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Woody Herman

1913 - 1987

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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. His bands often played music that was cutting edge and experimental; their recordings received numerous Grammy nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Woody Herman is the 1,130th most popular musician (down from 1,002nd in 2019), the 5,876th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,874th in 2019) and the 393rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Woody Herman ranks 1,130 out of 3,175. Before him are Shavo Odadjian, Eddy Mitchell, Cerrone, Rob Bourdon, Dizzy Reed, and Wolfgang Schneiderhan. After him are Yvonne Loriod, Giorgio Gaber, Lou Donaldson, Desmond Dekker, Mika, and Nathan East.

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Among people born in 1913, Woody Herman ranks 202. Before him are Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Eugene Odum, Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, John Garfield, and Ólafur Jóhannesson. After him are Per Borten, Franz Brunner, Masayoshi Ito, Jiří Hájek, Jacqueline de Romilly, and Gheorghe Apostol. Among people deceased in 1987, Woody Herman ranks 147. Before him are Gerald Moore, Gustav Knuth, M. G. Ramachandran, Antonio Sastre, Arne Borg, and Richard Marquand. After him are Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Oscar Casanovas, Joseph Höffner, Giovanni Arpino, Madeleine Carroll, and Conny Plank.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Woody Herman ranks 5,876 out of 20,380. Before him are Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Michael Cole (1968), Mark Tornillo (1954), Paul J. Weitz (1932), Syd Field (1935), and Mary Blair (1911). After him are Todd Phillips (1970), Margo Martindale (1951), Shawn Fonteno (1976), Joe Dallesandro (1948), Zelda Rubinstein (1933), and Chuck Hagel (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Woody Herman ranks 393. Before him are Robert Levin (1947), Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Charlie Mariano (1923), Taj Mahal (1942), Rob Bourdon (1979), and Dizzy Reed (1963). After him are Lou Donaldson (1926), Nathan East (1955), Pharoah Sanders (1940), John Mayer (1977), Jason White (1973), and Paul Gilbert (1966).

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