980) and Roy Wood's Greatest Hits (1982). As of 2021, Roy Wood's net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.

Popular As Ulysses Adrian Wood
Occupation soundtrack,actor
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 8 November, 1946
Birthday 8 November
Birthplace Birmingham, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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2008

Made an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Derby in 2008.

1973

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.

1971

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.

1970

Became the frontman of the band The Move, after lead singer Carl Wayne left in 1970.

1966

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.

1946

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.