Orchestra

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance band that was formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most popular and commercially successful dance orchestra of the swing era and one of the greatest singles charting acts of the 20th century. As of 2024, Ray Anthony is…

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Artist details

Type
Orchestra
Area
United States
Founded
1938
Dissolved
1942
Genres
Labels
Columbia
RCA
Melodiya
Brunswick
Decca Records
Last updated: August 5th, 2022