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1. Glenn Miller was one of the most prestigious band leaders of the swing era and he is still now.
2. Glenn Miller, the popular bandleader of the 1930s and 1940s, was born in Clarinda in 1904.
3. Glenn Miller was one of the best known and acclaimed leaders of the Big Band Era.
4. Glenn Miller is the best.
5. Glenn Miller is one of my all-time favorite bands.

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1. Glenn Miller compiled several musical arrangements before forming his first band in 1937. (Web site)
2. Following on from the previous year's 'Sun Valley Serenade', Glenn Miller appears .
3. Glenn Miller I am an astronomer with an interest in applying advanced computer and information techniques to scientific problems.
4. A good example of this imitation is Glenn Miller Orchestra's performance in the movie "Orchestra Wives" (see photo below right).
5. Glenn Miller Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Iowa, Glenn Glenn , Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, He is widely recognized as the genre's best-selling .

English Channel

1. It is now thought that Glenn Miller's plane was accidentally bombed by RAF bombers over the English Channel after an abortive air raid on Germany.
2. Glenn Miller, a popular big- band leader, disappeared over the English Channel in 1944.
3. Glenn Miller broke up his band, and joined the Army Air Corpse (which later became the Air Force) where he was lost. (Web site)

Glenn Miller

1. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1, 1904 --- presumably December 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician and band leader in the swing era.
2. Glenn Miller remains one of the most famous and recognizable names of the big band era of 1935 to 1945.
3. Many of the members are alumni of the bands of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, the Airmen of Note and even the Boston Pops.
4. Glenn Miller is glenn miller lyric is Fort Morgan High School's most famous graduate.
5. His 1946 band included former Glenn Miller sideman Wilber Schwartz on clarinet and alto sax and Ray Linn, who had played with Tommy Dorsey, on trumpet.

Tex Beneke

1. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Air Force, for which he organized the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band to entertain the troops. (Web site)
2. Al Klink had the misfortune to be the second tenor sax in the civilian Glenn Miller band behind Tex Beneke. (Web site)
3. Upon discharge, Mancini entered the music industry and became a pianist and arranger for the newly formed Glenn Miller band led by Tex Beneke. (Web site)
4. He joined Tex Beneke (then Glenn Miller Orchestra) and finally left to join Tommy Dorsey to tour west.
5. RCA Victor was near the end of an increasingly bitter dispute with Tex Beneke over the direction he was taking the revived Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Miller Estate

1. The entire output of Chesterfield programs Glenn Miller did between 1939 and 1942 were recorded by the Glenn Miller organization on acetate discs. (Web site)
2. The break was acrimonious and Beneke is rarely mentioned by the Glenn Miller estate as ever leading the Glenn Miller orchestra.
3. Even Glenn Miller, when he had that magnificent string section during the war - he didn’t use it. (Web site)
4. His answer, 'I don't want a jazz band.'" [ Major Glenn Miller] Many modern jazz critics still harbor similar antipathy toward Miller. (Web site)

Air Force Band

1. In 1942 McKinley left to form his own band and a few months after joined the United States Air Force, where he played in the Glenn Miller Air Force band. (Web site)
2. For more than half a century, the USAF Band and the Airmen of Note have followed in the tradition of Major Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band.

Miller Band

1. By RCA accounting, the Glenn Miller Band had 22 recordings reach number one on the charts.
2. Glenn Miller's widow, Helen, died in 1966. (Web site)
3. Glenn Miller and his band's recordings were not strong on jazz improvisation.
4. Glenn Miller Orchestra Glenn Miller?s band was awarded the first gold record ever.
5. The entire output of Chesterfield programs Glenn Miller did between 1939 and 1942 were recorded by the Glenn Miller organization on acetate discs.

Miller Orchestra

1. The first time I heard Jimmy Henderson and The Glenn Miller Orchestra was on a bitter cold, snowy January night in 1976.
2. The officially sanctioned Glenn Miller Orchestra for the United Kingdom has toured and recorded with great success under the leadership of Ray McVay. (Web site)
3. Later that year the Glenn Miller Orchestra added singer, Marion Hutton, to its roster.
4. Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded the big-band classic "Tuxedo Junction.
5. With it's unique jazz sound, , The world Famous, Story Burns: Glenn Miller Orchestra, is the most popular and sought after big band in the world today.

