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TROY — The Troy Area Chamber of Commerce host a special dinner dance featuring the Glenn Miller Army Air Corp Band, a tribute orchestra that recreates the sound and feel of the original Glenn ...
Glenn Miller’s son, Steve and his daughter, Jonnoe, will join about 50 members of the Miller family in the ceremony. Nine musicians from Major Miller’s World War II Band will attend.
Glenn Miller's "Big Band" sound provided a holiday morale boost to the airmen at Maxwell Field for the Christmas of 1942 and later a taste of home to hundreds of thousands of American servicemen ...
Big-Band Leader Glenn Miller Vanished 80 Years Ago. His Death Started the ‘Legacy’ Band Trend. David Browne. Sun, December 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM UTC. 10 min read.
The Pulse of Entertainment: “We have this album,” said Erik Stabnau, music director of Glenn Miller's orchestra about why we were talking.
Glenn Miller is missing: 75 years ago, the famous big band leader who serenaded an era, vanished on a flight over the English channel.
The following year, the bandleader volunteered for the Army and organized the popular Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. On Dec. 15, 1944, ...
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.
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 ...
Phil Spaulding, 91, a former Glenn Miller band member, is excited hear the Glenn Miller Orchestra perform in Bloomington. MCCSC to offer flexible online school for 2025-26 school year.
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.