Talk:Roy Wood

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Different Pictures[edit]

Perhaps a picture (or set of pictures) of Roy Wood with his numerous instruments may be more appropriate. If anyone can find them, then they should be on this article.

Benjaminstewart05 19:22, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; but well done to you for the pictures you did find. Roy Wood - demi-god in my book.

Derek R Bullamore 20:12, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wasn't Roy in the Moody Blues too ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.243.45.71 (talk) 22:33, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Err, no.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:10, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Personal Life[edit]

There's nothing about Roy's personal life here - it must be colourful! I do know he went out for some time with Annie Haslam of the five octave range for some time, some of Renaissance's songs were inspired by this relationship - Trip to the Fair etc. I'm more of a Yardbirds - Led Zeppelin - Renaissance fan, just cruising around... Soarhead77 (talk) 09:05, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I too am a little surprised by that.

I think he was married to Annie Haslam, but I don't remember where I read that 30 years ago.

Varlaam (talk) 01:23, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing in Annie's interviews to suggest they were married - she later married an American and that appears to have been her only marriage RGCorris (talk) 11:06, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This factoid used to kick around in the pool of "progressive rock common knowledge", I think.

Renaissance last played here at the U. of Toronto in the mid-1980s.

I think this rumour was active at that time.

Now, the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, 1st edition, was a common reference in those days, but I never owned a copy personally, so I cannot confirm or deny.

Maybe someone just extrapolated and embellished a little back then. Varlaam (talk) 20:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bingo.

"Annie's genius/eccentric husband Roy Wood"

Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st ed., 1979.

John Swenson, co-editor of the book (with Dave Marsh), in his review of Annie in Wonderland, 1 star out of 5

But this book has a rather disparaging opinion of progressive rock generally, so it cannot be considered an unimpeachable source.

Varlaam (talk) 20:38, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe I should scan my copy. It is in marginally better condition than the scan copy we are now using.

I got it as a present in Grade 13. Varlaam (talk) 20:51, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Singles[edit]

was when grandma plays banjo and Ella james ever released as singles on harvest?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.193.5.191 (talk) 18:35, 14 January 2010

Use of Make-up?[edit]

I've seen many pictures of R.W. wearing facial make-up of the type common in glam rock. I was a bit surprised that no mention of this, rationale, etc. Surely someone has asked him about it in interviews. Will try to find some decent source material on the topic. JoeJJC (talk) 18:33, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not reliable - anectodal - but I remember RW giving an interview on telly when Wizzard were a thing, saying he was basically shy and the makeup was his way of overcoming the shyness, because nobody could really see him. He also had the letter A painted in the big star, which was for Ayshea, who he was romantically involved with at the time. There may well be some reliable sources for this stuff, but not from me, unfortunately.SamXT (talk) 00:03, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Possible copyright problem[edit]

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"Ulysses"[edit]

Although this was sourced to a local news article, I have to say - cobblers. The parochial journalist has fallen for an urban legend, possibly deliberately for writing effect. This urban legend has been going round again and again and again and again, and I'm as sceptical now as I was 25 years ago. Unless I see a really good source like a facsimile of his birth certificate, I cannot accept this. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:46, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Year of Birth[edit]

A recent edit suggests he was born in November 1947, however FreeBMD does not have a Roy Wood born in Birmingham at that time - whereas there was a Roy Wood born in Birmingham to a mother whose maiden name was Cashmore in the last quarter of 1946. Anyone know whether this is the right Roy Wood ? RGCorris (talk) 10:35, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There is also the point that Twitter is not deemed a reliable source, whereas the two references cited in the present article (which both give 1946) pass such reliability criteria.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:44, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Discography[edit]

Does anyone else feel that Wood's discography should now be hived off in to a separate article ? - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 22:59, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]