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  • Woody Herman
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  • Woody Herman
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  • Isham_Jones
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  • Capitol Records artists
  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
  • 1913 births
  • 1987 deaths
  • 20th-century American musicians
  • American clarinetists
  • American jazz bandleaders
  • American jazz clarinetists
  • Big band bandleaders
  • Concord Records artists
  • Decca Records artists
  • Kent Records artists
  • Musicians from Wisconsin
  • People from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Swing saxophonists
  • Swing clarinetists
  • Vaudeville performers
  • Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
  • Cool jazz clarinetists
  • Cool jazz saxophonists
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  • American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader, born 16 May 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - died 29 October 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Starting in high school, he was playing saxophone and clarinet in the Myron Stewart Band in Milwaukee. He switched to the band of violinist Joey Lichter, where he was vocalist ans soloist. His first jazz encounter as active musician was joining [a4860573], where he played for four years. Later, he played for [a280928] and [a675269], before he finally reached the orchestra of [a614341]. When the latter decided to retire in 1936, Herman was the core of the 'hot' fraction of the disbanded orchestra. Together with 8 other musicians of this band, he founded his own orchestra [a284746], which became legendary as a source of jazz talents over decades. He stayed faithful to his orchestra until the end of his life.
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  • Woodrow Charles %22Woody%22 Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called %22The Herd%22, Herman was one of the most popular of the 1930s and 1940s bandleaders. His bands often played music that was experimental for its time. He was a featured halftime performer for Super Bowl VII.
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  • William Herman
  • Woddy Herman
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  • Woodrow Charles %22Woody%22 Herman
  • Woody Hermann
  • Woody Herrman
  • В. Герман
  • В.Герман
  • Вуди Герман
  • ウッディ･ハーマン
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  • 1913-05-16
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  • 1987-10-29
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  • Woody Herman
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  • Philips
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  • Jazz
  • Big Band
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