Bobby Sherwood
Birth Name:
Robert J. Sherwood
Birth Place:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Joined his parents vaudeville act as a banjo player when he was 7 years old
- Taught himself to play guitar and trumpet by the age of 13
- Worked as a musician, arranger, composer, singer, bandleader, actor, disc jockey and emcee for radio and television
- Was Bing Crosby's accompanist and backed him on his earliest Decca recordings
- Named his friend Milton Berle the godfather of his son, Billy Sherwood
- Before the development of multitrack recording equipment, he made a recording that featured him singing four vocal parts, playing four trumpet parts, and playing parts on mellophone, vibes, trombone, piano, guitar, bass and drums
- Enjoyed betting on horse races and memorizing racing trivia