Woodfog

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Woodfog began as a three piece band in 1971 with Ray Simone on guitar, Dave Sumeray on bass and Martin Lee on drums. They had various musical influences which blended into their own, unique powerhouse sound. Among their musical influences were Cream, Wishbone Ash, Black Sabbath, Genesis and The Beatles. They played local venues in their hometown North London and also toured the country playing universities and clubs and supporting various headlining bands of the era including Glencoe, The Pretty Things, Principal Edwards Magic Theatre and The Edgar Broughton band, among others. They saw many drummers come and go as they developed musically and by the mid-seventies were a four-piece as they added a second guitarist, Nick French and the subsequent harmony guitar parts became a distinguishing feature of the Woodfog sound. Sing Zing (written and composed and produced by Dave Sumeray & Ray Simone) was recorded at Morgan Studios, North London in 1975 with Ray and Dave as the only remaining members of Woodfog and using session musicians on drums, piano and violin - and was intended as a single release. Unfortunately, the Rock ‘n’ Roll life-style took it’s toll on the band and Dave decided to hang up his bass before the single was released. The song was quite commercial and somewhat untypical of the bands’ live style which tended towards hard rock. Nonetheless, the energy and power of the band can still be felt. A second song, a demo called ‘Endless Song’ is included and i