Stuart John “Woody” Wood (born 25 February 1957), is a Scottish musician,

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

and producer.

Career

Wood is best known as the guitarist for the 1970s band the Bay City Rollers since joining in 1974. During the 1970s, the Bay City Rollers would garner immense popularity, which would be nicknamed Rollermania (the name inspired by that of Beatlemania. Bay City Rollers original members,

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and

Eric Faulkner Eric Faulkner (born 21 October 1953 as Eric Falconer) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band, the Bay City Rollers. Faulkner was born at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland. As a ...

, have all left the band at certain points from the early 1980s to 2016, leaving Wood as the only member from the classic era still touring as the Bay City Rollers. He remains active with his new generation Bay City Rollers and also behind the scenes in the music industry, producing music through The Music Kitchen.

Personal Life

In December 2019 Wood rescued Kruger, a 10-year-old black

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, which had gone missing in

North Berwick North Berwick (; gd, Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable ...

, East Lothian.

Discography

Studio albums * '' Rollin''' (1974) * ''

Once Upon a Star : Once Upon a Star is the second studio album by the Bay City Rollers. Released in May 1975, the album features the UK number-one hit single, " Bye Bye Baby". Originally issued as a non-album single in 1971, " Keep on Dancing" was included a ...

'' (1975) * '' Bay City Rollers'' (1975) * ''

Wouldn't You Like It? ''Wouldn't You Like It?'' is the third studio album by the Scottish pop rock group Bay City Rollers. The LP, issued in the UK in late 1975, saw a marked change in the group's musical direction: all the songs save one were the band's own com ...

'' (1975) * ''

Rock n' Roll Love Letter ''Rock N'Roll Love Letter'' is an album by the Bay City Rollers. It was a North America-only release, issued in early 1976 by Arista Records, catalogue #4071. Of the record's 11 tracks, two were lifted from the Rollers' 1975's UK release '' ...

'' (1976) * '' Dedication'' (1976) * '' It's a Game'' (1977) * ''

Strangers in the Wind ''Strangers in the Wind'' is a 1978 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. It was the group's sixth original studio album, and second consecutive disc to feature the production work of Harry Maslin, who produced hits for Air Supply. Early 1978 ha ...

'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' Voxx'' (1980) * ''

Ricochet A ricochet ( ; ) is a rebound, bounce, or skip off a surface, particularly in the case of a projectile. Most ricochets are caused by accident and while the force of the deflection decelerates the projectile, it can still be energetic and almost ...

'' (1981) * ''Breakout '85'' (1985) * ''A Christmas Shang-A-Lang'' (2015)

References

External links

Themusickitchen.co.uk
* 1957 births Living people Musicians from Edinburgh Scottish male guitarists Male bass guitarists Scottish songwriters Scottish keyboardists Scottish bass guitarists Scottish multi-instrumentalists Scottish record producers Bay City Rollers members Scottish pop guitarists {{UK-guitarist-stub