![Swinging on a Star [EMI]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 "Swinging on a Star [EMI]")
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- He was 74 and died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he had been since Oct. 1, suffering from congestive heart failure, emphysema and pneumonia.
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Oct 31, 1987 · Herman’s death did not mark, as some will no doubt claim, the end of an era. In a sense, the era he symbolized ended with the demise of the swing bands. Like a handful of others, he was a...
Oct 30, 1987 · An era died with him. Swing has gone to heaven. Herman, 74, was among the most prolific and admired of big band leaders, part of a select club that included Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington and...
- James Mcbride
Woody Herman. Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987.
Oct 30, 1987 · Woody Herman, a musician from Milwaukee who led one of the most varied, durable and successful of the big bands, died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Woody Herman (1913-1987) Actor. Composer. Music Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd (s) ), educated at Marquette University.
May 16, 2013 · Woody Herman, who would have turned 100 on Thursday, bloomed early and late — and then later still. He turned pro by age 9, singing and dancing in movie theaters on summer vacation.
