Woody Herman
Actor
- Born
- May 16, 1913 · Milwaukee, WI
- Died
- October 29, 1987 (age 74)
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
New Orleans
April 18, 1947
Winter Meeting
April 7, 1948
Sensations of 1945
June 30, 1944
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
July 4, 1938
Wintertime
September 17, 1943
What's Cookin'?
February 20, 1942
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
October 22, 1999
Rhapsody in Wood
December 29, 1947
Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
June 8, 1964
Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
January 1, 2012
Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
October 27, 2009
Acting11
- 2012Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
- 2009Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
- 1999Louis Prima: The Wildest! as Self (archive footage)
- 1964Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England as Clarinettiste
- 1948Winter Meeting as Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
- 1947Rhapsody in Wood as Himself
- 1947New Orleans as Himself
- 1944Sensations of 1945 as Woody Herman
- 1943Wintertime as Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
- 1942What's Cookin'?