- 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.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 417-418. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6805 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Was also popular in Australia & New Zealand. He toured numerous times and last appeared in Australia in 1987, a few months before his death.
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