Glenn Miller was an American band leader, arranger, composer, and trombonist who became a defining figure in the big band era.
Miller's passion for music began in childhood, where he played in various orchestras and learned the trombone.
His band, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, produced iconic hits like "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade."
Biography
Early Life
Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller was born on March 1, 1904, in Clarinda, Iowa, to Mattie Lou and Lewis Elmer Miller. He grew up in a musical family, learning to play the trombone at a young age. His passion for music blossomed during his childhood, and he played in various orchestras throughout his school years. After moving to Fort Morgan, Colorado, he continued to develop his musical talents, eventually leading him to a successful career in music.
Career
Miller's career took off in the 1920s as he became a prominent band leader, arranger, and composer. He formed his own band, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, which became one of the most popular and successful bands of the big band era. Known for hits like "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade," Miller's music resonated with audiences across the United States. His unique sound combined elements of jazz, swing, and blues, making him a defining figure in American music. During World War II, he served as an officer in the US Army Air Forces, where he led the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra, further solidifying his legacy.
Personal Life
In 1928, Miller married Helen Burger, who played a significant role in supporting his career. The couple adopted two children, a son named Steven and a daughter named Jonnie, although Miller never met his daughter. His dedication to music and his family shaped his life until his untimely death on December 15, 1944, when his plane disappeared over the English Channel.
Legacy
Glenn Miller's influence on music continues to this day. His estate authorized the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1946, which has kept his music alive through performances worldwide. The Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra's legacy is carried on by the Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. Miller's music remains a staple in both professional and amateur performances, ensuring that his contributions to the big band era are never forgotten.
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Discography
(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo1999
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Aufnahmen von 1939-19421999
- 1.In The Mood3:34
- 2.A String Of Pearls3:13
- 3.Carribean Clipper2:38
- 4.I Know Why2:59
- 5.Moonlight Serenade3:21
- 6.Perfidia3:17
- 7.Blueberry Hill2:51
- 8.Kalamazoo3:14
- 9.Moon Love2:52
- 10.Chattanooga Choo Choo3:21
- 11.Bugle Call Rag2:56
- 12.Song Of The Volga Boatmen3:25
- 13.Pennsylvania Six - Five - Thousand3:14
- 14.Pagan Love3:14
- 15.Little Brown Jug2:55
- 16.Adios2:59
Miller Plays Mercer1998
- 1.(Gotta Get Some) Shut Eye2:42
- 2.Cuckoo in the Clock3:14
- 3.And the Angels Sing2:52
- 4.The Rhumba Jumps2:50
- 5.Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)2:35
- 6.Mister Meadowlark2:27
- 7.You’ve Got Me This Way2:25
- 8.I’d Know You Anywhere2:37
- 9.The Air‐Minded Executive2:45
- 10.Peekaboo to You2:20
- 11.Says Who? Says You, Says I!2:45
- 12.This Time the Dream’s on Me3:04
- 13.Skylark3:30
- 14.Dearly Beloved2:53
- 15.That Old Black Magic3:02
- 16.I’m Old Fashioned2:39
Operation: Build Morale1998
- 1.Over There!2:14
- 2.American Patrol3:22
- 3.Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)3:12
- 4.Jeep Jockey Jump3:09
- 5.I've Got a Heart Filled With Love3:34
- 6.In the Mood3:37
- 7.The Squadron Song2:31
- 8.(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover2:58
- 9.Enlisted Men's Mess2:43
- 10.The Army Air Corps / A Fellow on a Furlough1:53
- 11.Pennsylvania 6-50003:17
- 12.Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar3:09
- 13.With My Head in the Clouds2:40
- 14.(There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching in)2:47
- 15.Vict'ry Polka2:47
Triple Gold1997
- 1.In the Mood3:32
- 2.The Nearness of You3:11
- 3.The Boogie Woogie Piggie3:18
- 4.Crosstown2:50
- 5.Five O'Clock Whistle2:51
- 6.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:35
- 7.Yes My Darling Daughter2:24
- 8.Dearly Beloved2:49
- 9.When You Wish Upon a Star2:49
- 10.Skylark3:26
- 11.That Old Black Magic3:02
- 12.Along the Santa Fe Trail3:16
- 13.Falling Leaves3:08
- 14.Sweet Eloise3:03
- 15.When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano2:41
- 16.Shake Down the Stairs2:53
- 17.Indian Summer2:32
- 18.American Patrol3:17
- 19.(Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night3:13
- 20.I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest3:11
- 21.Tuxedo Junction3:27
- 22.Anvil Chorus4:54
- 23.Moonlight Mood2:47
- 24.This Time the Dream's on Me3:00
- 25.A Handful of Stars3:15
- 26.It's a Blue World3:16
- 27.The Gaucho Serenade3:07
- 28.Careless3:03
- 29.Pennsylvania 6-50003:14
- 30.Devil May Care3:02
- 31.Boog It2:15
- 32.In an Old Dutch Garden (By an Old Dutch Mill)3:09
- 33.Moon Love2:50
- 34.Blue Orchids2:53
- 35.Our Love Affair2:35
- 36.It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That)2:58
- 37.Everything I Love2:52
- 38.My Prayer3:14
- 39.Runnin' Wild2:46
- 40.Wishing (Will Make It So)2:50
- 41.Chattanooga Choo Choo3:27
