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 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".
Filmography
all 15
self 13
Movies 11
TV Shows 4
Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64 (2009)
Louis Prima: The Wildest! (1999)
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (1974)
Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England (1964)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Winter Meeting (1948)
Rhapsody in Wood (1947)
New Orleans (1947)
Sensations of 1945 (1944)
Wintertime (1943)
What's Cookin'? (1942)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra (1938)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-05-16
Deathday1987-10-29 (74 years old)
Birth NameBig chungus
Birth PlaceMilwaukee, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Woodrow Charles Herman
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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