Army Air Force

1. Then he formed the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band, which gave more than 800 performances for U.S. servicemen overseas in two years.
2. When McKinley received his notice he contacted Captain Glenn Miller about joining his Army Air Force band and was taken on as the band's drummer.
3. His training complete, he was transferred into the Army Air Corps, where he ultimately organized the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band.

Miller Story

1. Glenn Miller's music is familiar to many born long after his death, especially from its use in a number of movies.
2. There have been sixty years of theories about what happened to Glenn Miller. (Web site)
3. RCA Victor countered with the 10" LP Selections from the Glenn Miller Story, which hit number one in May.
4. A Universal-International picture, it was a follow up to 1953's successful The Glenn Miller Story. (Web site)
5. A Universal-International production, it was a follow up to 1954's successful The Glenn Miller Story.

George Simon

1. George Simon in Glenn Miller and his Orchestra contradicts sources that say it was a top ten hit and says it was barely noticed by record buyers.
2. Sources: Glenn Miller Story film title from IMDb both images of the Miller band performing in the Yale Bowl are from George T. Simon.

Ghost Band

1. The Glenn Miller Orchestra was reconstituted as a ghost band after the war under the direction of Tex Beneke.
2. This, coupled with the success of The Glenn Miller Story, led the Miller estate to ask Ray McKinley to lead a new ghost band.
3. This, coupled with the success of The Glenn Miller Story, led the Miller estate to ask Ray McKinley to lead a new ghost band.
4. The Glenn Miller Orchestra was reconstituted as a ghost band after the war under the direction of Tex Beneke. (Web site)
5. On August 27th 1944 at RAF Twinwood Airfield Glenn Miller performed a concert for the aircrews using two trailers as a stage next to Twinwood Control Tower. (Web site)

Big Band

1. The Big bands such as Benny Goodman 's Orchestra were highly jazz oriented, while others (such as Glenn Miller 's) left less space for improvisation.
2. According to Leo Walker in his book The Big Band Almanac, few people got to know Glenn Miller well.
3. Lead time before shipment-3 to 5 business days In the Mood Performed by Glenn Miller.
4. Lead time before shipment-4 to 8 business days Chattanooga Choo Choo As performed by Glenn Miller.
5. After Goodman, Hal became a sideman (sax) with the first Glenn Miller orchestra, staying for four years.

December Th

1. The Glenn Miller Mystery correspondence Miller , a brief account of events at twinwood airfield on December 15th 1944, and a record of the places .
2. And so, on December 15th, Glenn Miller boarded a transport plane to Paris, never to be seen again.
3. In 1934 he was asked to join Ray Noble's new American orchestra, which was being organized by his friend, Glenn Miller.

Clarinda

1. Earlier this month, they were a big hit at the annual Glenn Miller Festival in Clarinda, Iowa.
2. In addition to the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society trophy, the overall band will receive the Clarinda Masonic Lodge traveling trophy.
3. A yearly festival to celebrate the music of Glenn Miller, in Clarinda, Iowa.
4. Every year, on the first weekend of June in Clarinda, Iowa, the birthplace of Glenn Miller, hosts a Glenn Miller Days Festival.

Army Air

1. The song evolved from a 1935 version entitled "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep" with music by Glenn Miller and lyrics by Eddie Heyman.
2. In the United States and England, there are a few archives that are devoted to Glenn Miller.
3. Glenn Miller compiled several musical arrangements before forming his first band in 1937.
4. Glenn Miller's music is familiar to many born long after his death, especially from its use in a number of movies.
5. They made radio broadcasts and recordings, which did much to spread the Glenn Miller sound across the country. (Web site)

Era

1. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1, 1904 --- presumably December 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era.
2. With his brother Jimmy, Tommy Dorsey created one of the most popular bands of the era and played with such giants as Bing Crosby and Glenn Miller. (Web site)
3. In the mid to late 1930s the popularity of swing music and big band music was at its height, making stars of such men as Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington.
4. Gray's time with the Glenn Miller Orchestra produced many of the most recognizable and memorable recordings of the era.

