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	NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
	Woody recently revealed his plans for the release of a new compilation album. He told Andy Coleman at the Birmingham Mail “Some years ago I recorded a track with my old mate Jeff Lynne and I’m hoping to include it on a new compilation I’d like to put together next year,” he reveals. “I’m gonna put together some of the tracks I particularly like, along with some unreleased songs.” The new album is not the only project Roy has in mind for next year. “I may start a record company if I can’t keep the band together, which is a shame ‘cos I’ve gotta say it’s the best band I’ve ever had." “I’d quite like to write my autobiography, but I’d have to do it myself and not use a ghost writer.” Thanks to Andy Coleman at the Birmingham Mail

	AND IT COULD BE WOODY'S TURN NEXT...
	Sunday Mercury - December 20, 2009 CHRISTMAS pop legend Roy Wood will have his chance of a Broad Street star in the New Year. Organisers of the Walk Of Stars will consider the Sunday Mercury's campaign to have Woody recognised at their next meeting in January.

	WOODY AND COUNT BASIE
	Roy has chosen his Six Favourite Albums for The Daily Express. Click hear for more...

	WOODY WINS NEW FANS WITH QUO
	Sheffield Arena, 6th Dec - special guests of Status Quo. Photo courtesy of 'The Big Yin's Gallery' on Flickr The Roy Wood Rock and Roll Band have enjoyed huge success playing as openers for Quo and have certainly made very many new fans. Here are some links to gig reviews Allan Heron's review of the gig at the SECC, Glasgow. http://itsjustmyview.blogspot.com/ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/music/REVIEW-Status-QuoRoy-Wood39s-Rock39n39Roll.5900250.jp http://www.brumlive.com/status-quo-roy-wood-the-lg-arena-birmingham-5th-december-2009/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/12/07/rock-solid-quo-put-on-cracker-of-show/ http://www.thestar.co.uk/music/REVIEW-Status-QuoRoy-Woods-Rock.5888781.jp http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/2009/12/07/status-quo-roy-wood-at-lg-arena-birmingham-97319-25337853/ And here's a link to Quo's message Board where Quo fans are making extremely positive noises about the 'Special Guests'! http://www.statusquo.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=020742 Blimey, here's another link... this time to some great photos taken of Roy onstage at Birmingham. We can't put them on the website because they are copyright to Getty Images but you can, at least, take a look! http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=Roy%20Wood ...even more photos here: http://www.allaccess.nl/index.php?ajax_querytype=get_eventoverzicht&ajax_queryzoekitem=125855&ajax_querytrefwoord=Roy%20Wood#383502077 http://vintagerock.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/status-quo-roy-wood-sheffield-arena-6-dec/

	QUO GIGS CREEPING UP...
	Tickets are selling very quickly for Roy's gigs with Status Quo. Don't be left out of the greatest Christmas fun this year! Buy your tickets here and now! Thanks to The Official Status Quo web site - www.statusquo.co.uk

	My Christmas Card To You
	Woody has collaborated with Mike Read & Elliott Frisby to create a great new Christmas song with all profits going to The Shooting Star Children's Hospice. Check it out here... Visit the Website. www.myspace.com/mychristmascardtoyou Press release Click Here

	This Week In The Sunday Mercury...
	Roy has been down The Sunday Mercury with his pen again... wonder if he has to get up really early on a Sunday morning, use the Wallace & Gromit 'get dressed quick machine' and rush down there with his toast in his hand? Serious subject, though: 'ID cards. Do we really need them?' Find out why Woody can't go shopping... 'Oh bugger!' he says. 'Lost my card - may need to get a hand transplant and some new eyeballs before I can go into Matalan.' Read more by Clicking Here.

	Woody Tunes Out Of Daytime TV
	Roy has contributed a new article to the Sunday Mercury. Apparently, he 'hates daytime TV'! I'm with him on that! Says Roy, in his inimitably imaginative way, "It wouldn’t surprise me to switch on to Celebrities Go To The Bathroom, hosted by Gillian McKeith, where they have a panel of C-list celebrity judges who have just done a poo, and they all have to guess which person it originally belonged to..." It is very well written & extremely funny. You can read the whole article here...CLICK HERE!

	Sunday Mercury Sees Roy's Star Potential!

	The Sunday Mercury have started a campaign for a star dedicated to Roy in Birmingham's Walk Of Stars on Broad St. What a fab idea! Many thanks to Paul Cole at The Mercury for kick starting all this. There is no one more deserving of a star than Roy, so let's all get behind this. Check out what the paper has to say & most importantly...CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR ROY! More links... You can also vote on Facebook: Facebook Woody Campaign Read all about the campaign here: Sunday Mercury Campaign	Roy at the Mercury

	The BBC excel...
	Well then... what a fine programme 'The Producers" turned out to be. Were you amazed? You should have been! Please join me in thanking the BBC for the making of this wonderful show.They really did Roy the justice he so very much merits. Don't forget, you can hear an extended version on BBC 6 Music, Saturday 18th at 9pm. It is soooo worth listening to again and again and... Most Important... thanks Roy.

	Listen:The Record Producers Monday 18:00 13/04/2009
	Synopsis... Richard Allinson and Steve Levine look at the man who achieved the rare feat of having Top Ten singles with three different groups and as a solo artist - Roy Wood This series, The Record Producers, seems to be extremely selective about who they feature & Roy is in great company. The last artist to feature was Brian Wilson! This hour-long programme was recorded just before Christmas & saved for a special date... Easter Monday. To be accompanied by the munching of chocolate eggs! Update: Roy says "There's an alternative version of this programme on 6 Music, on the 18th at 9pm. They'll be playing half an hour of my music afterwards". So there you go. No excuses for missing it!

	Roy Wood joins the Sunday Mercury Apr 12 2009
	Legendary rocker Roy Wood this weekend becomes Entertainment Editor of the Sunday Mercury for one week only. Investigate here... Item courtesy of The Sunday Mercury

	Mercurial Mr. Wood
	Roy gave an in-depth & most interesting interview to Paul Cole of The Sunday Mercury. It appeared in print on 5th April (that was a Sunday, you see!) but you can read it by CLICKING HERE (Adobe Reader required). Roy at the Sunday Mercury Offices Courtesy of the Sunday Mercury. www.sundaymercury.net

	Kelly Groucutt 1945 - 2009
	It is with great sadness that we inform visitors to this site that former member of ELO and ELO Part II Kelly Groucutt died on the afternoon of 19th February 2009 of a heart attack. Our hearts and thoughts go out to his wife Anna and to Kelly's family. He touched all of our lives with his love, kindness and generosity as well as his talent for music and song. He was a true and wonderful friend who loved every second of life and he will be greatly missed by us all. Roy & Kelly had known each other since they were very young and had been good mates for many years. www.kellygroucutt.co.uk www.the orchestra.net.

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