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My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor.

Woody Herman

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Woody Herman
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: May 16
Died: 1987
Died: October 29
Bandleader
Clarinetist
Composer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Recording Artist
Saxophonist
Singer
Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Woodrow Charles Herman
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I'm going to be on the road for the rest of my life.
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