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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.