Guy Wood

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 24, 1911, Died February 23, 2001

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-83682 10-in. 8/6/1934 Somewhere in your heart Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-021821 10-in. 3/25/1938 Two shadows California Ramblers ; Myron Hanley ; Kay Ray Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor PBS-026255 10-in. 11/14/1938 An old curiosity shop Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-030780 10-in. 12/30/1938 An old curiosity shop Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-040963 10-in. 10/13/1939 After all Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-040981 10-in. 10/20/1939 After all Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-045735 10-in. 12/8/1939 After all Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-051511 10-in. 6/17/1940 The gentleman needs a shave Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-051835 10-in. 7/10/1940 Half-way down the street Terry Allen ; Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor PBS-055142 10-in. 10/30/1940 The lady with red hair Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-057001 10-in. 10/17/1940 The lady with red hair Chet Bruce ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-073421 10-in. 3/10/1942 'Tain't no good Peggy Mann ; Tommy Taylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet composer  
Victor BS-075529 10-in. 6/29/1942 'Tain't no good Erskine Hawkins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-075703 10-in. 7/31/1942 Rock-a-bye Bay Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble composer  
Victor E0VB-3748 10-in. 8/7/1950 Cincinnatti dancing pig Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart Male vocal solo, with string band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wood, Guy," accessed March 25, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100332.

Wood, Guy. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100332.

"Wood, Guy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 25 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100332

External Sources

Wikipedia: Guy Wood

Discogs: Guy Wood

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Wood, Guy, 1912-2001 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001063019

Wikidata: Guy Wood - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5622685

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/118961316

MusicBrainz: Guy Wood - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8ce77ef-0443-469c-9ac0-83a0028f54e6

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