Biography
Ronald David Wood, 1 June 1947, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England. Both his parents were ‘water gypsies’, born on canal boats and spent part of their working life living on the inland waterways of England. Ronald was the younger brother of the Artwoods’ leader Art Wood (b. 7 July 1935, Middlesex, England). Ron formed the Birds with other students at his Middlesex art school. Although they had a minor hit with ‘Leaving Here’ in 1965, they are better remembered for the publicity-earning writ they served on the Byrds for breach of copyright. Next, Wood joined the latter-day Creation before entering Jeff Beck’s employ as second guitarist and then bass player. Ructions with Beck led to Wood’s dismissal in 1969. After a brief reinstatement, he and Beck’s vocalist, Rod Stewart, amalgamated with three former Small Faces. As the Faces, they became a major international act in the early 70s. To a lesser degree than...
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