Wizzard

Wizzard
Wizzard in May 1974
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Genres	Glam rock, art rock, rock and roll, jazz rock
Years active	1972–1975
Labels	Jet [en], EMI, United Artists, Warner Bros., Edsel
Spinoffs	Wizzo Band [en], Violinski [en]
Spinoff of	Electric Light Orchestra The Move
Past member(s)	Roy Wood [en] Mike Burney Charlie Grima Bill Hunt [en] Hugh McDowell [en] Nick Pentelow Rick Price [en] Keith Smart Bob Brady

Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood [en], who was previously a co-founding member of The Move and the Electric Light Orchestra. They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. They also achieved two number one singles in the UK with "See My Baby Jive [en]" and "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) [en]".

Personnel

• Roy Wood [en] - vocals, guitars, saxophone, woodwinds, strings, keyboards, percussion (1972–1975)
• Mike Burney - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1972–1975; died 2014)
• Charlie Grima - drums, percussion, vocals (1972–1975)
• Bill Hunt [en] - keyboards, French horn (1972–1973)
• Hugh McDowell [en] - cello, synthesisers (1972–1973; died 2018)
• Nick Pentelow - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1972–1975)
• Rick Price [en] - bass, vocals (1972–1975; died 2022)
• Keith Smart - drums (1972–1975; died 2025)
• Bob Brady - keyboards, vocals (1974–1975)

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