In 1942, Glenn Miller received the first ever gold record for selling a million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo."
Above is my picture with the Chattanooga Choo Choo at the old Chattanooga, Tennessee, train station. As a music historian, I must share with you the truth about this famous train. Are you ready? It NEVER left track 29! The train never traveled between New York and Chattanooga. The train's run was between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chattanooga.
The song was Introduced in 1941 by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the song was featured in the movie "Sun Valley Serenade" and performed by Tex Beneke and the Modernaires. Harry Warren wrote the original music score, while Mack Gordon contributed the words. The song, "Chattanooga Choo Choo," traveled fast throughout the circles of Europe during World War II, and today it is an international favorite.
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