Chris Wood (Traffic)

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.

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June 24 - 1944 - July 12 - 1983 - British rock - Traffic - Steve Winwood - Jim Capaldi - Dave Mason - Flute - Saxophone - Keyboards - Vocals

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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.

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Jimi Hendrix - 1968 - Electric Ladyland - Supergroup - Blind Faith - 1969 - Wooden Frog - Mick Weaver - United States - Dr. John - Jeanette Jacobs - 1970s

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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.

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1970 - 1975 - Drugs - Alcohol - John Martyn - Small Faces

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While working on a solo album that was to be titled Vulcan, Chris Wood died in 1983 of pneumonia in Birmingham, England.

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1983 - Pneumonia - Birmingham - England

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