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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...
May 16, 2013 · 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 summer vacation.
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.
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.
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...
Oct 30, 1987 · Woody Herman, a musician from Milwaukee who led one of the most varied, durable and successful of the big bands, died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 74 years...
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