Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller
3 albums · 1970s–1990s · MC · LP · appears on 23 albums
American swing trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Born 1 March 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa. Started orchestra in 1938. Best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading best known and beloved swing band. Worked as sideman early in career. Wrote and/or arranged popular swing songs. Disbanded orchestra in 1942 to leave for Army. Too old to be drafted, created a band. Transferred to Army Air Force and raised morale for hundreds of thousands of troops before disappearing on christmas 1944 on a flight from England to France. Internationally mourned as a war hero. Last seen on December 15, 1944.
Member of
- Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra
- Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
- Ray Noble And His Orchestra
- The Mound City Blue Blowers
- Glenn Miller And The Army Air Force Band
- The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- The Charleston Chasers
- Ben's Bad Boys
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