Chris Wood

British rock musician; member of the English rock band Traffic (1944–1983)
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Chris Wood

Summary

Chris Wood is a human[1]. His place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on June 24, 1944[3]. He died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[4]. He died on July 12, 1983[5]. He worked as a rock musician[6], saxophonist[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (755 views/month, #6,865 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Chris Wood was born in Birmingham[2].
  • Chris Wood passed away in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[4].
  • Chris Wood was born on June 24, 1944[3].
  • Chris Wood died on July 12, 1983[5].
  • Among Chris Wood's spouses was Jeanette Jacobs[10].
  • Chris Wood held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Chris Wood worked as a rock musician[6].
  • Chris Wood's professions included saxophonist[7].
  • Chris Wood worked as a singer[8].
  • Chris Wood was educated at Royal Academy of Arts[12].
  • Chris Wood was a member of Traffic[13].
  • Chris Wood was a member of Locomotive[14].
  • Chris Wood was a member of Blind Faith[15].
  • Chris Wood was a member of Ginger Baker's Air Force[16].
  • Chris Wood is recorded as male[17].
  • Chris Wood's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Chris Wood's genre is rock music[19].
  • Chris Wood's Commons category is recorded as Chris Wood (rock musician)[20].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[21].
  • Chris Wood's family name is recorded as Blandford[22].
  • Chris Wood's family name is recorded as Wood[23].
  • Chris Wood's given name is recorded as Christopher[24].
  • Chris Wood's given name is recorded as Gordon[25].
  • Chris Wood's official website is recorded as http://chriswood-lunarmusic.com/[26].
  • Chris Wood's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1944-06-24[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1983-07-12[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz fusion, progressive rock, rock[32]

  • Community tags: jazz fusion, progressive rock, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 71036784-d80b-41ab-bce9-b87a75ddd729[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Birmingham[2], Chris Wood… he was born on June 24, 1944[3].

Education

Chris Wood was educated at Royal Academy of Arts[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rock musician[6], saxophonist[7], and singer[8].

Personal Life

Among Chris Wood's spouses was Jeanette Jacobs[10].

Death and Burial

Chris Wood died on July 12, 1983[5]. He passed away in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[21].

Why It Matters

Chris Wood ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (755 views/month, #6,865 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Chris Wood born?

Chris Wood was born in Birmingham[2].

Where did Chris Wood die?

Chris Wood died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[4].

Who was Chris Wood married to?

Chris Wood's spouses include Jeanette Jacobs[10].

What did Chris Wood do for work?

Chris Wood worked as rock musician[6], saxophonist[7], and singer[8].

Where did Chris Wood go to school?

Chris Wood was educated at Royal Academy of Arts[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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