Stuart Wood (musician)
Stuart John "Woody" Wood (born 25 February 1957), is a Scottish musician, songwriter and producer. Wood is best known as the guitarist for the 1970s band the Bay City Rollers since joining in 1974.

Career 
Wood's professional career began in 1974, aged 17, when he joined The Bay City Rollers.

During the 1970s, the Bay City Rollers would garner immense popularity, which would be nicknamed Rollermania (the name inspired by that of Beatlemania). Wood caused controversy in 1978, when he punched Bay City Rollers member Les McKeown on stage, which would eventually lead to the ending of the group:

When the band reformed for a period of time in 2015, Wood announced in 2016 that he would leave the band shortly before it would break up, stating that disputes with Les McKeown moved him to leaving. McKeown posted to social media: "Hi all... just to say TITP is my last gig. Disappointed is an understatement but outwith  my control". He later described the departure in further detail, stating McKeown's usage of the Bay City Rollers name in his solo performances as a reason:

Despite his 2016 departure, Wood returned to the band when they reformed in 2018. Bay City Rollers original members, Derek Longmuir, Alan Longmuir, Les McKeown and Eric Faulkner, have all left the band at certain points from the early 1980s to 2016, leaving Wood as the only member from the classic era still touring as the Bay City Rollers.

He remains active with his new generation Bay City Rollers and also behind the scenes in the music industry, producing music through The Music Kitchen.

Personal life 
In December 2019 Wood rescued Kruger, a 10-year-old black Labrador, which had gone missing in North Berwick, East Lothian. Wood lives in Edinburgh, Scotland (where he was also born and raised) and teaches music at a local college there. He married his current wife in 1996.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Live

References

External links
 Themusickitchen.co.uk

1957 births
Living people
Musicians from Edinburgh
Scottish male guitarists
Male bass guitarists
Scottish male songwriters
Scottish keyboardists
Scottish bass guitarists
Scottish multi-instrumentalists
Scottish record producers
Bay City Rollers members
Scottish pop guitarists