Entertainment & Arts
Les Brown and His Band of Renown will present a musical tribute to Glenn Miller at the second annual City of Hope Glenn Miller Salute Benefit Ball Saturday at the Hilton Inn at the Park in Anaheim.
Nov. 7, 1985
Music
Perhaps more than any other single musician, Tex Beneke--the tenor saxophonist and singer with the Glenn Miller Band during its spectacular years of success in the late ‘30s and early ‘40s--typified the harmonious mixture of elements that was Swing music at its best.
Sept. 23, 1988
Herb Miller, who led a band emulating that of his late brother, Glenn, in the United States and Europe, has died at his home in London.
Oct. 3, 1987
World & Nation
The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Friday, September 4: Life in prison without parole would be an appropriate sentence for F.
Sept. 8, 2015
The two-story frame house where bandleader Glenn Miller was born will be turned into a museum by his daughter, Jonnie Soper of La Jolla.
Feb. 24, 1989
There has been little in musical history comparable to the Glenn Miller mystique.
Nov. 17, 1991
Wilbur (Willie) Schwartz, whose clarinet Glenn Miller pitched above his saxophone section to give that legendary band its distinctive sound, has died of cancer.
Aug. 6, 1990
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Sept. 24, 2015
OLATHE, Kan. F.
Pop music: The singer, best known for his work with Glenn Miller, has preserved the sound of the era. He leads his own band in O.C. tonight.
Sept. 21, 1996