Art Wood Musical Tribute

Geno Washington and Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood
John Idan (Yardbirds) Ray Majors (Mott The Hoople) Guitarist from Leaf Hound
Kenney Jones
Mick Green Trio (Mick played in The Pirates)
Leaf Hound with singer Peter French ex Atomic Rooster and Cactus
The Downliners Sect



Went to a musical tribute charity gig in memory of Art Wood. Part of his obituary is below. Art died from Prostate cancer and all proceeds of the gig went to this charity. What a gig!! Five hours of music from some of the musicians who set the scene in the 60s and all for £17.50. Here are a few photos. I will Blog more later in the week.

Arthur Wood, singer and graphic artist: born London 7 July 1937; twice married (one son); died London 3 November 2006.

In the mid-Sixties, the mod favourites the Artwoods were tipped as the next big thing to follow the Yardbirds and the Animals. Formed by the vocalist Art Wood, the five-piece group regularly played on Eel Pie Island and at the 100 Club in London. They covered some great rhythm'n'blues material, released five singles, an EP and an album on Decca and even appeared on Ready, Steady, Go! However, they are better remembered now as the band for which Jon Lord played keyboards before launching Deep Purple.

Art Wood and his brother Ted also had an important influence on the career of Ronnie, the youngest Wood brother, who was also in a mod group, the Birds, and went on to join the Creation, the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces, and has been the Rolling Stones guitarist since 1975. In fact, the Faces evolved from a short-lived group called Quiet Melon which Art Wood formed in 1969. "Ron and the members of the Small Faces were between jobs at the time and completely skint," he recalled.