Glenn Miller Orchestra year. Bob Eberly said that it "sold 90,000 copies in the first week, at a time when 25,000 was considered a great seller". In April, the band chant track "Pennsylvania 6-5000", referencing the phone number for the Hotel Pennsylvania, which housed the Café Rouge, a common engagement and broadcasting spot for the band, was released and it too became an instant swing standard. On January 1, 1941, following tensions regarding licensing fees, radio networks banned ASCAP songs from live performance. Miller had to work to reform his radio programs for BMI published tunes, temporarily switching his theme to "Slumber Song".
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story" Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story" Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story" is a 1954 compilation album by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. The collection contained songs featured in the 1954 Universal-International film "The Glenn Miller Story" starring James Stewart and June Allyson. It was the first Glenn Miller album to be certified Gold in the U.S. The 1954 10" album "Glenn Miller Plays Selections from the film "The Glenn Miller Story"" was number one for eleven weeks on the "Billboard" albums chart in 1954, released on LP as RCA