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Randy Wood (other)
Randy Wood may refer to: * Randy Wood (artist) (born 1970), American artist * Randy Wood (ice hockey) (born 1963), American ice hockey player * Randy Wood (music executive) (1929–1980), American head of Vee-Jay Records and founder of Mira Records * Randy Wood (politician) (born 1947), member of the Alabama House of Representatives * Randy Wood (record producer) (1917–2011), American recording executive; founder of Dot Records *Randy Wood, cofounder of Northern Cree Singers See also * Randy Woods (born 1970), American basketball player {{hndis, name=Wood, Randy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Wood (artist)
Randy Wood was born in 1970, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah and grew up in North Olmsted, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He is an artist and performer who currently lives in Seattle, Washington. His comics and illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including ''The Stranger'' and the '' Anchorage Press''. His paintings and installations have been shown around the US and Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ... at such places as the Henry Art Gallery, Grand Central Art Center, and Aqua Art Miami. He was a member of the Seattle artist-run gallery SOIL from 2001 to 2011. External linksRandy Wood*The Stranger Newspaper [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Wood (ice Hockey)
Randolph B. Wood (born October 12, 1963) is a retired American professional ice hockey left winger who spent twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars. Career Wood's father, Norman, served as the head coach of Princeton University's hockey team between 1959 and 1965. Wood was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and grew up in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Before beginning his professional career in the AHL, he spent three years playing college hockey at Yale University. During the 1986–87 season, Wood played for the Springfield Indians in the AHL, tallying 47 points in 75 games. He was briefly called up to the New York Islanders, scoring one goal in six games. Over the next three years, he moved frequently between the minor league and the Islanders before securing a steady spot on their roster from 1988 to 1992. He was then traded to the Buffalo Sabres, where he spent three s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Wood (music Executive)
Randall Albert "Randy" Wood (October 10, 1929 – October 7, 1980) was an American record company executive. As an executive and later President of Vee-Jay Records in the early 1960s, he was involved in the early successes of the Four Seasons, as well as the releases of the first Beatles records in the United States. He later launched several independent record labels including Mira and Mirwood. Life Wood was born in New York City, and started work in a record store in Manhattan before serving in the US Merchant Marine. After working for the Columbia and Folkways labels, he set up his own record store in New York in 1954. Three years later, he joined Kapp Records, working in A&R and promotion as assistant sales manager. Dave Dexter Jr., "L.A. Rites For Vee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Wood (politician)
Randy Wood (born March 25, 1947) is an American politician. He is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with ... from the 36th District, serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican party. References Living people Republican Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives 1947 births 21st-century members of the Alabama Legislature {{Alabama-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Wood (record Producer)
Randolph Clay Wood (March 30, 1917 – April 9, 2011) was an American record producer and the founder of Nashville-based Dot Records, one of the most successful independent record labels of the 1950s and 1960s. Early life He was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, the only son of two teachers, and began constructing radio sets as a child. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1941, and served in the US Army Air Forces as a radio engineer during World War II. In 1945, he opened a store in Gallatin, Tennessee selling electrical appliances and some records. After noticing that many teenagers were seeking rhythm and blues records by musicians such as Joe Liggins and Cecil Gant, he started a mail order business for hard-to-find records, in collaboration with Nashville radio DJs Gene Nobles and Bill "Hoss" Allen. He began stocking R&B records for sale to a white audience, and by 1950, the store had become Randy's Record Shop. He also started small local labels wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Cree
Northern Cree, also known as the Northern Cree Singers, is a powwow and Round Dance drum and singing group based in Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada. Formed in 1982 by Randy Wood, with brothers Charlie and Earl Wood of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation, the group's members originate from the Treaty 6 area. These include Ferlin McGillvary, Steve Wood, Joel Wood, and Conan Yellowbird. Regarded as one of the best acts in modern Native American powwow music, they have been named one of the most respected powwow groups in North America and the world. The group, or their music, has been described as "remarkably unified and powerful," "attention-grabbing," and "energetic." They have been nominated for six Grammy Awards and two Juno Awards. In 2017, the Singers, along with founder Randy Wood and Tanya Tagaq, won a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble for the album ''Going Home Star''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |