Ed Wool

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Ed Wool is an American guitarist from Watertown, New York. According to the Watertown Daily Times^[1], he has had several bands that have been very popular in the Northeast of the U.S., and Europe. Hailed by producers Mike Joyce, David Rosner, and Margo Guryan as a world class guitarist, singer, song writer and arranger, he has recorded on seven major record labels. In the 1980s he moved to Albany, New York and has continued writing, recording, and leading The Ed Wool Band.

Ed Wool and The Nomads was an American rock band from Watertown, NY. The band was active and popular in the Central New York and North Country, New York areas in the mid and late 1960s. The group covered popular hits of the day and were in high demand at bars and clubs as well as high school and community dances. Teens and young people could be counted on to flock to any performance by Ed Wool and The Nomads dressed as impeccably as The Beatles themselves were in that period. In return, the young crowd could count on a four hours of well-rehearsed, polished, loud and faithful covers of the familiar, chart-topping tunes. There was always lots of dancing and lots of requests.

There were many bands in the Watertown area, including artists such as Bob and Dick Kissel and Joe and Al Bouchard who later helped form Blue Oyster Cult, but Ed Wool and The Nomads were generally regarded as the best of the best.

[edit] Discography

1964 Audition Recordings United Artists as The Nomads
1965 RCA Victor Records as Ed Wool and The Nomads, 45 RPM, "I Need Somebody" / "Please Please (Don't Go)".
1966 Cameo-Parkway Records as The Sure Cure, 45 RPM, "Anything You Want" / "I Wanna Do It".
1967 Diamond/Epic Records as The Pineapple Heard, 45 RPM, "Valleri" / "Ol' Man River", Diamond Records #D-231, BMI 2:20.
1968-69 ABC Records as WOOL, 45 RPM, "Love, Love, Love, Love, Love" / "If They Left Us Alone Now". 45 RPM, "Combination Of The Two" / "The Boy With The Green Eyes".
1969 ABC Records as WOOL - Album, "WOOL".
1970-73 Columbia Records as WOOL, 45 RPM, "Listen To The Sound" / "The Witch". 45 RPM, "It's Alright" / "Take Me To The Pilot". 45 RPM, "I Got The Feeling (Oh No)" / "In The Rest Of My Life".
1982 Nashville Recordings as Ed Wool
1994 Arabellum Independent as The Ed Wool Band
2006 Delay68 as WOOL, CD re-issue of the 1969 album "WOOL"

ED WOOL'S EQUIPMENT 1962-1965:Silvertone Twin Twelve amp, '59 Les Paul Special,'62 Fender Bassman Amp, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Jaguar, Rickenbacker Capri 335, Gretsch Tennesean

1965-1967:VOX AC100 (Not a SuperBeatle) amp, Orange Gretsch 6120, Sunburst Gretsch Viking

1967-1970: SUNN 100s amp, SUNN 1000s amp, Cadillac Green Gretsch Viking

1970-1976: Epiphone Sheraton (Cherry then White), Les Paul Deluxe Guitar, Les Paul Black Beauty, Martin D-41 Guitar, SUNN Model-T Amp

1976-1987: Epiphone Sheraton, Gibson 347, '62 Fender Stratocaster, Mesa Boogie Mark I amp, Marshall Jubilee Combo Amp

1987-1992:Warmoth SuperStrat Guitar,Fender Super Champ Amp, Mesa BassMaster Amp

1992-1999: Mesa Studio 22Plus Amp, Mesa Blue Angel Amp, Fender Tone Master Amp, Mesa Dual Rectifier Amp,

1999-Present: Rivera Jay Graydon Signature Amps, Acoustic Echo Amp, Fender BassBreaker Amp, Fender Custom Vibrolux amp, Soldano Aenger amp, Marshall 2000 DSL amp, Guild DV52 guitar