Glenn Miller 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' should have died." Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco surprised many people when he led the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the late sixties and early seventies. De Franco was already a veteran of bands like Gene Krupa and Tommy Dorsey in the 1940s. He was also a major exponent of modern jazz in the 1950s. He never saw Miller as leading a swinging jazz band, but DeFranco is extremely fond of certain aspects of the Glenn Miller style. "I found that when I opened with the sound of 'Moonlight Serenade', I could look around and see men and women weeping
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