Woody Herman
Birthday
1913/05/16
Day of death
1987/10/29 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, WI
Also know as
Woodrow Charles Herman
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...Read more
Acting
(1948) Winter Meeting
as Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
(1964) Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
as Clarinettiste
(1944) Sensations of 1945
as Woody Herman
(1938) Woody Herman & His Orchestra
as ---
(1943) Wintertime
as Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
(1942) What's Cookin'?
as Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader
(2012) Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
as ---
(1947) New Orleans
as Himself
(1999) Louis Prima: The Wildest!
as Himself (archive footage)
(2009) Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
as ---
(1947) Rhapsody in Wood
as Himself
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Bandleader
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self