Sherwood Ball(1951-2015)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Sherwood Ball, eldest son of Ernie Ball, who
any musician worth his salt knows is the gold standard for guitar
strings and things. His great grandfather, Ernest R. Ball, wrote "When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "Let the Rest of the World Go By", etc. and
co-founded ASCAP. Growing up in a family where artistic endeavors were
encouraged, Sherwood has worked both in acting and in music most of his
life. He won "Best Humorous Scene" at UCLA at age 14 for his portrayal
of "The Imaginary Invalid" by Moliere and acted in over 60 national
commercials. He has enjoyed success in the USA, Japan, & Scandinavia as
a singer/songwriter in his own right and as a sought-after session
singer/guitarist. Sherwood was one of the top three male soloist studio
singers in Los Angeles for 20 years for television, film and sang or
announced in over 2,000 commercials. He sang in Nightmare Before Xmas,
theme "Hangin' w/ Mr. Cooper", Demolition Man, Wayne's World, Let it
Ride, Always, etc etc. Earlier, Sherwood toured and played lead
guitar/vocals with Three Dog Night, Etta James, Jackson Browne, Joe
Walsh, Stephen Stills, Bonnie Raitt, etc. Sherwood held the long-term
gig as The Voice of Toyota announcing from '85-'05 when he moved to the
Big Island of Hawaii. Before moving to HAwaii, his interest in film led
him to direct, produce, edit, score, create computer motion graphics in
5 films. The latest being, "The Osage Tribal Murders" feature length
documentary. Sherwood recently moved back to L.A. to record the
upcoming soulful big band CD with the Les Hooper band.