1947Nominee
Best Performance
New Orleans
Woody Herman
Actor
Milwaukee, WI
May 16, 1913
Biography
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".
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1948Nominee
Best Performance
Winter Meeting
1974Nominee
Best Performance
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
Career Highlights
1999Highlight
Best Performance
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1944Highlight
Best Performance
Sensations of 1945