They were written by the great lyricist Mitchell Parrish. Interestingly these weren't the original lyrics; the tune had two earlier titles ("Gone with the Dawn" and "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep") that were deemed to be too sad for use as his theme song.
My mother had these records and that's just some of the music I listened to when I was little. This was awesome and also I remember the movie from television.
Glenn Miller Medley on The Carol Burnett Show on CBS in 1976 featuring the cast, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Steve Lawrence. The songs performed were: "Moonlight Serenade" (Mitchell Parish lyrics sung by Carol Burnett) "Tuxedo Junction" "Perfidia" (Carol Burnett) "At Last" (Steve Lawrence) "Little Brown Jug" (segue piece, snippet) "A String of Pearls" "Kalamazoo" (Harvey Korman) "Pennsylvania 6-5000" "Juke Box Saturday Night" (Carol Burnett) "Serenade in Blue" (Steve Lawrence) "Moonlight Serenade" (reprise, Carol Burnett).
I absolutely LOVE Glenn Miller it was a mystery about his disappearance in 1944 he was lost over the English Channel in bad weather which I am beginning to believe was a rumor
His plane accidentally flew into a "No fly" zone, an area where allied bombers returning to England dumped their unused bombs in-order to make it back to their bases, otherwise they wouldn't have the necessary fuel to make it back to their bases. Please don't believe what the internet says, that he cooperated with the Nazis. Shameful to give Glenn a bad name after all he gave to us.
Not a rumor, but fact. About a decade ago investigators from the University of Colorado undertook a multi-year investigation into his loss. Using modern forensic techniques they found: > It's extremely unlikely the plane was hit by jettisoned bombs, as had been thought many years ago. The investigators turned up coast-spotter logs recording a UC-64 heading over the coast at a time consistent with when his plane was known to have left Twinwood Airfield. Only one UC-64 was operating in that part of the UK, so the sighting is 99.9999% certain to have been the doomed plane. The coordinates put it in the standard non-combat corridor, both too far away AND at the wrong time to have been under the returning bombers even if the pilot had strayed far off course. > The plane itself had a type of fuel system that was known to form ice in cold, damp weather. The AAF had a program to replace all affected carburetors but naturally combat planes were fixed first. Non-critical aircraft received temporary patches. In fact, repair records for Miller's UC-64 show a trail of unresolved problems; no one knows why it was even deemed flight-worthy. > The pilot was a young officer who wasn't trained for travel in bad weather. While no one today knows for sure why he agreed to fly anyway, it's suspected he may have been pressured by his commander who was known for taking unnecessary risks. So take your pick: mechanical failure, bad weather, pilot error, maybe a combination.
@@joesell2565 That WAS the accepted hypothesis about 40 years ago, but it's been superseded by more-recent evidence. See my other response below. In any case there were always a lot of open questions about the dropped-bomb theory. The RAF Lancasters were flying nearly a mile above sea level in cloudy weather, which made it very difficult for observers to get a positive ID of a plane that typically flew maybe at 200-300 feet. Second, the RAF and AAF unbelievably had never coordinated their time zones. That created a discrepancy in the times reported for Miller's flight and the returning bombers.
That was the "real" Glenn Miller Orchestra, right. After the disappearance of Glenn Miller in 1944, the band was reconstituted under the direction of Tex Beneke, its lead tenor saxophonist, singer, and one of Miller's longtime close friends. A few years later, the Miller estate, having parted ways with Beneke, hired Ray McKinley, principal drummer in Miller's Army Air Force band, to organize a new "ghost band" in 1956. I'll bet there were a number of original Miller band mates on this show. Let's say this was the 70's and lots of Miller's guys were in their 20's in 1944, many of his players would still have been in their 50's. I'd like to know more about this appearance if anyone knows anything.
Mr. Tex Beneke reformed the Miller band shortly after Mr. Miller's MIA. He wanted to keep the old pieces but modernize the sound with the times because that's the way he knew Mr. Miller would've wanted it as they were good friends. Mrs. Glenn (Helen) Miller was strongly opposed to Mr. Beneke reforming The Glenn Miller Orchestra and there remained to be an ongoing feud between Mr. Beneke and Mrs. Miller which is why in The Glenn Miller Story Mr. Beneke is not at all mentioned. Due to the feud between the two of them, at the direction of Mrs. Miller, Mr. Beneke was not to be mentioned in the film. It's very sad but I am so happy Mr. Beneke kept Mr. Miller's music alive. They still have Glenn Miller days in Clarinda, IA where he was born.
