The Glenn Miller Orchestra played for the last time-September 27, 1942

Glenn Miller's "In The Mood"

On September 27, 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the very last time at the Central Theater in Passaic*, New Jersey, prior to Glenn's entry into the Army Air Corps.

He traveled throughout Europe and the US raising troop morale with the Glenn Miller Army Air Force band. On December 15, 1944, Miller boarded a transport plane for Paris to prepare for an upcoming concert; the plane disappeared over the English Channel, presumed crashed. The wreckage of the plane was never found.

During the 1940s, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra were America's house band. The group’s signature swinging sound, provided by a reed section of clarinet, tenor sax and saxophones, kept American spirits up and American feet dancing during the darkest days of World War II.

The 1940s were the Big Band era, and Glenn Miller’s Orchestra was the biggest of them all, enjoying a string of hits including: "In the Mood," "Pennsylvania 6500" and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" In 1942, * Glenn Miller lived in nearby Tenafly, New Jersey.


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