Unique Sound

1. Commercial Inc Glenn Miller is the best excellent skills with strong customer service.
2. The unique sound of the Glenn Miller Orchestra is still a strong link to the Swing Era of the late 1930s and early 1940s.
3. An evening of pure nostalgia as once again the strains of Glenn Miller's unique sound fill the air.
4. THE 'WALK OF FAME' on Hollywood boulevarde comprises over 2000 , the story of Glenn Miller with particular reference to the World War II years.

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2. On June 5, 1945, Glenn Miller Day was declared in the United States as a national tribute.
3. Each year Glenn Miller is still celebrated in Iowa as a native son in with a festival in Clarinda.
4. Glenn Miller, an album of 78 rpm records, topped the newly instituted album charts in May 1945 and became the most successful album of the year.
5. Bio.com. Glenn Miller started collecting 45 rpm records when he was just 10 years old.

Under

1. In April 1935, Glenn Miller recorded, for the first time, under his own name.
2. Larry Elgart, Glenn Miller, under Buddy OeFranco, Billy Max+ed, Woody Herman, and the Buddy Rich big bands all included him as a member during that period. (Web site)

Built

1. During this period, the popularity of swing (genre) and big band music was at its height, making stars of such men as Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington.
2. Glenn Miller My brother and I built a den at the bottom of the garden in .
3. Glenn Miller Boulder James , online photo album built and hosted for free at Freewebs.com .

Paris

1. On the day that Glenn Miller left London two of our aircraft were in London and were scheduled to return to Paris. (Web site)
2. Larry was playing trombone in the Dunes Hotel "Casino de Paris" orchestra when Glenn Miller Productions, Inc., first asked him to front the band.
3. VAC 9044 The 1946 movie short that opens this video was highly publicized after Glenn Miller's death two years earlier while flying between London and Paris. (Web site)
4. Glenn Miller and his band had been performing for Allied Troops prior to the crash and was planning on putting on a show in Paris, France. (Web site)
5. December 15 - A private airplane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller disappears in heavy fog over the English Channel while flying to Paris.

Dorsey

1. While there is a wide mish mosh of different era records in this collection, I have picked through some of the Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and other bands. (Web site)
2. He was a formidable rival of bandleaders Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and clarinetist Benny Goodman, his closest competitor. (Web site)
3. Copeland, whose father played trumpet in the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller before he joined the CIA, is now 55.
4. Fictionalized biographical films of Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, and others were made in the 1950-s, as nostalgic tributes to the glory years.
5. In 1934, Glenn Miller became the musical director for the Dorsey Band. (Web site)

Band Era

1. Glenn Miller remains one of the most famous and recognizable names of the big band era of 1935 to 1945.
2. Even as the big band era faded, the Tex Beneke and Glenn Miller Orchestra concert at the Palladium resulted in a record-breaking crowd of 6,750 dancers. (Web site)

Band Leaders

1. Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 - December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. (Web site)
2. Later, during the 1930's, a new style of jazz called "swing" began to develop thanks to dance band leaders such as Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. (Web site)
3. Name at birth: Alton Glenn Miller Film Miller , Miller was one of several band leaders who helped create the Big Band sound of the 1930s and 1940s.
4. Among all the band leaders of her day, Glenn Miller was my mother's favorite.

Bandleaders Like

1. The musical direction of the band moved from a fairly straight imitation of the Glenn Miller band to some progressive developments in the early '40s. (Web site)
2. In America, it becomes the embodiment of democracy, as bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw enlist, taking their swing to the troops overseas.
3. When Glenn Miller was alive, various bandleaders like Bob Chester imitated his style. (Web site)

Air Corps

1. Alton Glenn Miller, Army air corps has been missing in action since .
2. This story is dedicated to the memory of my dad, Robert Bruce Golden, who, like Glenn Miller, served in the Army Air Corps' 8th Air Force.
3. Maj. trombonist, Remember Glenn Miller, the noted composer, Army Air corps has been missing in action since .

