Chris Wood (June 24, 1944 – July 12, 1983) was a founding member of the British rock band Traffic along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason. Wood primarily played flute and saxophone, occasionally contributing keyboards and vocals. Wood was also a co-writer for many of Traffic's songs. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Outside of its home in the United States, the UKs brand of rock is undoubtedly the most well-known and widespread. ... Traffic on the cover of their eponymous 1968 album. ... Image:S Winwood S Fisher. ... Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was a British musician and songwriter and a founder member of Traffic. ... Dave Mason (born May 10, 1946) is a musician from Birmingham, England who found fame with rock band Traffic. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played with a musical keyboard. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

In addition to working with Traffic, Chris Wood played with Jimi Hendrix in 1968, appearing on Electric Ladyland. While Winwood temporarily joined supergroup Blind Faith in 1969, Wood joined the Wooden Frog project with Mason, Capaldi and Mick Weaver. He then went on to tour the United States with Dr. John where he met singer Jeanette Jacobs, whom he married in 1969 and would later divorce in the late 1970s. Jimi Hendrix at the Royal Albert Hall, 1969 James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (27 November 1942, Seattle, Washington – 18 September 1970, London, England) was an American musician, songwriter and guitarist, widely hailed by fans and music critics as the most influential electric guitarist of all time. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Electric Ladyland is a rock album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe music groups comprising members of great proficiency who had already achieved fame or respect in other groups or as individual artists. ... The cover of the bands only album, Blind Faith The alternate cover of the bands only album, Blind Faith Blind Faith was a band formed in late 1968 when Eric Clapton (ex-Cream) and Steve Winwood (ex-Traffic) were at a loose end following the demise of their... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Mick Weaver, also known during the sixties as Wynder K Frog, is one of British rocks unsung heroes of the Hammond B3 organ (and other keyboards). ... Dr. John album cover Dr. John, born Malcolm Rebennack (born November 21, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a colorful pianist, singer, and songwriter, whose music spans, and often combines, blues, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...

Chris Wood rejoined Traffic when the group reformed in 1970. He remained with the band until its breakup in 1975. Battling with addictions to drugs and alcohol, Wood appeared on a number of albums during the late 1970s including John Martyn's Inside Out and on Small Faces' Autumn Stone. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... It has been suggested that Hard and soft drugs be merged into this article or section. ... In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-kukhul الكحول, al meaning the and kukhul meaning spirit, the chemical) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). ... John Martyn (born September 11, 1948) is a singer-songwriter. ... The Small Faces were a British rock and roll band of the 1960s, led by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane with Kenny Jones and original organist Jimmy Winston. ...

While working on a solo album that was to be titled Vulcan, Chris Wood died in 1983 of pneumonia in Birmingham, England. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the microscopic, air-filled sacs (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ... See also Birmingham, USA, and other places called Birmingham. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...

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