Trombone. Years active. 1923–1944. Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – missing in action [1] December 15, 1944) was an American big band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known big bands.
Miller wrote the melody in 1935 when he was a trombone player in Ray Noble's band. The lyricist Eddie Heyman added words, and the song was titled "As I Lay Me Down To Weep." It went: Weep for the moon. For the moon has no reason to glow now. Weep for the rose. For the rose has no reason to grow now. The rivers won't flow now.
First appearing as "The Glenn Miller singers" with fellow ex-Miller vocalists, Tex Beneke, and Marion Hutton, and then in 1943 with Miller Orchestra with Skip Nelson when they recorded the hit "That Old Black Magic". Soon after the war began, Bill Conway, another member of the original trio, left to join the service.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Members: Ed Zandy, Fern Caron, John Worster, Johnny Potoker, Lenny Hambro, Lou Chev, Ray Desio, Ray McKinley. Variations: Viewing All | The New Glenn Miller Orchestra. Glenn Miller Sound, La Nueva Orquesta De Glen Miller, La Nueva Orquesta De Glenn Miller, Le Nouvel Orchestre De Glenn Miller, New Glenn Miller Orch Ray McKinley. Ray McKinley (June 18, 1910 – May 7, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader. [1] He played drums and later led the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra in Europe. He also led the new Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956. Years active. 1921–1950. James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) [1] was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and, along with Duke Ellington, is considered one of the . 276 539 744 902 842 78 414 644