Biography

Wood Newton has just finished producing “Freewheeler” the second CD project on David Ball for Arcaro Records, the label they formed together to license their music. They have joined forces with Wildcatter Records to release it thru Sony Red for distribution. Wood has written four of the twelve songs on the new CD. This will be the follow up to the successful “AMIGO” CD, which had the hit single “RIDING WITH PRIVATE MALONE” co-written by Wood. That song has just received a BMI award for having a Million airplays on radio and TV. He is currently producing a new CD project on himself that will be finished by November.
....Wood was born and raised in Hampton, Arkansas population 1600. Wood was graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in business administration in 1970, but he says his best education in business came during the summers he sold books with The Southwestern Company of Nashville, Tennessee. He was among the top five salespeople each of his last four summers and number one, out of over four thousand salesmen, one of those years.
....Soon after moving to Nashville in 1976, Wood met Dan Tyler, and together they wrote two of country music’s biggest hits, "BOBBIE SUE" for THE OAK RIDGE BOYS, and "TWENTY YEARS AGO" for KENNY ROGERS, both of which received awards for a million performances by BMI.
As an artist, Wood recorded one album for Elektra Asylum Records. It was produced by the great songwriter Even Stevens. His first two singles, "LAST EXIT FOR LOVE", and "LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL", won him recognition with radio, and won him loyal fans across the country. He released his second album “JUST FOR THE LOVE OF IT” in 1993 on his own label, and songs from it have been recorded by such artist as Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride and David Ball.
....Wood wrote the truck driver’s anthem "MIDNIGHT HAULER" with TIM DUBOIS, a number one hit for RAZZY BAILEY. He also wrote "WHAT I DIDN'T DO" for STEVE WARINER, the third of Wood’s songs to receive the BMI million performance award, it was also recorded by GEORGE JONES for his album, “THE ROCK”. "I WANT EVERYONE TO CRY" was RESTLESS HEART’S first top ten singles. ALABAMA, recorded “ALL TOGETHER NOW” for the Grammy Award Winning children’s album “FOLLOW THAT BIRD”. Some of the other artist who have recorded Wood’s songs include; ANN MURRAY, WILLIE NELSON, GARY STEWART, B.J. THOMAS, RITA COOLIDGE, AND MARTY ROBBINS.
....IN 1992, Wood established his own publishing company, Wood Newton Music a catalog that has cuts on "THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN" for JOE DIFFIE and the number one hit “SOON” for TANYA TUCKER. He also published and co-wrote "PINK FLAMINGOS" for TRACY BYRD'S double platinum "NO ORDINARY MAN" album.
....In addition to his writing and production duties, Wood has made four visits over the last three years to Washington D.C. with The Nashville Songwriters Association International to meet with members of Congress about copyright protection.