Sunday, April 3, 2011

Chattanooga Choo Choo - by Glenn Miller

One of the greatest band leaders of all time.  (& I'd do more research, but, like I said yesterday, I've assignments & deadlines comin' mighty quick…)
Born March 1st, 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa, he was listed MIA in December 1944 when his plane disappeared somewhere over the English Channel. He was touring Europe with his Army Air Force Band, playing for soldiers & more during the war.
Here's one of the many clips & versions of this song..:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQybKMXL-k

& if you wish to do more reading on him - this site looks decently credible (just skimming through, it seems alright…)
http://www.glennmillerorchestra.com/history.html

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