Guy B. Wood (24 July 1911 – 23 February 2001) was a musician and songwriter born in

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. Wood started his career in music playing

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in dance bands in England. He moved to the United States in the 1930s, where he worked for

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and

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as well as serving as bandleader at the Arcadia Ballroom in New York. His songs include "

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", "

My One and Only Love "My One and Only Love" is a 1953 popular song with music written by Guy Wood and lyrics by Robert Mellin.Gioia, T. (2012). ''The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire''. Oxford University Press. . pp. 284-285. Notable renditions by Frank Sina ...

", " 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

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and the

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. Wood died on 23 February 2001.

Songs

" 1944 *" Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" 1946 *" Music from Beyond the Moon" 1947 *"

Cincinnati Dancing Pig "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" is a country music song written by Guy Wood (music) and Al Lewis (lyrics), sung by Red Foley, and released on the Decca label. It was a novelty song about a dancing pig that included squealing and grunting sounds. In Sep ...

" 1950 *"

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" 1951 *"

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" 1951 *"

Faith Can Move Mountains "Faith Can Move Mountains" is a song that was recorded by Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads in 1952. It was written by Guy Wood with words by Ben Raleigh. Chart performance The single, backed with "Love Me (Baby Can't You Love Me), reached number ...

" 1952 *"

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" 1958 *" The Wedding" 1958 *"

Look for Me (I'll Be Around) "Look for Me" is the fifth single released from British rapper Chipmunk's debut studio album, ''I Am Chipmunk''. The song was released on 22 November 2009. It features Talay Riley. On 3 December 2009, both Chipmunk and Talay performed the song ...

"(with

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) 1963

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Guy English songwriters 1911 births 2001 deaths Musicians from Manchester British emigrants to the United States