Glenn Miller Orchestra

The Glenn Miller Orchestra was originally formed in 1937 by Glenn Miller. It was arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, while three other saxophones played the harmony. Miller had already formed one band before this in 1936, but dissolved it as he considered it too similar to other bands of the era.

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1937 - Glenn Miller - Clarinet - Saxophone - Melody - Harmony - 1936

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The new band became very popular and recorded a number of chart succeses - among these were the ever-popular, "Moonlight Serenade," "In The Mood", "Tuxedo Junction", "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "I've Gotta Girl In Kalamazoo."

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After the tragic death of Miller in 1944, the band was reconstituted under the direction of Tex Beneke, a tenor saxophonist, singer and one of Miller's longtime close friends. A few years later, the Miller estate, having parted ways with Beneke, hired Ray McKinley, another former member of the Miller band, to organize a new "ghost band" in 1956.

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1944 - Tex Beneke - Ray McKinley

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The 'Glenn Miller Orchestra' continued to record and perform under various leaders from 1956 onwards and is still touring today.

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