Bobby Sherwood

Bobby Sherwood
Bobby Sherwood
Born	Robert J. Sherwood, Jr. May 30, 1914 Indianapolis, Indiana
Died	January 23, 1981, age 66 Auburn, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Occupation	Musician

Robert J. Sherwood, Jr. (May 30, 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana – January 23, 1981 Auburn, Massachusetts), known professionally as Bobby Sherwood, was a trumpet player, bandleader, actor and composer. He appeared in three films including Pal Joey in 1957.

Sherwood's parents were Bob and Gail Sherwood. When they lived in Kokomo, Indiana, Bob Sherwood operated a movie theater and Gail Sherwood "organized an orchestra which was among the first ones to play popular syncopated music." Bobby Sherwood began playing banjo with that group when he was 12 years old.

Beginning October 2, 1940, Sherwood was the bandleader on Eddie Cantor's program on NBC. That same year, he was a regular on the Hillman Hour program on KFWB in Los Angeles, California. In the mid-1940s, he had his own program, Bobby Sherwood Orchestra on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

In 1953, he had a daily early morning program on WJZ, in New York City, and at one time he had a disc jockey show on WNEW (also in New York City).

Sherwood was a regular performer on The Red Buttons Show on TV in the 1950s. He hosted the DuMont Television Network variety show Stars on Parade (1953–54), was the announcer for DuMont's The Morey Amsterdam Show, and the host for the ABC game show Quick as a Flash (March to May 1953).

In the mid-1950s, he was host of Step This Way, a dance-oriented program broadcast on Saturday evenings on WABC-TV in New York City.

Sherwood composed the music for at least one film, Campus Sleuth (1948). He is most closely identified with the songs "Sherwood Forest" and "Elks' Parade", which he composed and which were recorded by his band.

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