Leo Wood was a songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 and lyricist

Lyricist

A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...

 for popular songs

Popular Songs

Popular Songs is the twelfth full-length album by Hoboken-based rock band Yo La Tengo, released digitally, on CD, and double LP on September 8, 2009. It is their 7th album released on Matador and the eighth album to be given Matador's Buy Early Get Now treatment...

 in the United States

United States

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. He is best remembered as the songwriter of the 1920’s hit Somebody Stole My Gal

Somebody Stole My Gal

"Somebody Stole My Gal" is a popular song from 1918, written by Leo Wood. In 1923 Ted Weems & his Orchestra had a five-week run at number one with his million-selling version of Leo Wood’s 1922 standard...

. Wood wrote lyrics for many of the top songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

s of the day, including Theodore F. Morse

Theodore F. Morse

Theodore F. Morse was an American composer of popular songs.Born in Washington D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military & Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He and his wife, Theodora Morse, became a successful songwriting team for Tin Pan Alley...

. Other popular songs written by Leo Wood include the Paul Whiteman jazz standard "Wang Wang Blues", "Runnin' Wild

Runnin' Wild (1922 song)

"Runnin' Wild" is a popular song first composed and recorded in 1922, written by A.H. Gibbs, Joe Grey and Leo Wood.It is probably best known for its inclusion in the classic 1959 comedy film Some Like It Hot, set in the late prohibition era...

", Play that 'Song of India' Again", a no.1 hit for 5 weeks for Paul Whiteman in 1921, and "Down Among The Sheltering Palms

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

"Down Among the Sheltering Palms" is a popular song.The music was written by Abe Olman, the lyrics by James Brockman and Leo Wood. The song was published in 1914....

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Leo Wood died in New York City

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External links

• Leo Wood at the Internet Broadway Database
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• Leo Wood at the Internet Movie Database
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