- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWoodrow Charles Herman
- Nickname
- The Road Father
- 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".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!
- SpouseCharlotte Marie Neste(September 27, 1936 - November 20, 1982) (her death, 1 child)
- He was a famed bandleader of the 40s and 50s.
- Faced with eviction from his home in 1987.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1981.
- The name of his band was the Thundering Herd.
- As a young man, Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, played sax in Woody's band.
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