Peter Van Wood

Peter Van Wood (19 September 1927 – 10 March 2010), was a Dutch-Italian guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, and astrologer.

Biography Peter Van Wood was born in 1927 as Pieter van Houten in The Hague. He began playing guitar when he was fourteen years old, and studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. At the same time he started listening to great jazz guitar players and began playing in small groups in and around the Netherlands.

He was among the first to use the electric guitar with special effects such as echo and reverb. In 1946 he performed at the London Palladium and in 1947 and 1948 he toured all over the world, including concerts at the Olympia theatre in Paris and at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Peter Van Wood died on 10 March 2010 at the Agostino Gemelli University Policlinic in Rome after a long illness.

Discography

With the Trio Carosone Year Title Additional information 1951 "Oh! Susanna" / "Scalinatella" Released on 11 January by Pathé (MG 13) 78 rpm 1952 "Oh! Susanna" / "Scalinatella" Released on January by Pathé (MG 102) 78 rpm "Tre numeri al lotto (i pappagalli)" / "Oh! Susanna" Released by Pathé (MG 157) 78 rpm

Studio albums Year Album Additional information 1954 Van Wood Quartet Fonit (LP 143) 1955 L'olandese napoletano Fonit (LP 146) L'olandese volante Fonit (LP 148) 1956 Van Wood Quartet Fonit (LP 170) Restiamo in casa stasera con Van Wood Fonit (LP 180) Intorno al mondo con Van Wood Fonit (LP 181) 1963 Van Wood Electrecord (EDD 1085) 1974 Guitar Magic Vedette–Phase 6 (VPAS 911) 1981 Sotto il segno di Van Wood RCA Linea Tre (NL 33176)

EPs Year Album Additional information 1955 Van Wood Quartet n° 1 Fonit (EP 4040) 1956 Van Wood Quartet n° 8 Fonit (EP 4066) Van Wood Quartet n° 9 Fonit (EP 4067) 1958 Van Wood Quartet Fonit (EP 4305)

Singles Year Title Additional information 1956 "Il telefono" / "I Pesciolini" Fonit (15075) 78 rpm 1956 "Ciao (Oho-Aha)" / "Baby bu" Fonit (15191) 78 rpm 1956 "Mia cara Carolina" / "Fofo' piccolo fofo'" Fonit (15321) 78 rpm 1956 "Van Wood's rock" / "Due rane e un cane" Fonit (15475) 78 rpm 1957 "Gooi me de sleutel!!! (Butta la chiave)" / "Oh la la" Fonit (15650) 78 rpm 1958 "Tipitipitipso" / "Lucia, Luci" Philips (P 15531 H) 78 rpm 1982 "Una domenica sportiva" / "Vattene" Fonit (SP 1784)

Filmography Year Title Role Other notes 1956 Cantando sotto le stelle Directed by Marino Girolami 1989 Night Club Himself Directed by Sergio Corbucci