Herbert Herb Couf was an American clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, music store owner, music instrument manufacturer executive, and an importer of music instruments. Couf had been the principal clarinetist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Paul Paray until the 1957 recession, when the orchestra laid off several musicians.
Herbert Couf was born to Morris Couf and Rebeca Morris and Rebeca were married November 15, 1917, in Manhattan, New York City. Morris Couf had become a naturalized citizen March 1, 1916, in New York.
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