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Chris Wood (rock musician)
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| Chris Wood | |
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| Born | June 24, 1944 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Died | July 12, 1983 (aged 39), |
| Genre(s) | rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute |
| Years active | 1960s - 1980s |
| Associated acts |
Traffic |
- For other people by this name, see Chris Wood.
Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood (born June 24, 1944, in Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire – died July 12, 1983, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands) was a founding member of the English rock band Traffic along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason. Wood primarily played flute and saxophone, occasionally contributing keyboards and vocals. Wood was also a co-writer for many of Traffic's songs.
In addition to working with Traffic, Chris Wood played with Jimi Hendrix in 1968, appearing on Electric Ladyland. While Winwood temporarily joined supergroup Blind Faith in 1969, Wood joined the Wynder K. Frogg project with Mason, Capaldi and Mick Weaver. He then went on to tour the United States with Dr. John where he met singer Jeanette Jacobs (formerly of 60s girl group The Cake), whom he married in 1969 and would later divorce in the late 1970s.
Chris Wood rejoined Traffic when the group reformed in 1970. He remained with the band until its breakup in 1975. Battling with addictions to drugs and alcohol, Wood appeared on a number of albums during the late 1970s including John Martyn's Inside Out and on Small Faces The Autumn Stone.
While working on a solo album that was to be titled Vulcan, Chris Wood died in 1983 of pneumonia in Birmingham, England.
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| Steve Winwood • Jim Capaldi • Chris Wood • Dave Mason Jim Gordon • Ric Grech • Rebop Kwaku Baah • David Hood • Roger Hawkins • Rosko Gee |
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| Studio albums | Mr. Fantasy • Traffic • Last Exit • John Barleycorn Must Die • The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys • Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory • When the Eagle Flies • Far from Home |
| Live albums | Welcome to the Canteen • On the Road • Last Great Traffic Jam |
| Compilations | Best of Traffic • Heavy Traffic • More Heavy Traffic • Smiling Phases • Heaven Is In Your Mind • Traffic Gold |
| Songs | "Paper Sun" • "Hole in My Shoe" • "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" • "Dear Mr. Fantasy" • "John Barleycorn" • "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" • "Gimme Some Lovin'" • |
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