Woody Herman
Born: 1913-05-16 in Milwaukee, WI
Died: 1987-10-29
Known For: Acting
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
1999
- Louis Prima: The Wildest! as Himself (archive footage)
1974
- Frank Sinatra: The Main Event ... (Music)
1964
- Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England as Clarinettiste
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1959
- Startime as Self
- The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self - Bandleader
1948
- Winter Meeting as Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
1947
- New Orleans as Himself
- Rhapsody in Wood as Himself
1944
- Sensations of 1945 as Woody Herman
1943
- Wintertime as Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
1942
- What's Cookin'? as Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader