Woody 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 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".

Most Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self - Bandleader

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Winter Meeting

as Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra

New Orleans

as Himself

Louis Prima: The Wildest!

as Himself (archive footage)

Wintertime

as Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)

Sensations of 1945

as Woody Herman

What's Cookin'?

as Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader

Woody Herman & His Orchestra

Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64

Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend

Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England

as Clarinettiste

Rhapsody in Wood

as Himself