Career
He was the brother of Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones. Born in 1937, in West Drayton, Middlesex, he enrolled at Ealing School of Art in 1950. There he developed his musical interests, as well as taking a keen interest in graphic design and fine art
In 1955 he started two years of National Service.
He was posted in Devizes, Wiltshire, where he formed a skiffle group. In 1958, after he had returned to London, he formed his own Rhythm & Blues group, the Art Wood Combo, playing versions of songs by Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and others
By 1962, he was one of several singers regularly featured with Alexis Korner"s Blues Incorporated, which also included Charlie Watts and Cyril Davies. However, as that group firmed up its line-up with Long John Baldry as the main lead singer, Art Wood re-formed his own group, which he now called The Artwoods.
The group included organist Jon Lord (who would go on to join Deep Purple) and drummer Keef Hartley.
The Artwoods failed to make a major commercial breakthrough, and split up in 1967. They recorded four songs and delivered the tapes to Fontana Records, who turned them down and cancelled Wood"s contract. Art Wood died in London from prostate cancer, aged 69.
