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
ActingBirthday
May 16, 1913Deathday
October 29, 1987Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
13Place of birth
Milwaukee, WIAlso known as
Woodrow Charles Herman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/2NJgl0qkNAfwqaf2YgtX5tx98lz.jpg)
Cast credits
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Winter Meeting
Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8xUB3LBFTV8xOEUrXX7NLhxgYxY.jpg)
Sensations of 1945
Woody Herman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8v91bf1nlFqYY2gg33MVQ3cGX8x.jpg)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
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Wintertime
Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vqU7UlzsFw2Tmy8bxAICHaOua6l.jpg)
What's Cookin'?
Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/txhsiabiJ6cdCLN72hVwoFXByBz.jpg)
New Orleans
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yQk5035nphlCqfeSv19vMRWdpkj.jpg)
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
Himself (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ygmfzJkInKxjC7adspjdrwDsP2M.jpg)
Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
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Rhapsody in Wood
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AwoQVoJBdIhXdngPD6LBkfD4GXU.jpg)
Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
Clarinettiste![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gR2WNJ4DhxnOHJ1BLenGFRPtnvP.jpg)
Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend