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".
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- 2012 ยทWoody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legendas
- 2009 ยทJazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64as
- 1999 ยทLouis Prima: The Wildest!as Himself (archive footage)
- 1964 ยทWoody Herman's Swinging Herd live in Englandas Clarinettiste
- 1963 ยทThe Danny Kaye Showas Self
- 1961 ยทThe Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1959 ยทThe Bell Telephone Houras Self
- 1957 ยทTonight Starring Jack Paaras Self - Bandleader
- 1957 ยทTonight Starring Jack Paaras Self
- 1948 ยทWinter Meetingas Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
- 1947 ยทRhapsody in Woodas Himself
- 1947 ยทNew Orleansas Himself
- 1944 ยทSensations of 1945as Woody Herman
- 1943 ยทWintertimeas Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
- 1942 ยทWhat's Cookin'?as Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader
- 1938 ยทWoody Herman & His Orchestraas