Glenn Miller

The story

American swing trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Born 1 March 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa. Started orchestra in 1938. Best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading best known and beloved swing band. Worked as sideman early in career. Wrote and/or arranged popular swing songs. Disbanded orchestra in 1942 to leave for Army. Too old to be drafted, created a band. Transferred to Army Air Force and raised morale for hundreds of thousands of troops before disappearing on christmas 1944 on a flight from England to France. Internationally mourned as a war hero. Last seen on December 15, 1944.

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Records

• Die Originalaufnahmen Seiner Größten Erfolge · 1970
• Collector's Choice (Vintage Glenn Miller) · 1970
• The Golden Era of Glenn Miller · 1970 · compilation
• Memories On Glenn Miller · 1970 · compilation
• The Nearness of You · 1969
• The Best Of Glenn Miller Vol. III · 1969
• Glenn Miller At The Steel Pier In 1941 · 1968
• The One And Only · 1968
• The Unforgettable Glenn Miller 70 Of His Greatest Original Recordings · 1968
• Versión Original · 1968 · compilation
• The Best Of Glenn Miller Volume 2 · 1966
• Blue Moonlight · 1966
• Tuxedo Junction · 1966 · EP
• En temas de pelicula, musica y agrimas y otros temas · 1966 · compilation
• Shindig · 1965
• Glenn Miller's Golden Album · 1965 · compilation
• The Best Of Glenn Miller · 1965 · compilation
• Un'Ora Con Glenn Miller · 1964
• The Glenn Miller Story II · 1964
• On The Air Volume 1 · 1963
• Glenn Miller In Hollywood · Music From The Original Soundtracks · 1963
• On The Air Volume 3 · 1963
• El Sonido De Glenn Miller · 1963
• On The Air Volume 1-3 · 1963
• Memorias de Glenn Miller Por Miembros de la Orquesta de Glenn Miller · 1963
• On The Air Volume 2 · 1963 · compilation
• Make Believe Ball Room · 1961
• Glenn Miller Plays Selections From "The Glenn Miller Story" And Other Hits · 1960
• Rhapsody In Blue · 1960 · EP
• Glenn Miller No. 2 · 1959
• In The Glenn Miller Mood · 1959
• Chattanooga Choo Choo · 1959
• Elmer's Tune · 1959
• Serenade In Blue · 1958
• The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert · 1958
• The New Glenn Miller Orchestra In Hi Fi · 1958 · EP
• Kalamazoo / String Of Pearls · 1957
• Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand / Tuxedo Junction · 1957
• The Glenn Miller Story Volume 2 · 1957
• The Glenn Miller Story Volume 1 · 1957
• Plays Selections From The "Glenn Miller Story" · 1956 · EP · compilation
• Glenn Miller 2 · 1955 · compilation
• Highlights From The Great Glenn Miller 1954 Volume II · 1954
• Dal Film Universal Inter. "La Storia di Glenn Miller" · 1954
• The Glenn Miller Story · 1954
• Glenn Miller y Su Orquesta Edicion Limitada · 1954
• Glenn Miller Plays Selections From The Film "The Glenn Miller Story" · 1954
• Little Brown Jug / Pennsylvania 6-5000 · 1954
• A Glenn Miller Concert (Volume 3) · 1953
• An Album Of Outstanding Arrangements · 1953
• Juke Box Saturday Night · 1952
• Glenn Miller Concert (Vol. 2) · 1952
• Glenn Miller Concert (Volume III) · 1951
• Glenn Miller (An Album Of Outstanding Arrangements) · 1945
• Glenn Miller · 1943 · compilation
• Beautiful Ohio · 1940 · Single

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Bands and projects

• Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra
• Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
• Ray Noble And His Orchestra
• The Mound City Blue Blowers
• Glenn Miller And The Army Air Force Band
• The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
• The Charleston Chasers
• Ben's Bad Boys
• The Dorsey Brothers
• The Dorsey Brothers And Their New Dynamiks
• Ben Pollack And His Californians
• Glenn Miller's Uptown Hall Gang
• Capt Glenn Miller And The Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
• The American Band Of The AEF
• The Glenn Miller Service Orchestra
• Earl Baker And His Friends
• Red Nichols And His Louisville Rhythm Kings

The bands Glenn Miller played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

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