Guy Wood
title: "Guy Wood" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1911-births", "2001-deaths", "english-emigrants-to-the-united-states", "english-male-songwriters", "musicians-from-manchester"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Wood" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Guy Wood |
| birth_name | Guy B. Wood |
| birth_place | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| birth_date | 24 July 1911 |
| death_date | 23 February 2001 (aged 89) |
| occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| genre | Saxophone |
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| name = Guy Wood | birth_name = Guy B. Wood | birth_place = Manchester, England, United Kingdom | birth_date = 24 July 1911 | death_place = | death_date= 23 February 2001 (aged 89) | occupation = Musician, songwriter | genre = Saxophone
Guy B. Wood (24 July 1911 – 23 February 2001) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939735/bio |title=Guy Wood – Biography |publisher=www.imdb.com |access-date=2009-09-14 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. |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/guy-wood-mn0000548876 |title=Guy Wood Biography by Ed Hogan |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=2017-04-16 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/28/arts/guy-wood-composer-89.html |title=Guy Wood; Composer, 89 – The New York Times |work=www.nytimes.com |access-date=2009-09-14 | date=28 February 2001 |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/7614 |title=Songs Written By Guy Wood |publisher=secondhandsongs.com |access-date=2017-04-16
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 |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/7614 |title=Songs Written By Guy Wood |publisher=secondhandsongs.com |access-date=2017-04-16
Notes
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