Glenn Miller's Birthday

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) TUESDAY, MARCH 1: GLENN MILLER
One of the great names in American popular music was born on this date in 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa - Glenn Miller.
He led a band which came to personify the swing era of the late 1930s and World War II - turning out hit after hit, including "In the Mood," "Moonlight Serenade," and "String of Pearls."
Miller volunteered to join the Army Air Corps and disappeared on a flight over the English Channel only a few months before the end of the war.

When Glenn Miller was at the height of his popularity, Americans spent just under $500 million a year on radios, musical instruments, and recordings.
Today, we spend nearly $8 billion annually on recordings alone.