Christmas

1. His last major album from this period was made in 1965 for Columbia Records, Christmas Serenade in the Glenn Miller Style.
2. Answer: As far as I know, Glenn Miller's civilian band only recorded one Christmas song, Jingle Bells.

Mood

1. Telluride Mood , the featured musician of the month is Glenn Miller at oldetimcooking.com.
2. Orchestra directed by Ray McVay and glenn miller in the mood mp3 and featuring the Moonlight Serenaders vocal group.
3. Glenn Miller died serving his country in World War II. Classics such as "In the Mood," "String of Pearls" and "Little Brown Jug" are featured in the film. (Web site)
4. Watch videos & listen free to Glenn Miller: In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade & more, plus 14 pictures.
5. Klink played with Glenn Miller from 1939 to 1942, and is heard trading solos with Tex Beneke on the most well-known version of " In the Mood ".

Ago

1. A couple of years ago, I transferred Mike's Glenn Miller tribute to my computer and uploaded it to The Palomar.
2. They got together little more than a year ago when Ken Cathey found out that Walter Jewell owned some of Glenn Miller s original charts.

Radio

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2. They made radio broadcasts and recordings, which did much to spread the Glenn Miller sound across the country.
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5. Program from Cincinnati public radio station WMKV offers Glenn Miller music online.

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Past

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Mckinley

1. Ray Eberle gets far too many songs on Platinum as well as 1995's Essential Glenn Miller.
2. McKinley got his start working with local bands in the Dallas --- Fort Worth area, before joining Smith Ballew in 1929, when he met Glenn Miller.
3. McKinley got his start working with local bands in the Dallas--Fort Worth area, before joining Smith Ballew in 1929, when he met Glenn Miller.

Playing

1. He appeared as a featured soloist with Glenn Miller when he was 10 years old, playing the drums. (Web site)
2. For instance in the Glenn Miller story I would like to be able to quickly find some of the scenes where the band is playing. (Web site)

Mel Torme

1. In a Digital Mood, featuring VerPlanck, Mel Torme and Julius LaRosa with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, was the first big-band CD to go gold.
2. Mel Torme met Glenn Miller in 1942, the meeting facilitated by Torme's father and Ben Pollack.

Chattanooga Choo Choo

1. On February 10, 1942, Glenn Miller was presented with the first gold record in history for selling one million records of "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

Several Musical Arrangement

1. Glenn Miller compiled several musical arrangement s and formed his first band in 1937. (Web site)

Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra

1. Instead, Gray became chief arranger for the Miller's "Band of the Training Command", better known today as the Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra. (Web site)

Captain Glenn Miller

1. In 1943, Captain Glenn Miller was able to have Gray posted as chief arranger for Miller's "Band of the Training Command".

Miller Mood

1. His article about Glenn Miller, "Music in the Miller Mood," originally appeared as a four-part series in the Chicago Sun-Times at Christmastime 1984.
2. The first player includes music in the Miller mood mainly by Larry O'Brien and The Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Glenn Miller Estate

1. In 1956, at the invitation of the Glenn Miller estate, he formed a new glenn Miller Orchestra which he lead until 1966.

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

1. From March 1938 to January 1940, Kincaide was with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra, and briefly thereafter worked with Glenn Miller.

Jack Teagarden

1. More jazz-luminaries-to-be came on board when Jack Teagarden replaced Glenn Miller and Bud Freeman augmented the reed section. (Web site)
2. The group in the film short is almost identical to Bens Bad Boys: Glenn Miller is replaced by Jack Teagarden and Harry Goodman is absent.
3. Spencer Williams (verse by Glenn Miller and Jack Teagarden) - 1928: Spencer managed to make a significant mark on the jazz age with a few of his numbers.

Official Glenn Miller

1. Glenn Miller and His Orchestra 433 Civilian band legacy The Miller estate authorized an official Glenn Miller "ghost band" in 1946. (Web site)
2. Civilian band legacy The Miller estate authorized an official Glenn Miller "ghost band" in 1946. (Web site)

Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band

1. There, in less than one year, the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band engaged in over 800 performances.

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