What a wonderful post, Sally. My mother and father loved Glen Miller and they would dance to his music all the time. I learned to dance on my father’s toes. This post brings back so many memories. I still love Glen Miller’s music. Thank you, Sally
This week one of the iconic band leaders of all time whose music is still played today by big bands for those who love to dance. The legendary Glenn Miller has been immortalised on film and many of the war-time generation felt great sorrow at his untimely death in an air crash in 1944 at age 40.
This week William Price King pays tribute to this incredible artist.
Glenn Miller was born in Iowa in 1904 to Lewis and Mattie Miller. When he was eleven years old his family moved to Missouri and he made enough money from milking cows to buy his first trombone and began playing for the local orchestra. He also played cornet and Mandolin but dropped them to focus on the trombone. The family moved again in 1918 to Colorado where he went to high school. Despite playing for the school football team during his senior…
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I grew with the Glenn Miller soundtrack. My dad LOVED Big Band music. I read “Glenn Miller,” “Tuxedo Junction” plays in my head. Thanks for the memories.
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Hi Liz, so did my parents and they loved to dance. Yes, Sally seems to find some of the most interesting posts. It certain brightens a day when things are not so bright. Karen 🙂
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Lovely share, Karen.
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Roberta, thank you, Sally does have some of the greatest posts, doesn’t she. Karen 🙂
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