PETER WOOD info
Peter
Wood (keyboards)
Prolific player (many times
credited as Peter Woods), he was born in Middlesex, England. After Quiver,
he was a member of Natural Gas (with Joey Molland, Mark Clarke and Jerry
Shirley - one album, Natural Gas, 1976), and Rivits (with
Jess Roden and Doanne Perry - one album: Multiplay, 1980).
In 1980, he joined (along with John 'Willie' Wilson, Andy Bown and Snowy
White) to Pink Floyd for the tour promoting The Wall. Around
1984, he joined Lou Reed band (with Lou Reed, Bob Quine, Fernando Saunders
and Fred Maher - one album: New sensations, 1984).
He played with Roger Waters
in The Wall performance in Berlin in July 1990. This was
the lineup for The Bleeding Heart Band:
Roger Waters (vocals, guitar,
bass)
Snowy White (guitar)
Rick Di Fonzo (guitar)
Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar)
Peter Wood (keyboards)
Nick Glennie-Smith (keyboards)
Graham Broad (drums)
Joe Chemay (backing vocals)
Jim Farber (backing vocals)
Jim Haas (backing vocals)
John Joyce (backing vocals)
The list of guest artists appearing
is (taken from my videotape): Rundfunkorchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin,
The Hooters, Scorpions, Ute Lemper, Cyndi Lauper, Thomas Dolby, Sinnead
O'Connor, The Band, Marianne Faithfull, Rupert Everett, the great Joni
Mitchell, James Galway, Bryan Adams, Jerry Hall, Paul
Carrack, The Marching Band of the combined soviet forces in Germany,
Van Morrison, Tim Curry, Albert Finney. The conductor was Michael
Kamen.
On October 1991, there was
a great festival held in Seville, Spain. The event was called Guitar Legends.
Many fantastic people played there (you can watch more info and some photos
in my pages on Neil Murray).
Roger Waters came on the 4th day, to play a similar set to the Berlinese
concert of The Wall. This time, the all-star lineup included his usual
Bleeding Hearts Band, plus some guests (for example, Tony Levin and Bruce
Hornsby, who were the musical directors for that day in the festival, usually
playing with all the artists):
Roger Waters (vocals, guitar,
bass)
Snowy White (guitar)
Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar)
Tony Levin (bass)
Peter Wood (keyboards)
Pat Leonard (keyboards)
Bruce Hornsby (keyboards)
(I'm not sure, I only see 2 keyboardists on stage!)
Graham Broad (drums)
Doreen
Chanter (backing vocals)
Katie
Kissoon (backing vocals)
Sadly, Peter Wood died in December
1993. He'll be always remembered as the man who co-wrote 'Year of the
cat' with Al Stewart.
This is just a sample part
of his sessions:
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Jonathan Kelly (Twice
around the houses, 1972, with Tim Renwick and Dave Ball)
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Jonathan Kelly (Wait till
they change the backdrop, 1973, Barry De Souza, and the complete
lineup of Sutherland Bros & Quiver: Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland,
Tim Renwick, Bruce Thomas and John 'Willie' Wilson)
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Billy Lawrie (Ship imagination,
1973, with Tim Renwick, Bruce Thomas, and the musicians from Stone the
Crows: Colin Allen, Jimmy McCulloch,
Ronnie Leahy, Les Harvey, Maggie Bell, Steve Thompson)
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Jonathan Kelly (Waiting
on you, 1974, with Chris
Mercer, Max Middleton, Snowy White)
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Starry Eyed and Laughing (Starry
Eyed and Laughing, 1974, with B.J. Cole, Russ Ballard)
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Al Stewart (Past,
present and future, 1974, with B.J. Cole, Tim Hinkley, Francis
Monkman, and Quiver: Tim Renwick, Bruce Thomas, John 'Willie' Wilson)
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Vigrass & Osborne (Steppin'
out, 1974, with Tim Renwick, Barry De Souza, Herbie Flowers)
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Curved Air (Midnight wire,
1975, with the lovely Sonja Kristina)
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String Driven Thing (Keep
yer' and on it, 1975)
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Tom Paxton (Something
in my life, 1975, with Barry De Souza)
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Al Stewart (Modern times,
1975, with Tim Renwick, Barry De Souza, Gerry Conway, Pete Wingfield)
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Joan Armatrading (Joan
Armatrading, 1976, with B.J. Cole, Dave Markee, Dave Mattacks,
Jimmy Jewell)
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Michael Chapman (Savage
amusement, 1976, with Tim Renwick, Keef
Hartley)
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Iain Matthews (Go for
broke, 1976)
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Al Stewart (Year of the
cat, 1976, with Tim Renwick)
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Wishbone Ash (Locked in,
1976, with Laurie Wisefield)
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Al Stewart (Time passages,
1978, with Tim Renwick, Pete Solley)
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Good Rats (Birth comes
to us all, 1979, with Mel Collins, Max Middleton)
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Cyndi Lauper (True colours,
with Rick Derringer)
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Graham Parker (The up
escalator, 1980, with Brinsley Schwarz, Nicky Hopkins)
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Willie Nile (Places I
have never been, 1982, with Robbie McIntosh)
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Freddie Salem (Cat dance,
1983, with Fernando Saunders)
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Carly Simon (Hello big
man, 1983)
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Bill Lamb (Riff rockin',
1983)
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Clarence Clemmons (Rescue,
1983)
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Josh Leo (Rockin' on 6th,
1983)
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Martin Briley (Dangerous
moments, 1984)
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Scandal (Warrior,
1984, with Thommy Price, Andy Newmark)
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Cyndi Lauper (She's so
unusual, 1984)
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Julian Lennon (Valotte,
1984)
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Tommy Shaw (Girls with
guns, 1984)
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Scandal (Warrior,
1984, with Thommy Price)
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Martin Briley (Dangerous
moments, 1985)
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Cyndi Lauper (True colours,
1986)
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Rodney Crowell (Street
language, 1986)
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Patty Smyth (Never enough,
1987) (She was the leader in Scandal - not the Patty Smith from the late
70s!!)
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Al Stewart (Last days
of the century, 1988, with Tim Renwick)
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Cyndi Lauper (Night to
remember, 1989, with Rick Derringer, Eric Clapton, Steve Ferrone,
Tommy Mandel)
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Roger Waters (The Wall
- live in Berlin, 1990, 2CD live, with Snowy White, Andy Fairweather-Low)
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Bob Dylan (The bootleg
series 1-3, 1991, 3CD, with Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Mick Ronson,
Mick Taylor)
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Sophie B. Hawkins (Tongues
and tails, 1992)
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Roches (Dove,
1992)
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Love / Hate (Wasted in
America, 1992)
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Al Stewart (Famous last
words, 1993)
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Local Boys (Moments of madness, with
Andy Fairweather-Low, Tim Gorman, Pat
Donaldson)
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