About Guy Wood
Lived 1911 – 2001 (aged 89). Guy Wood was a British songwriter, composer and jazz musician.
Guy B. Wood (24 July 1911 – 23 February 2001) was a musician and songwriter born in Manchester, England. Wood started his career in music playing saxophone in dance bands in England. He moved to the United States in the 1930s, where he worked for Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures as well as serving as bandleader at the Arcadia Ballroom in New York. His songs include "Till Then", "My One and Only Love", "Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy". His song "Till Then" reached the pop charts three times (in 1944, 1954, and 1963). Wood also wrote songs for Captain Kangaroo and the Radio City Music Hall. Wood died on 23 February 2001.
Songs "Till Then" 1944 "Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" 1946 "Music from Beyond the Moon" 1947 "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" 1950 "Vanity" 1951 "Hobo Boogie" 1951 "Faith Can Move Mountains" 1952 "My One and Only Love" 1952 "French Foreign Legion" 1958 "The Wedding" 1958 "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)"(with Sylvia Dee) 1963
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Who was Guy Wood?
English musician and songwriter (1911–2001)
When was Guy Wood born?
Guy Wood was born on 24 July 1911 in England, Manchester.
When did Guy Wood die?
Guy Wood died on 23 February 2001.
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Guy Wood was a songwriter, composer and jazz musician.
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Guy Wood was British.
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