Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
11
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 16, 1913 ( 74 years old )
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, WI
Also Known As
Woodrow Charles Herman
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
Winter Meeting
1948-04-07Sensations of 1945
1944-06-30Woody Herman & His Orchestra
1938-07-04Wintertime
1943-09-17What's Cookin'?
1942-02-20New Orleans
1947-04-18Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999-10-22Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
2009-10-27