Michael moody biography wikipedia

He was also a founder-member of Snafu. From to , Moody toured and recorded with Snakecharmer, a band he co-formed.

Michael Joseph Moody (born

While at school in Middlesbrough and attending private guitar lessons, Moody formed The Roadrunners with others from the area including Paul Rodgers later of Free and Bad Company. They were subsequently joined by bass player Bruce Thomas , later to play with Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The band performed covers in local halls and clubs.

By they had developed and outgrown the local music scene and turned professional, changing their name to The Wildflowers and subsequently moving to London. They had some success and undertook some touring, but relationships within the band frayed and they eventually split without making any recordings. Moody returned home to Middlesbrough where for a while he widened his musical horizons by taking classical guitar lessons.

He also became increasingly interested in slide guitar techniques a style with which he would later be closely associated. While living in Middlesbrough he was asked by local singer and entrepreneur John McCoy to form a group, which became Tramline. A deal for two albums was signed with Island Records , but by the time the second album was released the band had broken up.

In he joined recently repatriated keyboard player Zoot Money as guitarist. He then replaced Neil Hubbard in Juicy Lucy , with whom he recorded three albums and toured extensively before the group disbanded. After the band split, Moody co-founded Snafu which combined his funk-rock guitar style with U. S down-home stateside grooves. Extensive touring followed before the band broke up.