Austin Wood And His Missouri Swingsters

Born in St. James, Missouri in 1916. Appeared regularly on KMOX/St. Louis' "Big Old Fashioned Barn Dance" from 1940-1943. Worked as a disc jockey on KTTR/Rolla for at least 18 years and hosted the live "Nashville Op'ry" at Lake Ozark in the 1960's. Blinded in a milk truck accident. The MIssouri Swingsters included at one point Austin Wood (guitar, vocals), his nephew Ward Wood, Jr. (bass), Smokey Burd (steel guitar), Bob Hastings (electric guitar), Tommy Watson (banjo), and Dotty Minor on vocals.