Posted on 12/15/2014 10:09:30 AM PST by smoothsailing
Wow, what an experience that must have been!
I’ve always liked that one. B^)
“And Miles Davis wasn’t?”
He would be perfect - if the parents didn’t mind moodiness or occasional outburst of profanity or little or no reason.
“No Zamfir?”
Don’t dis Zamfir and his magic pan flute! Karate Kid wouldn’t be the same without it! lol
Thanks for posting.
Glenn Miller, one of the many musicians and singers who perished due to a downed plane. A story which appears years later far too many times.
Love Miller’s music and have 2 of my mom’s LPs which are still played often. Alas, the era of Miller and Jo Stafford was before my time.
I have several of his hits. He made real music and not the harsh noise of today who no one will remember in the years to come.
Thanks. Good article.
My dad’s favorite, bar none.
My Pleasure. I thought of you right away! :-)
On September 25, 1944, my father was in the audience as Maj. Glenn Miller and the AEF Orchestra put on a concert at the 91st General Hospital (now the Churchill Hospital) in Cowley, Oxfordshire. He was in the 4th Armored Division. I have had a lifelong love of swing and big band as a result.
That’s great! I’m glad you spotted this thread. I grew up hearing this music, I’ve always loved it.
My first music teacher had previously played in Glenn Miller’s orchestra. He was a very good teacher, with a real gift for selecting music that was fun to play, people wanted to listen to, and was at our skill level.
None of my subsequent band teachers had that gift. It made a real difference in my music education. When a teacher consistently picks the most dreary and unexciting classical to play, it simply is not very inspiring to spend hours practicing it.
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