On September 27, 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra gave their last performance. America’s number one band was breaking up because its ... Arnold the commanding general of the Army Air Forces (AAF), ...
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, took off in a single engine plane from ...
The medley format was also used on "American Band ... for record and CD reissues culled from Glenn Miller's broadcasts. Here are detailed histories of the medleys arranged and performed by Glenn ...
There's something about Glenn Miller's holiday broadcasts that seem timeless. Miller, of course, fronted two bands: His stateside orchestra from 1938 to early fall 1942 and then his Army Air Force ...