Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller - jazz band leader
Person from United States
Genres: jazz, swing, Big Band, 40s, oldies
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About Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda, Iowa on March 1, 1904. He started his musical career when his father brought home a mandolin. As soon as possible, he traded the instrument for an old horn, which he practiced diligently. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Miller managed to earn a living working as a freelance trombonist in several bands. His first band was formed in 1937 but failed to distinguish itself and eventually broke up. Following the break-up of his first band, Miller realized that he needed to develop a unique sound, and decided to make the clarinet play a melodic line with a tenor saxophone on the same note, while three other saxophones harmonized. With this sound combination, the Miller band that became the most popular was born in 1938. After a shaky start, it made his new band a nationwide hit. In 1942, Miller joined the United States Army Air Forces where he continued his musical career with the Army Air Force Band. On December 15, 1944, Miller was to fly from the United Kingdom to Paris, France, to play for the soldiers who had recently liberated Paris. His plane departed from RAF Twinwood Farm in Clapham, Bedfordshire and disappeared while flying over the English Channel. No trace of the aircrew, passengers or plane has ever been found. Miller's status is missing in action. His music is still iconic of the time period in which he lived and continues to draw thousands of fans of all age groups. Glenn Miller was a popular visitor to Bedford and its American Air force bases. He is still remembered to this day by the people of Bedford with a bronze bust displayed on the front of the towns Corn Exchange, and more recently, what remains of the Twinwoods Airfield being renovated as a Glenn Miller Museum and outdoor event site 2) Glenn Miller was a Jamaican reggae and soul artist of the 1960's. Along with other legendary artists such as Bob Marley & the Wailers and Desmond Dekker he recorded for the Trojan record label.
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Glenn Miller — Top 30 songs of 619
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Glenn Miller | Blues In The Night | ||
| Glenn Miller | The Woodpecker Song (Big Band Sound of Glenn Miller Disc 1) | ||
| Glenn Miller | Little Brown Jug | ||
| Glenn Miller | Stairway to the Stars | ||
| Glenn Miller | A String Of Pearls | ||
| Glenn Miller | American Patrol | ||
| Glenn Miller | Anvil Chorus | ||
| Glenn Miller | Blue Evening | ||
| Glenn Miller | Bugle Call Rag | ||
| Glenn Miller | Flying Home | ||
| Glenn Miller | Here We Go Again | ||
| Glenn Miller | I Hear You Screaming | ||
| Glenn Miller | In The Mood | ||
| Glenn Miller | In the Mood | ||
| Glenn Miller | Indian Summer | ||
| Glenn Miller | It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That) | ||
| Glenn Miller | Keep 'Em Flying | ||
| Glenn Miller | King Porter Stomp | ||
| Glenn Miller | Merry Christmas Baby | ||
| Glenn Miller | Miller's Megamix | ||
| Glenn Miller | Moonlight Cocktail | ||
| Glenn Miller | My Melancholy Baby | ||
| Glenn Miller | Pennsylvania 6-5000 | ||
| Glenn Miller | Polka Dots and Moon Beams | ||
| Glenn Miller | Rainbow Rhapsody | ||
| Glenn Miller | Skylark | ||
| Glenn Miller | Sliphorn Jive | ||
| Glenn Miller | Slow Freight | ||
| Glenn Miller | Snowfall | ||
| Glenn Miller | Stardust |