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.

On 15 December 1944, the hugely popular musician Major Glenn Miller boarded a small plane at an RAF base in Bedfordshire. The American army band leader was heading to Paris to cheer on the Allied ...

The Glenn Miller collections (GMC) are a part of the American Music Research Center’s archival collections, stewarded in partnership with the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries’ Rare & ...

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 ...

The Glenn Miller orchestra recorded "Moonlight Serenade" in 1939 as the B side of a 78 rpm on the RCA Bluebird label. Andrea Modica At 1:45 p.m. on December 15, 1944, an overcast Friday afternoon ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...

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 age of big-band ...

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 ...

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 ...