Chattanooga Choo Choo: The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestracelebrity profiles publilshing, 2004 - 281 pages A must read for the countless Glenn Miller Orchestra fans who still cherish his music. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Glen Miller's life and the 60th anniversary of his disappearance over the English Channel in late 1944, this is the tribute book which Glenn Miller fans all over the world have been waiting for, a compendium of authentic stories, interviews, over 150 photographs and features illustrating the life and times of the most popular musical organisation in American show business history, spread out under a shower of stars tracing the career of legendary bandleader, arranger and slide trombonist, Alton Glenn Miller, and placing to rest, once and for all, the truth about his mysterious loss during World War II. |
Contents
BLUEBIRD | 11 |
Glenns Niece Wynne Miller | 17 |
Glenns First Band | 29 |
The Magic of Martin Block WNEW | 38 |
The RCA Bluebird Bandleaders Questionaire | 45 |
Johnny Mince | 52 |
The American Band of the Allied Expeditionery Force | 61 |
Missing In Flight The Dudley Report | 69 |
Interlude 19441956 | 183 |
Part Four | 194 |
Movie Portraits | 204 |
Part Five | 216 |
Preface to Glenns European Counterparts with Max Wirz | 222 |
Hollands Wil Salden Orchestra | 228 |
Englands Ray McVay Orchestra | 234 |
Part | 261 |
Final Statement | 76 |
Part Three | 85 |
Glenns Fine Arrangers | 129 |
The Bandleaders and Bookers | 170 |
Nick Hilscher Vocalist | 267 |
Acknowledgments | 273 |
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