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The Barry Wood in Old Time Radio

Starring radio's favorite baritone and the sensational voice of Margaret Whiting.

Barry Wood

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(total playtime 4 hours, 317 min)
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Barry Wood
(1909 – 1970)

"Its The Bary Wood Show ... starring radio's favorite baritone and the sensational voice of Margaret Whiting ... "

Barry Wood

When many OTR fans today hear of Lucky Strike Cigarettes, the first thing that comes to mind is the "L.S.M.F.T." era of The Jack Benny Program. While the nonsensical ramblings of tobacco auctioneer "Speed" Riggs was a bit of a shock to fans used to hearing the gang sing "Jay, Ee, Ell, Ell, OHHHH!" at the top of each episode, the transition from General Foods to cigarettes had little effect on the quality of the show.

Speed Riggs' jabber at the beginning of the program did not originate when he joined Jack and the Gang in the fall of 1944, however. Lucky Strikes had a long presence in radio, notably with Your Hit Parade beginning in 1935. The show's premise was that the producers would survey sheet music sales, record sales, bandleader requests, juke-box numbers, and disk jockey play to determine the top ten most popular songs in the nation for a given week. "Count-down" programs would be important during the Disk Jockey era, but during the reign of Your Hit Parade, the networks were still discouraging the play of recorded music, which meant a program showcasing songs needed singers.

Treasury Department head Henry Morgenthau Jr. asked composer Irving Berlin for a song to promote the sales of Defense Bonds. The song "Any Bonds Today?" was given to singer Barry Wood and released June 10, 1941, about the same time that Wood was hired by Your Hit Parade. "Any Bonds" would be covered by the Andrews Sisters, Tommy Dorsey, Kay Kyser, Gene Autry, and Bugs Bunny, but because he was able to push it in Hit Parade, the song was definitely Wood's.

Margaret WhitingWood was from New Haven, Connecticut, b. 1909, had attended Yale and was the younger brother of bandleader Barney Rapp. In addition to "Any Bonds", Wood was also associated with War-time ditties like "Arms for the Love of America", "We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)", and another Bond-drive tune, "Ev'rybody Ev'ry Payday".

Hit Parade promoters marketed Wood as the nation's "sweater boy" in contrast to the "sweater girls" who were making such a splash in Hollywood pin-ups. Sadly, what most Radio historians remember about Barry Wood's time at Hit Parade was that he was fired in the spring of 1943 to make room for "the new guy", Frank Sinatra. One of the most memorable things about the entire Hit Parade saga was what a pain in the rear Sinatra turned out to be, but that is a story for another time.

Barry Wood continued to record as well as appear on the radio, especially on Treasury Department programs. After the War, ZIV Syndications put together The Barry Wood Program to sell to local programmers who would insert their own advertisements into the quarter-hour spots. Wood would go on to enjoy success in television production. He passed away in 1970.

  • Your Hit Parade, NBC, Wood was the programs leading male vocalist in 1943-44.
  • Command Performance, March 13, 1942, AFRS. Kate Smith hosts and answers a request from a Navy Yeoman to have Barry sing "There's Gonna Be a Great Day".
  • Philco Radio Hall of Fame, February 6, 1944, Blue Network. Before his rendition of "My Blue Heaven", Wood cracks a joke about being replaced by Sinatra.
  • Treasury Song Parade, 1944 Treasury Syndication. A series of quarter-hour spots of fine music and a Defense Bond pitch.
  • The Barry Wood Program, 1946, ZIV Syndication. "America's favorite baritone" was backed up by Margaret Whiting, the Melody Maids, and Henry Sylvern and His Orchestra.

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    14 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 4 hours, 317 min
    14 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 4 hours, 317 min
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    1. 14 shows – total playtime 4 hours, 5 minutes
    2. Any Bonds Today 420211 Igor Gorin Fanny Brice.mp3
    3. Barry Wood Show 460000 060 Love And A Dime.mp3
    4. Barry Wood Show 460000 117 Foot Loose And Fancy Free.mp3
    5. Barry Wood Show 460000 118 Sweet Sue.mp3
    6. Barry Wood Show 460000 123 Lone Prarie.mp3
    7. Barry Wood Show 460000 124 No Business Like Show Business.mp3
    8. Radio Hall Of Fame 440206 010 Besame Mucho.mp3
    9. RecollectAt30 570206 33 American Album Of Family Music.mp3
    10. Something For Girls Series 440000 07 Barry Wood Al Goodman.mp3
    11. Treasury Song Parade 440612 083 John Charles Fremont.mp3
    12. Treasury Song Parade 440626 085 Buffalo Bill Cody.mp3
    13. Treasury Song Parade 440710 087 Jane Adams.mp3
    14. Treasury Song Parade 440717 088 Edward Hay.mp3
    15. Tsp 204 Over There Starring Barry Wood And Georgia Gibbs.mp3
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    14 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 4 hours, 317 min
    14 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
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    1. 14 shows – 112 MB – total playtime 4 hours, 5 minutes
    2. Any Bonds Today 420211 Igor Gorin Fanny Brice.mp3
    3. Barry Wood Show 460000 060 Love And A Dime.mp3
    4. Barry Wood Show 460000 117 Foot Loose And Fancy Free.mp3
    5. Barry Wood Show 460000 118 Sweet Sue.mp3
    6. Barry Wood Show 460000 123 Lone Prarie.mp3
    7. Barry Wood Show 460000 124 No Business Like Show Business.mp3
    8. Radio Hall Of Fame 440206 010 Besame Mucho.mp3
    9. RecollectAt30 570206 33 American Album Of Family Music.mp3
    10. Something For Girls Series 440000 07 Barry Wood Al Goodman.mp3
    11. Treasury Song Parade 440612 083 John Charles Fremont.mp3
    12. Treasury Song Parade 440626 085 Buffalo Bill Cody.mp3
    13. Treasury Song Parade 440710 087 Jane Adams.mp3
    14. Treasury Song Parade 440717 088 Edward Hay.mp3
    15. Tsp 204 Over There Starring Barry Wood And Georgia Gibbs.mp3
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    14 recordings on 5 Audio CDs. Total playtime 4 hours, 5 min
    14 recordings on 5 Audio CDs
    total playtime 4 hours, 5 min

    Barry Wood Disc A001

    1. Tsp 204 Over There Starring Barry Wood And Georgia Gibbs
    2. Any Bonds Today 420211 Igor Gorin Fanny Brice
    3. Something For Girls Series 440000 07 Barry Wood Al Goodman

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    Barry Wood Disc A002

    1. Radio Hall Of Fame 440206 010 Besame Mucho

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    Barry Wood Disc A003

    1. Treasury Song Parade 440612 083 John Charles Fremont
    2. Treasury Song Parade 440626 085 Buffalo Bill Cody
    3. Treasury Song Parade 440710 087 Jane Adams
    4. Treasury Song Parade 440717 088 Edward Hay
    5. Barry Wood Show 460000 060 Love And A Dime

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    Barry Wood Disc A004

    1. Barry Wood Show 460000 117 Foot Loose And Fancy Free
    2. Barry Wood Show 460000 118 Sweet Sue
    3. Barry Wood Show 460000 123 Lone Prarie
    4. Barry Wood Show 460000 124 No Business Like Show Business

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    Barry Wood Disc A005

    1. RecollectAt30 570206 33 American Album Of Family Music

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