- 42.Moonlight Becomes You3:17
- 43.Always In My Heart3:10
- 44.Say "Si, Si"2:38
- 45.Slow Freight3:09
- 46.I'll Never Smile Again5:32
- 47.The Man With The Mandolin2:52
- 48.Perfidia3:15
- 49.Stairway To The Stars2:49
- 50.Speaking Of Heaven3:14
- 51.Bluebirds In The Moonlight2:59
- 52.Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)3:09
- 53.This Changing World2:37
- 54.I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem3:37
- 55.Say It2:43
- 56.Ooh, What You Said2:48
- 57.My Reverie3:06
- 58.I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight2:44
- 59.(I've Got A Girl In) Kalamazoo3:14
- 60.Adios2:52
Tuxedo Junction1996
- 1.Tuxedo Junction3:28
- 2.Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)2:15
- 3.Say "Si Si" (Para Vigo Me Voy)2:40
- 4.Imagination2:49
- 5.Stardust3:22
- 6.Falling Leaves3:10
- 7.I’d Know You Anywhere2:35
- 8.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:38
- 9.Along the Santa Fe Trail3:18
- 10.Anvil Chorus4:56
- 11.Song of the Volga Boatmen3:25
- 12.I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem3:39
- 13.Perfidia3:18
- 14.I Guess I’ll Dream the Rest3:12
- 15.Take the "A" Train3:25
- 16.You and I2:33
- 17.Adios2:54
- 18.Sweeter Than the Sweetest3:31
- 19.I Know Why2:59
- 20.Chattanooga Choo Choo3:24
Col. Maestros del Jazz & Blues, Vol. 71995
- 1.In the Mood3:41
- 2.Pennsylvania 6-50003:21
- 3.Sun Valley Jump3:00
- 4.American Patrol3:18
- 5.Wham3:41
- 6.A String Pearls3:20
- 7.Star Dust3:29
- 8.Chattanooga Choo Choo3:28
- 9.I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo3:23
- 10.Little Brown Jug2:54
- 11.Moonlight Serenade3:28
- 12.Boog It2:23
- 13.Elmer's Tune3:12
- 14.Frenesi3:29
- 15.Tuxedo Junction3:32
- 16.Song of the Volga Boatmen3:26
- 17.Serenade in Blue3:29
- 18.At Last3:06
In the Mood1995
- 1.In The Mood3:34
- 2.All The Things You Are2:49
- 3.Now I Know3:30
- 4.Mary's A Grand Old Name1:57
Historische Aufnahmen1995
- 1.Georgia On My Mind3:46
- 2.I've Got A Girl In Kalamazoo2:36
- 3.St Louis Blues3:30
- 4.Londonderry Air1:39
- 5.Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair1:49
- 6.I Know Why3:44
- 7.Moon Love2:52
- 8.Yes My Darling Daughter2:27
- 9.Moonlight Sonate4:16
- 10.My Prayer3:16
- 11.Song Of The Volga Boatmen3:29
- 12.Stormy Weather4:30
- 13.Sleepy Lagoon2:14
- 14.I Got Rhythm3:38
- 15.Caribbean Clipper2:39
- 16.Glen Island Special3:01
- 17.Anchors Aweigh1:59
The Millenium Anthology1994
- 1.In the Mood3:40
- 2.King Porter Stomp3:32
- 3.Moonlight Serenade3:24
- 4.Sunrise Serenade3:30
- 5.Little Brown Jug2:54
- 6.Farewell Blues3:15
- 7.Indian Summer3:21
- 8.Stardust3:25
- 9.Danny Boy2:18
- 10.Polka Dots and Moonbeams2:50
- 11.Blueberry Hill2:53
- 12.Pennsylvania 6-50003:16
- 13.Chattanooga Choo Choo3:29
- 14.Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar3:03
- 15.Somewhere2:54
- 16.Frenesi3:30
- 17.Song of the Volga Boatmen3:28
- 18.Perfidia3:21
- 19.Take the "A" Train3:26
- 20.It Happened in Sun Valley2:59
- 21.The Kiss Polka2:53
- 22.A String of Pearls3:16
- 23.White Cliffs of Dover2:56
- 24.Moonlight Sonata3:38
- 25.And the Angels Sing2:52
- 26.My Prayer3:17
- 27.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:38
- 28.Moonlight Cocktail3:19
- 29.Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree3:12
- 30.When Johnny Comes Marching Home3:09
- 31.American Patrol3:20
- 32.(I've got a Gal in) Kalamazoo3:17
- 33.Rhapsody in Blue3:04
- 34.Blue Moonlight3:24
- 35.Anvil Chorus (Part II)2:18
- 36.That old Black Magic3:05
Jazz Tribune Nr. 50 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra CD11993
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Jazz Tribune Nr50 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra CD21993
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16 Classic Performances1992
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Big Band's Greatest Hits1992
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In the mood1990
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Glenn Miller Original Sound1975
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INTEGRAL GLENN MILLER 1940 - 19422024
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Glenn Miller2006
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A Legend of Swing2005
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Golden Greats2001
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Giants Of The Big Band Era1993
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Golden Hour Of Glenn Miller1974
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Classic Glenn Miller - Original Live Recordings
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Little Brown Jug / Pennsylvania 6-5000
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Moonlight Serenade
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Label
- Record label
- Bluebird Records
- Record label
- RCA Records
Achievements
- Award
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Award
- Bronze Star Medal
Groups
- Benny Goodman and His Boyscurrent
- California Ramblerscurrent
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestraoriginalcurrent
- Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Bandeponymous, originalcurrent
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Alton Glenn Miller, G. Miller, Glen Miller, Miller, Miller Glenn
Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces. His civilian band, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big-band era.
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