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GLENN MILLER

  • Glenn Miller put together his first band in 1937, but the band was a failure.  It sounded like many of the other big bands of the time.  Feeling discouraged, Miller moved back to New York City in 1938 to form a new band.
  • To make his band sound different, Miller decided to change his Saxophone Section.  Most saxophone section's used 5 members: 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, and 1 Baritone Saxophone.  Miller decided to have one of his saxophonist play Clarinet to change the sound of his band, and it worked!
  • In September of 1938, the Glenn Miller Orchestra was signed to RCA Victor Records, and started to become more popular.
  • from 1939 to 1942 the Miller Orcehstra was feature 3 times a week on CBS Radio.
  • In February of 1942 he received a Gold Record for his song "Chatanooga Choo-Choo".
  • In 1939, TIME magazine said: "Of the twelve to 24 discs in each of today's 300,000 U.S. jukeboxes, from two to six are usually Glenn Miller's."
Alto Saxophone
 
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
"Gold Record" over 1 million records sold
1940's "Jukebox"
 
Pennsylvania 6-5000
 

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