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May 16, 2013 · Keystone/Getty Images. Woody Herman, who would have turned 100 on Thursday, bloomed early and late — and then later still. He turned pro by age 9, singing and dancing in movie theaters on...
Jun 8, 2018 · Herman, Woody (Charles) [Woodrow Herman] (b Milwaukee, 1913; d Los Angeles, 1987). Amer. jazz saxophonist, clarinettist, and composer. Formed own band 1936, reformed 1946, 1947 and 1950. Worldwide tours. Comps. incl. Blues in the Night and At the Woodchoppers' Ball. Stravinsky wrote his Ebony Concerto for him, 1945, f.p. NY 1946.
Oct 30, 1987 · Oct. 30, 1987 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Woody Herman, who prevailed for decades as a top swing band leader only to become in his final days a sad figure overwhelmed by debilitating illness...
Clarinet, alto, and soprano sax player whose long-running big band was one of the best and most innovative to come from the swing era. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1980s. Born. May 16, 1913 in Milwaukee, WI. Died. October 29, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA.
Aug 1, 2001 · Woody Herman is best known as the leader of several big bands, three of which were called "The Herds." This box set, The Thundering Herds 1945-1947, contains almost fifty of Herman's popular...
In this first of three interviews with Les Tomkins, Woody Herman talks in 1964 about his influences and early career, and recalls how the name ‘The Herd’ came about.
Apr 11, 2013 · Woody Herman. Biography. Articles. News. Has Influenced. After early experience in Chicago with the bands led by Tom Gerun and Harry Sosnik, Woody Herman toured with Gus Arnheim. In 1934, he joined Isham Jones, and when Jones's group disbanded in 1936 Herman used its leading sidemen as the nucleus for his own orchestra.
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