Woody Simmons, best known for her unique banjo style, began her career writing and singing radio commercials just before meeting Margie Adam , Meg Christian and Cris Williamson in 1973. Woody first appeared on Olivia Records playing banjo on Cris Williamson's Changer and the Changed (Olivia 1975) and subsequently toured the west coast with Ms. Williamson's band, playing guitar, banjo, piano, singing background vocals.
Woody's first album, Oregon Mountains (Deep River) debuted in 1977 and her second album Woody Simmons (Deep River) came out in 1980.
In 1978, Woody became a staff engineer at John Altmann Recording in San Francisco, and worked on projects that included Diane Lindsay (Open Up 1984), Alix Dobkin (Never Been Better 1985) Ancient Future, Malvina Reynolds, and Robinflower.
Woody continued to tour into the 80's and moved into rock and roll playing with Jan Martinelli, Teri Anne Wilson, Bonnie Johnson, Diane Lindsay, Sue Fink among others
In 1988, FRETS Magazine named "Oregon Mountains" one of 12 landmark banjo albums. Albums were chosen "to highlight banjo albums that influenced the evolution of the instrument in other directions".
These days, Woody is working in her project studio, producing music for radio and television, as well as independent artists. Her newest work, BanjoRama (Deep River 2001) is a collection of banjo instrumentals spanning the past 2 1/2 decades.
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