Biografía de Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller nació el 1 de marzo de 1904 en Clarinda, Iowa, Estados Unidos. Su infancia transcurrió en una familia musical, ya que su padre tocaba la trompeta y su madre cantaba. A los once años, comenzó a estudiar clarinete, instrumento que dominaría con maestría.
En 1923, Miller se mudó a Illinois para asistir a la Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign. Allí formó su primera banda, "The Aeolians", con la que comenzó a tocar en bailes y eventos sociales de la ciudad. Al graduarse en 1925, se trasladó a Chicago donde trabajó como maestro de música en una escuela primaria mientras continuaba tocando en diferentes bandas.
En 1934, Miller fundó su propia orquesta, "The Glenn Miller Orchestra", que se convirtió rápidamente en uno de los conjuntos más populares del momento. Su estilo musical era una mezcla de swing y big band, con arreglos complejos y un sonido potente y armónico. Entre sus éxitos más famosos se encuentran "In the Mood", "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" y "Moonlight Serenade".
En 1938, Miller lanzó su primer álbum, "The Glenn Miller Orchestra Plays for Dancing", que fue un gran éxito comercial. A lo largo de los años siguientes, grabaría varios álbumes más que se convertirían en clásicos del swing y del género big band.
En 1942, Miller se alistó en el Ejército de los Estados Unidos para servir como director musical. Durante su servicio, su orquesta continuó tocando en diferentes bases militares. El 15 de diciembre de 1944, Miller desapareció mientras volaba sobre el Canal de la Mancha en un avión militar. Su misteriosa desaparición sigue siendo uno de los mayores misterios de la historia del entretenimiento.
La música de Glenn Miller ha tenido un gran impacto cultural en Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo. Sus arreglos complejos y su sonido potente han influenciado a generaciones de músicos y bandas. Hoy en día, su música sigue siendo popular y se interpreta en eventos sociales y en diferentes festivales de jazz y swing.
En 2016, la orquesta de Glenn Miller volvió a los escenarios con un nuevo director, Mike Terry. La banda sigue tocando sus clásicos y continuando la tradición musical que Glenn Miller comenzó en la década de 1930.
Canciones más reproducidas
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- (Gotta Get Some) Shut Eye (Remastered 1996)
- (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
- (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo (From "Orchestra Wives")
- (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo (From 20th-Century Fox film "Orchestra Wives")
- (There'll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (1996 Remastered)
- (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
- (This is The) Story of a Starry Night (Remastered 2002)
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- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (From New Faces)
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Remastered 2002)
- A String of Pearls
- A String of Pearls (Remastered)
- Adios (Remastered February 1991)
- Adios (Remastered)
- All the Things You Are (Remastered)
- Along the Sante Fe Trail (Remastered)
- American Patrol
- American Patrol (1996 Remastered)
- American Patrol (Remastered 1994)
- American Patrol (Remastered 2002)
- Anchors Aweigh (Remastered 2002)
- Anvil Chorus (Remastered February 1991)
- Anvil Chorus (Remastered)
- Army Air Corps Song (linking passage)/A Fellow on a Furlough
- At Last (From Orchestra Wives)
- At Last (Remastered 2002)
- At Last (Remastered February 1991)
- At Last (Remastered)
B
- Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar (Remastered)
- Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
- Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)
- Begin the Beguine (Remastered)
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means that You're Grand)
- Blue Moonlight (Remastered 2002)
- Blue Rain (Remastered)
- Blueberry Hill
- Blueberry Hill (2002 Remastered)
- Blues In The Night (Remastered 2002)
- Bugle Call Rag (1989 Remastered)
C
