The Glenn Miller orchestra recorded "Moonlight Serenade" in 1939 as the B side of a 78 rpm on the RCA Bluebird label. Andrea Modica At 1:45 p.m. on December 15, 1944, an overcast Friday afternoon at ...

During the big band era of the mid-twentieth century, bands and bandleaders were readily known by their theme songs. Audiences knew at once who they were listening to on network radio broadcasts. As ...

Shortly after the beginning of the 20th century, in a small rural Southwestern Iowa town, a boy was born to Elmer and Mattie Lou Miller. The date was March 1, 1904 and the town was Clarinda. The boy ...

Bandleader Glenn Miller disappeared in 1944 when his plane went down over the English Channel. But the music didn’t die. In 1956, after a film about his life, his estate formed a new Glenn Miller ...

Glenn began recording under his own name for Columbia. His instrumental “Solo Hop” reached the Top 10. The Orchestra played at the Glen Island Casino, N.Y., a major swing venue, and was heard on radio ...

One hundred years ago, big bandleader Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda, Iowa. A master of marketing and pop sensibility, Miller turned out one hit record after another with his orchestra between 1938 ...

The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK. Moonlight Serenade, Little Brown Jug, Pennsylvania 6-5000 and String of ...

The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra brought the audience to its feet Friday night when they played the “Chattanooga Choo Choo” to a packed UTC Fine Arts Center auditorium. The two-hour concert ...

2003-05-24 04:00:00 PDT Mesa, Ariz.-- Freddy Guerra, 79, the youngest member of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band, died May 17 in Mesa, Ariz., where he was living in his retirement. Miller was one of ...

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Alton Glenn Miller (A&S ex’26, HonDocHum’84) spent three semesters at the University of Colorado before pawning his college trombone for a bus ticket to Los Angeles. While enrolled at CU, he met his ...