Woody Herman
- MatchWoody Herman
- 100%Stan Kenton
- 96%Jimmy Dorsey
- 71%Gene Krupa
- 71%Harry James
- 65%Artie Shaw
- 62%Count Basie
- 60%Benny Goodman
- 60%Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
- 55%Charlie Barnet
- 50%Tommy Dorsey
Biography
Woodrow Charles Herman, 16 May 1913, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, d. 29 October 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA. A child prodigy, Herman sang and tap-danced in local clubs before touring as a singer in vaudeville. To improve his act he took up the saxophone and later the clarinet, all by the age of 12. By his mid-teens he was sufficiently accomplished to play in a band, and he went on to work in a string of dance bands during the late 20s and early 30s. Last in this line was Isham Jones,... Read more