Roy Wood

Roy Wood is one of those staggeringly multi-talented figures British rock history almost takes for granted. He founded the Move in 1965, co-founded the Electric Light Orchestra, then created Wizzard, and he plays everything from guitar to oboe to French horn, layering instruments himself to build those dense, maximal arrangements. That's borderline mad genius to me. And his Christmas anthem I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday still rings out across Britain every December, a permanent fixture. When people talk about an artist who simply won't fit in a box, this is exactly the kind of restless, uncategorisable talent they mean.

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Name (English)

Roy Wood

Name (Japanese)

ロイ・ウッド

Reading

ろい・うっど

Born

November 8, 1946 (age 79)

Origin

Kitts Green, United Kingdom

Occupation

oboist / singer-songwriter / guitarist / composer / horn player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

University

University of Derby

Awards & achievements

• MOJO Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.roywood.co.uk
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Wood
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918484

Tags

• oboist
• singer-songwriter
• guitarist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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