Woody Herman
Woody Herman
Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), educated at Marquette University. He was a clarinetist in the orchestras of Joey Lichter, Harry Sosnik, Gus Arnheim, and Indiana Jones, then formed his own orchestra, appearing in hotels, theatres and ballrooms. He toured Europe in 1954, Europe, and Latin America in 1958 (under the auspices of the US State Department), and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Chubby Jackson and Ralph Burns, and his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Apple Honey", "Goosey Gander", "Northwest Passage", "River Bed Blues", "Blues on Parade", "Blowin' Up a Storm", "Music by the Moon", "Early Autumn", "A Kiss Goodnight", "Your Father's Moustache", "Wild Root", "I Remember Duke", and "Misty Morning".
Known For Acting
Popularity 1.525
Birthday 1913-05-16
Place of Birth Milwaukee, WI
Also Known As Woodrow Charles Herman ,
Winter Meeting
1948

Winter Meeting

Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
1964

Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England

Sensations of 1945
1944

Sensations of 1945

Woody Herman & His Orchestra
1938

Woody Herman & His Orchestra

Wintertime
1943

Wintertime

What's Cookin'?
1942

What's Cookin'?

Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
2012

Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend

New Orleans
1947

New Orleans

Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999

Louis Prima: The Wildest!

Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
2009

Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64

Rhapsody in Wood
1947

Rhapsody in Wood

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The Danny Kaye Show
1963

The Danny Kaye Show