Wizzard
Sign in to saveWizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood, previously a co-founding member of the Move and the Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCartney." They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which went Top 5 in the UK. They also achieved two UK No. 1 singles with "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
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- Wizzard
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- Wizzard in May 1974. Standing from left to right: Roy Wood, Keith Smart, Nick Pentelow, Mike Burney, Rick Price. Sitting from left to right: Charlie Grima, Bob Brady
- Musical artist.origin
- Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1972–1975
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- 1972-00-00
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings
- Chart success and tours
- Financial difficulties
- Disbanding
- Post-Wizzard
- Personnel
- Timeline
- Discography
- Albums
- Compilations
- Singles
- References
- External links
Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood, previously a co-founding member of the Move and the Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCartney." They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which went Top 5 in the UK. They also achieved two UK No. 1 singles with "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
==History== ===Beginnings=== Not long after the release of Electric Light Orchestra's first album, Wood found himself in political disagreements with the band's manager Don Arden. Following a difference of opinion during recording of the band's second album, ELO 2, Wood walked out of the session, went down the road to a studio where the Birmingham group Mongrel (which included his former Move bandmate Rick Price, as well as drummers Charlie Grima and Keith Smart) were recording, and asked them if they would be interested in putting a band together.