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Woody Herman
Acting
16 May 1913
† 29 Oct 1987
Milwaukee, WI
Biography
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 musi...
Also Known As
Woodrow Charles Herman
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Woody Herman's Movies
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New Orleans
18 Apr 1947
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Winter Meeting
07 Apr 1948
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Sensations of 1945
30 Jun 1944
35%
Wintertime
17 Sept 1943
55%
What's Cookin'?
20 Feb 1942
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Woody Herman & His Orchestra
04 Jul 1938
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Louis Prima: The Wildest!
22 Oct 1999
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Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
08 Jun 1964
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Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
01 Jan 2012
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Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
27 Oct 2009
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Rhapsody in Wood
29 Dec 1947
