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.

WORCESTER — The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at Mechanics Hall on Nov. 16, and music director Eric Stabnau thinks it's ...

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.

In 2004, the Glenn Miller Archives (now the Glenn Miller collections) joined forces with CU Boulder’s American Music Research Center. Since 2016, the CU Boulder Libraries’ Rare & Distinctive ...

Major Glenn Miller joined the US Air Force as a musician to bolster morale among the troops On 15 December 1944, the hugely popular musician Major Glenn Miller boarded a small plane at an RAF base ...

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.

Sentiment and swing feature in this biopic treatment on the life of the late Glenn Miller. The Miller music, heard in some 20 tunes throughout the production, is still driving, rhythmic swing at ...

The world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra brings its signature swing sound to the Weinberg Center for the Arts at 2 p.m. April 27. Audiences will be transported back to the golden ...

Glenn Miller was 40 years old when he disappeared. But his star didn't fade. The Glenn Miller Story, a dramatization of his life starring Jimmy Stewart, was a box office smash in 1954. And while the ...

Glenn Miller was 40 years old when he disappeared. But his star didn't fade. The Glenn Miller Story , a dramatization of his life starring Jimmy Stewart, was a box office smash in 1954.