Woody Herman

Woody Herman
Herman in 1943 Herman in 1943
Background information
Birth name	Woodrow Charles Herman
Born	(1913-05-16)May 16, 1913 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	October 29, 1987(1987-10-29) (aged 74) West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genres	Big band swing cool jazz
Occupation(s)	Bandleader musician
Instruments	vocalist clarinet Alto saxophone Soprano saxophone

Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. He was the lead singer for "The Herd". Herman became known in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987. He won many Grammy Awards.

In 1947, Herman was Emcee and also played at the third Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. on September 7, 1947.

Other websites

• PBS – JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns
• Woody Herman Biography Archived 2006-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Woody Herman: Leader of the Thundering Herds, by John Twomey
• Woody Herman at Find a Grave