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Glenn Miller

real name Alton Glenn Miller

jazz band leader

United States · 1904-03-01 – 1944-12-15

Glenn Miller is credited on 3,954 releases across 917 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,954

Credits

917

Albums

8

Decades active

90

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American swing trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Born 1 March 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa. Started orchestra in 1938. Best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading best known and beloved swing band. Worked as sideman early in career. Wrote and/or arranged popular swing songs. Disbanded orchestra in 1942 to leave for Army. Too old to be drafted, created a band. Transferred to Army Air Force and raised morale for hundreds of thousands of troops before disappearing on christmas 1944 on a flight from England to France. Internationally mourned as a war hero. Last seen on December 15, 1944.
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3,954 releases · 917 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 4,954
  • Other credits · 417

Studios: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Devonshire Studios

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