When swing and big band was the music du jour, Glenn Miller and his orchestra were at the top of the heap. His music is still popular 80 years later. “One of the reasons is how big the hits were at ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I was not alive when Big Band music was in its heyday, but I do remember my ...

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 Force ...

The Glenn Miller collections are housed within the American Music Research Center’s collections at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries’ Rare & Distinctive Collections. For all questions about ...

On September 27, 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra gave their last performance. America’s number one band was breaking up because its leader, who was the nation’s most popular musician, was joining ...

As anyone who’s recently attended a show by Foreigner or Lynyrd Skynyrd knows, it’s become as common as a guitar solo to see a classic rock & roll outfit without any original members in the lineup.

The popularity of “The Glenn Miller Story” prompted the formation of the present Glenn Miller Orchestra. The 1954 film is also what drew Nick Hilscher to the music. Freedom Hall’s Matinee Theatre ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Glenn Miller was the sound of his generation. With his trombone and Big Band Sound, he made memories for millions with songs like “In the Mood”, “Pennsylvania 6-5000″ and ” ...

Paul Tanner, the last surviving member of the original Glenn Miller Orchestra and developer of the Electro-Theremin, died Tuesday in Carlsbad, California, CNN reports. He was 95. Tanner started out as ...