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Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904; [citation needed] disappeared December 15, 1944; declared dead December 16, 1945) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces. [1] His civilian band, Glenn Miller and His ...
- Alton Glen Miller, March 1, 1904, Clarinda, Iowa, U.S.
- Declared dead in absentia, December 16, 1945 (aged 41)
- December 15, 1944 (aged 40), over English Channel
Apr 2, 2014 · Miller scored his first hit with "Wishing (Will Make It So)" that same year. He penned his even bigger successful single, "Moonlight Serenade," which climbed the charts in 1939 as well.
Feb 10, 2017 · The developers picked an obvious name — the Chattanooga Choo Choo — capitalizing on the song that Glenn Miller first turned to gold 75 years ago. Facebook. Flipboard. Email. Seventy-five...
Mar 27, 2024 · big-band jazz. swing. Glenn Miller (born March 1, 1904, Clarinda, Iowa, U.S.—died Dec. 16, 1944, at sea en route from London to Paris) was an American big band leader, arranger, composer, and trombonist, considered the premier musical symbol of the World War II generation. Miller began studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder, but he ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Miller’s Early Years Glenn Miller was born Alton Glenn Miller on March 1, 1904, in Clarinda, Iowa. His parents, Elmer and Mattie Lou Miller, soon moved their family from Iowa first to Nebraska, then to Missouri, and eventually, to Fort Morgan, Colorado. In each of these new cities, Miller’s musical development took a new step.
The late 1930s and early 1940s saw the Glenn Miller Orchestra rise to unprecedented heights of popularity. Hits like “In the Mood,” with its infectious rhythms and memorable riffs, and “Moonlight Serenade,” a hauntingly beautiful ballad that would become Miller’s signature tune, captivated millions.
Major Glenn Miller left RAF Twinwood on the early evening of December 15, 1944 and while flying to Paris his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel. No trace was ever found of him or the two other people on board or the aircraft itself; but conspiracy theories have raged ever since.
