Mick Woodmansey

Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey (born February 4, 1951 in Driffield , East Yorkshire ) is a British drummer.

Woodmansey was a member of The Hype , the backing band David Bowies that later became The Spiders from Mars . He played on Bowie's albums The Man Who Sold the World (1970), Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) and Aladdin Sane (1973).

Then Woodmansey was replaced by Aynsley Dunbar . Together with Trevor Bolder, Woodmansey re-formed The Spiders from Mars for an album.

After the final breakup of the Spiders from Mars , Woodmansey formed his own band: Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat , with Phil Murray, Frankie Marshall, Phil Plant and Martin Smith. The band's debut album was released in 1977.

Woodmansey also played with Art Garfunkel , Dana Gillespie , in the band Cybernauts and is currently the drummer of the band 3-D .

Discography

With David Bowie

• The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
• Hunky Dory (1971)
• The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
• Aladdin Sane (1973)
• Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture (recorded live 1973, officially released 1983)
• Santa Monica '72 (recorded live 1972, officially released 1994)

With Dana Gillespie

• Weren't Born a Man (1974)

With The Spiders From Mars

• Spiders from Mars (1976)

With Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat

• Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat (1977)

With Screen Idols

• Premiere (1979)

With cybernauts

• Cybernauts Live (2001)

With 3-D

• Future Primitive (2008)

Web links

• http://www.woodywoodmansey.co.uk/
• http://www.nndb.com/people/503/000091230/