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  • The Art of Norman Rockwell to Les Paul's "Sentimental Journey"

    06/18/2018 3:40:40 PM PDT · by mairdie · 41 replies
    A non-chronological video, for a change, of the art of Norman Rockwell to Les Paul's "Sentimental Journey."
  • The Mystery of how Famed Band Leader Glenn Miller died during WWII finally solved.

    05/22/2017 9:52:52 PM PDT · by Nelson Sloan · 54 replies
    MilitaryCorruption.com ^ | 5/22/2017 | Military Corruption & Lt. Col. Hunton Downs
    Glenn Miller "mystery" solved. Alleged plane crash into English Channel was a lie. Truth finally told by retired Army officer on General Bradley's staff says his investigation proves Miller died in Paris in December 1944 - Hunton Downs tells MilitaryCorruption.com that a Nazi spy in General Eisenhower's HQ betrayed Miller's mission to meet with German representative of anti-Hitler forces to bring early end to war in Europe. The 90-year-old Downs says famed band leader's nude body was dumped outside a Paris brothel.
  • Swinging Times: Celebrating Big Band Music

    06/19/2014 1:59:21 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 10 replies
    The Telegraph ^ | 6/12 | Martin Chilton
    '100 Years of Big Band Jazz in 99 Minutes' will feature the music of Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Robbie Williams, as Pete Long Big Band perform special Cadogan Hall concertMost fans of big band music will have their own favourites, whether that's Benny Goodman, Count Basie or even Robbie Williams. And many of the giants of big band jazz will be represented in an intriguing concert on June 15 at London's Cadogan Hall, when a century of the music will be covered in 99 minutes by the 17-piece Pete Long Big Band. Long, who directs the Big Band at...
  • Last member of Glenn Miller Band dies in Carlsbad at 95 (Paul Tanner) (with video)

    02/06/2013 2:13:26 PM PST · by EveningStar · 25 replies
    KFMB CBS Channel 8 San Diego ^ | February 5, 2013 | Richard Allyn
    The last surviving original band member of the Glenn Miller Band has died. Paul Tanner passed away Tuesday afternoon at the Sunrise Living Facility in Carlsbad.
  • The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Major Glenn Miller - Feb. 21st, 2005

    02/20/2005 10:03:05 PM PST · by SAMWolf · 85 replies · 3,059+ views
    American History Magazine | Joseph Gustaitis
    Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. .................................................................. .................... ........................................... . U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. . . Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their...
  • WAS THE KING OF SWING SILENCED BY BULLET OF A US HITMAN?

    03/01/2003 5:17:30 AM PST · by Hellmouth · 108 replies · 1,492+ views
    This Is Bristol/Western Daily Press (UK) ^ | 17:32 - 26 February 2003 | NA
    WAS THE KING OF SWING SILENCED BY BULLET OF A US HITMAN? 17:32 - 26 February 2003 King of Swing Glenn Miller was a bisexual whose music had hidden subliminal messages used to brainwash German troops, a sensational new investigation claims. And although the bandleader is officially listed as dead, lost in an air crash over the Channel, fresh evidence suggests he was murdered by US secret service hitmen in the red-light district of Paris. The musician, whose body has never been found, may have been assassinated because he had threatened to blow the whistle on a group of gay...