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    Woody Herman

    1913-05-16 (111 years old) in 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 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".

    Movies

    poster
    Louis Prima: The Wildest!
    40 %|Oct 22, 1999
    Documentary
    poster
    Winter Meeting
    65 %|Apr 7, 1948
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Rhapsody in Wood
    0 %|Dec 29, 1947
    Animation
    poster
    New Orleans
    66 %|Apr 18, 1947
    Drama, Music, Romance
    poster
    Sensations of 1945
    62 %|Jun 30, 1944
    Music
    poster
    Wintertime
    35 %|Sep 17, 1943
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    poster
    What's Cookin'?
    55 %|Feb 20, 1942
    Comedy, Music

    Series

    poster
    The Danny Kaye Show
    63 %|Sep 25, 1963
    Comedy
    poster
    The Mike Douglas Show
    48 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk
    actor
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    60 %|Jan 12, 1959
    actor
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar
    57 %|Jul 29, 1957
    Talk
    actor
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar
    57 %|Jul 29, 1957
    Talk