Woody Rock

Woody Rock (born James Green on September 10 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African-American gospel and R&B singer. Woody is best known as one of the founding members of multi-platinum R&B act

Woody Rock (born James Green on September 10 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African-American gospel and R&B singer. Woody is best known as one of the founding members of multi-platinum R&B act Dru Hill, a group for which he has written and sung lead on songs such as "5 Steps", "April Showers", and "Angel". He has also recorded his own solo gospel album, Soul Music, for Kirk Franklin's Gospocentric Records. His nickname was derived from the Woody Woodpecker cartoon character.

Raised in a strict Christian family, Woody was forbidden to listen to anything except gospel, and had to listen to R&B music in secret. He met future Dru Hill bandmate Mark "Sisqó" Andrews in middle school, and in 1995, he, Sisqó, Larry "Jazz" Anthony, and Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin founded the group and began performing around the Baltimore area. Originally a gospel group, Dru Hill soon moved into R&B, at the chagrin of Woody's mother, Joan Green, who promptly and literally pulled the 15-year-old out of the group. Only in reluctance did Joan Green allow Woody to rejoin the group, which was signed to Island Records in 1996.