News

The legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra from New York will perform at the Kauffman Center June 25, 2022, as part of their world-wide tour. The world-famous group will bring timeless classics like ...
The band played at military and civilian events before Miller decided he wanted to host an unforgettable Christmas concert. On Christmas Eve, 1942, the event was held in a base hangar to hold the ...
The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St, in Waterville. The orchestra brings timeless classics like “In the Mood ...
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 is missing: 75 years ago, the famous big band leader who serenaded an era, vanished on a flight over the English channel. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.
In 1939, Glenn Miller recorded the first evidence we have of what would become known as be-bop (later known as bop). Webster's Ninth Collegiate Dictionary tells us that bop is "jazz characterized by ...
As Glenn Miller’s musical career soared, he traded in his commercial success for a military uniform to entertain US troops during World War II. Then, on a foggy afternoon, December 15, 1944, he ...
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 ...
Miller disappeared on a flight out of Twinwood in 1944. LONDON -- Eighty years ago on Aug. 27th, 1944, the great American bandleader Glenn Miller performed at a base some 60 miles north of London ...
Eighty years ago on Aug. 27th, 1944, the great American bandleader Glenn Miller performed at a base some 60 miles north of London, RAF Twinwood, the hub and airfield he frequently flew in and out ...