- Caribbean Clipper
- Caribbean Clipper (Remastered)
- Chattanooga Choo-Choo (From the 20th Century Fox film "Sun Valley Serenade") (1994 Remastered)
- Chico's Love Song (Ma-La-Ja Fah-La Pas-Ka Lah-Tah Cuban Double Talk)
- Ciribiribin (with The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
- Closing Announcements
- Cuckoo in the Clock (Remastered 1996)
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- I Got Rhythm (From "Girl Crazy")
- I Got Rhythm (Remastered 2002)
- I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest
- I Know Why (And So Do You) (Remastered)
- I Love You Much Too Much
- I'd Know You Anywhere (From "You'll Find Out") (Remastered 1996)
- I'm Old Fashioned (From "You Were Never Lovelier") (Remastered 1996)
- I've Got A Heart Filled With Love (For You Dear) (1996 Remastered)
- I've Got No Strings
- Ilse Weinberger and Major Glenn Miller (Remastered)
- Imagination (Remastered)
- In the Mood (2002 Remastered)
- In The Mood (Remastered 1995)
- Indian Summer (1994 Remastered)
- Introduction/Theme ("Moonlight Serenade)
- Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? (Remastered)
- It's a Blue World
- It's a Blue World (From "Music in My Heart") (Remastered 1994)
- It's a Blue World (From Music in My Heart)
- It's Always You (From Road to Zanzibar)
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M
- Major Glenn Miller and Ilse Weinberger (Remastered)
- Major Glenn Miller, Sgt. John Desmond and Ilse Weinberger (Remastered)
- Mary's a Grand Old Name (Remastered)
- Mister Meadowlark (Remastered 1996)
- Moon Love (Remastered)
- Moonlight Becomes You (From Road to Morocco)
- Moonlight Cocktail
- Moonlight Cocktail (Remastered February 1991)
- Moonlight Cocktail (Remastered)
- My Blue Heaven (Remastered)
- My Heart Tells Me (Remastered)
- My Isle of Golden Dreams (Remastered 1994)
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- Say "Si Si" (In Spain They Say "Si SI" Para Vigo Me Voy)
- Say It (From "Buck Benny Rides Again")
- Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy) (Remastered 1994)
- Says Who? Says You, Says I! (Remastered 1996)
- Serenade in Blue (From Orchestra Wives)
- Serenade In Blue (From the 20th Century Fox film "Orchestra Wives") (Remastered February 1991)
- Serenade In Blue (Remastered 2002)
- Skylark (Remastered 1994)
- Skylark (Remastered February 1991)
- Sleepy Town Train (Remastered 2002)
- Song of the Volga Boatmen
- Song of the Volga Boatmen (Remastered 2002)
- Song of the Volga Boatmen (Remastered)
- South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (with The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
- St. Louis Blues March
- Stairway to the Stars
- Star Dust (Remastered 2002)
- Stardust (Remastered)
- Stormy Weather (Remastered)
- String of Pearls
- Summertime (Remastered)
- Sunrise Serenade
- Sweet Eloise
T
- That Old Black Magic (From "Star Spangled Rhythm") (Remastered 1994)
- The Air-Minded Executive (Remastered 1996)
- The Angels Came Through (Remastered 2002)
- The Boogie Wooglie Piggy (Remastered)
- The Donkey Serenade
- The Little Red Fox (N'ya N'ya Ya Can't Catch Me) (with The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
- The Man With The Mandolin (1991 Remastered)
- The Rhumba Jumps (1989 Remastered)
- The Rhumba Jumps (1996 Remastered)
- The Rumba Jumps!
- The Spirit Is Willing
- The Squadron Song (1996 Remastered)
- The Story Of A Starry Night (Remastered)
- The Victory Polka (1996 Remastered)
- The Woodpecker Song (2002 Remastered)
- The Woodpecker Song (Reginella Campagnola) (with The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
- This Time the Dream's On Me (Remastered 1996)
- This Time The Dream's On Me (Remastered 2002)
- Tuxedo Junction (Remastered 2001)
- Tuxedo Junction (Remastered)
W
- We Can Live On Love
- Well, Alright! (Tonight's The Night) (with The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
- When You Wish Upon a Star (From Pinocchio)
- When You Wish Upon A Star (Reader's Digest Remastered)
- When You Wish Upon a Star (Remastered 2002)
- Wishing Will Make It So (From "Love Affair") (Remastered 1994)
- With My Head In The Clouds (1996 Remastered)