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Name: Woody Herman
| Nee: |
Woodrow Charles Herman |
| Born: |
16 May 1913 |
| Died: |
29 Oct 1987 |
| Origin: |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. |
| Instruments: |
Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Vocal |
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| Woody Herman was a jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and Big band leader.
As a child Woody Herman worked as a singer in vaudeville, then became a professional saxophone player at age 15. When Isham Jones's band, of which he had been a member, broke up in 1936, he formed his own band, the Woody Herman Orchestra, with some of the other members. This band became known for its orchestrations of the blues and were sometimes billed as 'The Band That Plays The Blues'. Chief among the more than 50 hits recorded by this band were 'Woodchoppers' Ball,' 'Blue Flame,' and 'Blues in the Night.' |
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