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Woody Herman
Milwaukee, WI
Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), educated at Marquette University. He was a clarinetist in the orc…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
- 2012
- 2009
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1999
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1974
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
Movie Music
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1964
Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
Movie Clarinettiste
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1963
The Danny Kaye Show
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
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1959
Startime
TV show Self
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1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV show Self
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1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV show Self - Bandleader
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1948
Winter Meeting
Movie Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
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1947
Rhapsody in Wood
Movie Himself
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1947
New Orleans
Movie Himself
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1944
Sensations of 1945
Movie Woody Herman
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1943
Wintertime
Movie Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
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1942
What's Cookin'?
Movie Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader
More credits
- 1938
