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The Pulse of Entertainment: “We have this album,” said Erik Stabnau, music director of Glenn Miller's orchestra about why we were talking.
MUSKEGON — Hans Richter, the Austrian conductor, uttered a quote more than a century ago that often is used to describe the Glenn Miller Orchestra: “The hardest thing in the world is ...
There, he organized and led the famous Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band that went to Europe to entertain servicemen. On Dec. 15, 1944, Miller, an Army major, ...
The following year, the bandleader volunteered for the Army and organized the popular Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. On Dec. 15, 1944, Maj. Glenn Miller was flying to France to entertain fellow ...
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.
Marking the 80th Anniversary of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band, Hindsight Records is excited to release the new historical album, The Glenn Miller Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Of The Army Air ...
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.
And in 1943, he and his Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band shipped out to England. There, in less than one year, the band engaged in more than 800 performances, states the website. Of these, 500 ...
The swing dance band consistently broke attendance records at live ... 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 ...
When Glenn Miller joined the Army in 1942 he formed the Army Air Force Band. In the fall of 1944, the band was scheduled to be sent on a six-week tour of Europe and would be stationed in Paris ...
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.