I am 63 and my dad had a lot of records with Glenn Miller music. His big band swing will ever stay in my ears. I am a true Rock´n Roller, but Big Band swing, especially Glenn Miller´s Swing is a lot more than a must hear, it is a still living part of music´s history.
Born in 1943 I literally have heard about Miller all my life; while knowing almost nothing beyond he was popular band leader who disappeared in WW2. Thank you for this video.
I'm 78 and my dad played the trombone in an orchestra. It was through his record album that I grew an appreciation for the big band music. Several years ago I went to see a modern timed band by the same name. It was so great and brought memories of my dear father who loved Glenn Miller music!
In my later years I came to love Glenn Miller's Big Band Music. What a musical genius he was. My parents loved big band and my Uncle Jimmy played all brass instruments in many swing bands. He also played at Disneyland from its opening in 1955 to 1964.
Thank you for all the information in this video. I was around 11 years old in the late 60's,, loved music but could not afford to buy records, let alone a record player. My father gave me an old turntable, an amplifier that looked like it was something from a surplus military equipment store, a speaker the size of a crate, and an assortment of 78 records. That was how I discovered Glenn Miller, and I've loved his music ever since.
Anything is possible in this day and age, and if some form of closure is placed on the dissapearance of Glen Miller, then that has to be good news. I`m 70 and still listen to band music. I particularly like the Kyoto Tachibana Senior High School Band. This is a mainly a Marching Band with incredible talent, not just for the playing of their music but also dancing as they do. The students are aged 15 to 18. Well worth a listen to.
I had heard his music since I was little. Mom had it on a few records. You can still pick out his sound from songs of that era. The story of being under the bombers. I think I first heard around 69 or early 70’s. We lived in base housing And one of my friends told me the story that he heard from his dad. I didn’t even think about the bombers coming back with ordinance on board. He was the only member of his band who was wounded or killed. The Air Force museum had a big display for him that took up one corner. Where you could sit and listen to a film and just listen to a lot of his music. About 68. Last time I was there. It was just one small cabinet. Good stuff!!!
The plane was a cloth cover type. All that would remain would be the frame and engine. I be leave the frame would have disintegrated by now leaving only the engine. Sifting through the debris could turn up an ID or a leather case or wallet I think a debris area unlikely as the plane would have broken up near the surface.
If Gillespie and TIGHAR find and positively ID the wreckage OR find remains, we can only hope they won't be stopped by War Graves Laws and Miller's family and The American Public will finally have closure.
Odd that the plane is fairly whole. Not that long ago, a WWII vet came forward and said he believed he was responsible for downing Miller’s plane. It was customary for bomber pilots returning to base to unload their unused bombs over the English Channel. This pilot believed that one of his bombs struck Miller’s plane and knocked it out of the sky.
Apparently he was a absolute task master with his orchestra. Countless run through of songs and could not stand anybody out of line in his Band.......He was not the shinning knight in armour most thought......Yes. He did write and perform amazing songs but, the journey to arrive there was marred......
Number one, do not put Paula Kelly as the main female vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. She was about maybe.02% of his recordings. Marion Hutton was the female vocalist with about.80% of Miller’s songs and after her was Gail Reese, Kathleen Lane, and Doris Kerr. All ten times better than Paula Kelly. Kelly was a fill in for Marion Hutton when Marion was on paternity leave. And Gail Reese was together with Marion Hutton but Glenn Miller liked Marion Hutton better and stuck with her. Another time when Marion Hutton was I’ll and couldn’t perform, Glenn flew in Kay Starr who was only 17 years old and this was at the Glenn Island Casino in New Rochelle, NY. He flew her 😊in from Memphis, Tenn. Another female vocalist was Dorothy Gale who sang a top song for Glenn and that was Perfidia. A big hit. I’m 84 years old and I’ve been listening to him for 80 years. JP
The Music moved around the house as we had a 8' Massive player for 78's for ball rooms in our house. Special speakers. Bought in 1947 by my parents. I have the 78's or most still.
2 interesting things the fact that Glen suggested Harry James take over his position when he entered the Army and David Niven of all people was his Commanding Officer......who later became a movie Star.....
Glen Miller visited Dorothy Porters house in Waterloo Road, Bedford regularly as his personal assistant was staying at this address when he was stationed at Twinwoods.
Yes, i agree with the analysis. The scientific principle of Occam's Razor (all things being equal, the simplest answer is most likely the correct one) would seem to be the guiding principle.
Why is not David Niven's account of what really hipped to G. Miller included? To me, it makes more sense. Miller and Niven were best friends, but Niven never mentions Miller's name in his autobiography "The Moon's a Balloon." I wonder why.
Like the titanic it's possible to go down into the channel with a camera and record the wreckage. Why not do that? Maybe it is the plane Miller was in.
So , not an actual find , merely potentially . I hope they have what's needed to determine for sure if it is his plane so false titles like this cease .
Ike: "I've got a great idea, let's send Miller to meet Hitler and hash out a surrender." (a week later) Miller: "That's it Ike, the war is over and we only had to give up England and Texas"
