
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".
16 acting credits
Acting · 16

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957

Startime
1959

The Danny Kaye Show
1963

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959

What's Cookin'?
1942

Sensations of 1945
1944

Wintertime
1943

Winter Meeting
1948

New Orleans
1947

Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999

Rhapsody in Wood
1947

Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
2009

Woody Herman & His Orchestra
1938

Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
1964

Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
2012