Joe Crow

A member of bands such as The Nightingales and The Prefects, this performer attracted critical attention in the early '80s, not all of it positive, with recordings on the fashionable British indie label Cherry Red and songs such as "Compulsion"--not to be confused with the film of the same name in which Orson Welles defends a pair of notorious kidnappers. Wood's history on the British music scene dates back to second half of the '70s, many relevant details combined in semi-biographical tour diaries: "We got pissed, trashed our equipment and the party ended with five poli...