On Dec. 15, 1944, Glenn Miller, one of the kings of the big-band scene — the dance-pop of its time — stepped aboard a military plane to cross the English Channel from England to France.

Glenn Miller performed over 500 shows on Armed Forces radio, later known as the American Forces Network, Europe. Mr. Miller was said to have been very excited about an upcoming concert in Paris.

The Pulse of Entertainment: “We have this album,” said Erik Stabnau, music director of Glenn Miller's orchestra about why we were talking.

In 1942, Miller joined the military and assembled the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. The group, which was sent to England to entertain the U.S. troops fighting in World War II via live and ...

Miller so defined the American musical experience that the Greatest Generation was often dubbed the Glenn Miller Generation. By 1942, Miller and his band had lit up concert halls and movie screens ...

But nowadays the Glenn Miller Orchestra is really the last full-time touring big band, so it is rare to have the opportunity to perform the same music with the same musicians night in and night out.

In an effort to emulate the sound of jazz musician Stan Getz, Stabnau gravitated toward jazz and big-band music early on in his life and found himself playing for Glenn Miller Orchestra in June 2017.

Bloomington's own music legend Phil Spaulding, past pianist for the Glenn Miller touring band, just turned 91. Spaulding will be in the audience July 30 as the Buskirk-Chumley Theater presents the ...

But behind Miller's success, a world war was raging. So in 1942, at the height of his civilian stardom, he traded his suit and baton for a uniform, enlisting as a captain in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

Phil Spaulding, 91, a former Glenn Miller band member, is excited hear the Glenn Miller Orchestra perform in Bloomington. News Sports Lifestyle Advertise Opinion Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

On Dec. 15, 1944, Glenn Miller, one of the kings of the big-band scene - the dance-pop of its time - stepped aboard a military plane to cross the English Channel from England to France.