Episode 44: Better Days #5 – A Tribute to Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best-known big bands. Miller's recordings include "In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", "Elmer's Tune", and "Little Brown Jug". In just four years Glenn Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top ten hits. In 1942, Miller volunteered to join the U.S. military to entertain troops during World War II, ending up with the U.S. Army Air Forces. On December 15, 1944, while flying to Paris, Miller's aircraft disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. R.I.P.
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You’ll hear:
1) American Patrol by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
2) Little Brown Jug by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
3) Elmer's Tune by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Ray Eberle & The Modernaires)
4) The Saint Louis Blues March by Captain Glenn Miller & The 418th Army Air Force Training Command Band"
5) People Like You And Me (from the 1943 film Orchestra Wives) by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with The Modernaires & Marion Hutton & Tex Beneke, vocals)
6) 7-0-5 by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra by The 418th Army Air Force Band under the direction of Sgt. Jerry Gray
7) When Johnny Comes Marching Home by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires, vocals)
8) Tuxedo Junction by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
9) Chattanooga Choo Choo (From the film "Sun Valley Serenade") by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Tex Beneke, Paula Kelly & The Modernaires, vocals)
10) Bugle Call Rag by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Ray McKinley, drums)
11) Jukebox Saturday Night by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires, vocals)
12) Ciribiribin by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Ray Eberle, vocal)
13) Boom Shot (from the 1943 film Orchestra Wives) by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
14) Make Believe Ballroom Time by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with The Modernaires, vocal)
15) A String Of Pearls by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Bobby Hackett, trumpet solo)
16) The G.I. Jive by Glenn Miller & The Army Air Force Band (with Ray McKinley & The Crew Chiefs, vocals)
17) Anchors Aweigh by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
18) Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with vocals by the band)
19) Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
20) I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo (From "Orchestra Wives") by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires, vocals)
21) In The Mood [Reached #1 on February 10th 1940 & lasted 13 weeks at #1] by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra