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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".


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Born:
May 16, 1913 In Milwaukee, WI
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie Woody Herman & His Orchestra 1938-07-04
Latest Project:
Movie Louis Prima: The Wildest! 1999-10-22
Known For
Poster of Winter Meeting
Poster of Sensations of 1945
Filmography
Movie Louis Prima: The Wildest! Himself (archive footage) 1999-10-22
Series The Bell Telephone Hour 1959-01-12
Movie Winter Meeting Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra 1948-04-07
Movie New Orleans Himself 1947-04-18
Movie Sensations of 1945 Woody Herman 1944-06-30
Movie Wintertime Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra) 1943-09-17
Movie What's Cookin'? Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader 1942-02-20
Movie Woody Herman & His Orchestra 1938-07-04