The original bands' libraries are held by Glenn Miller Productions, and are used by the orchestras that are officially licensed to carry the Miller name.
+Lilly Dickinson A lot of research into Miller's disappearance has been done over the last decade. So far there seem to be two likely possibilities: - The plane he was on flew into a drop zone where returning bombers were jettisoning unused bombs prior to landing. This hypothesis is based on a report from an RAF navigator who saw a small plane being hit. While his report wasn't made public until the 1980s and may have some discrepancies re both the time and location, it hasn't been ruled out. - New research has turned up repair records for his plane showing that it had been repaired multiple times in an attempt to fix problems with the fuel system's de-icer. The temperature at the airfield was reportedly around 5C so it would have been lower once the plane was airborne. If - emphasis on IF - the fuel system failed again they could have gone down anywhere from the heavily-wooded Chiltern region to the Channel itself. That said, a lot of other wild claims have been put forth like "he was a spy" to "he was killed by the jealous husband of his French mistress", but they've been readily debunked.
"Glenn Miller Declassified" by Dennis M. Spragg is a deep into the role of Miller and his band during the war as well as the various aircraft. Its conclusion was pretty much what you cite above.
@@sallybahner3464 Actually I was recounting Dennis' research 😀 I've been fortunate enough to have known him for the past 15 years or so. I don't think there's anyone in the US except Ed Polic - and possibly few others in the world - who are as knowledgeable about Glenn Miller, his work, and his legacy. If you can attend the annual Miller Festival that's held every June in Clarinda IA, Dennis is usually one of the featured speakers. It's WELL worth the trip - I'll be heading there in 2 days.
@@Poisson4147 How cool! His research was indeed painstaking. I also have Glenn Miller: The Life and Legacy of Early 20th Century America’s Most Popular Musician by Charles River Editors, which looks very meaty, but I haven't read it yet. I've always loved his music and last October heard the "World Famous" Glenn Miller Orchestra in Madison, CT. It was a religious experience! ;) I get their newsletter and there was an ad for the hometown event you mention. Since then, I've been trolling RUclips for different recordings (fascinating) and listen every day while working.
@@sallybahner3464 SUPER! I've been a fan since I was in elementary school. Over the years I've accumulated a moderately extensive collection of recordings and books, but nothing like what some of my friends accomplished. If you don't yet have a copy of George T. Simon's biography and/or John Flowers' discography, make every effort to find one or both. They're both a bit out of date but are still epic in their details. I've also been beyond fortunate to become acquainted with several people who either worked with him or have some family connections. It was a particular honor to know Norman Leyden during the last few years of his life. He was someone who packed more into one lifetime than most people could in a dozen - one of the senior AAF arrangers, assistant conductor of the Oregon Symphony, at the age of *90* recorded a million-seller with the pop group Pink Martini, and more. In spite of all that he was one of the nicest, least-pretentious people you could ever meet.
@@Poisson4147 Very neat insight. Is the George Simon bio "Glenn Miller and His Orchestra" from 1980? Not familiar with Norman Leyden (was he mentioned in Declassified? -- that book was so jam packed -- lots of people who were part of the music and films of the 1950s, i.e. Tony Martin, Henry Mancini, and David Niven. The recording where he says good bye before leaving for the Army always slays me..."Maybe we can get together when this thing is over." And the announcement "Missing in flight." at the end of one of the AAF recordings.
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OMG that was so sweet! I forgot how cute Steve Lawrence was and what a good singer Carol Burnett was!.
Unbelievable show,.
Broadway wishes they could stage something like this.👏👏
Really, really fabulous hair on Carol, to boot.
I never knew Moonlight Serenade had lyrics! Love this! Tears!
They were written by the great lyricist Mitchell Parrish.
Interestingly these weren't the original lyrics; the tune had two earlier titles ("Gone with the Dawn" and "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep") that were deemed to be too sad for use as his theme song.
Neither did I, but Carol sings it well!
My mother had these records and that's just some of the music I listened to when I was little. This was awesome and also I remember the movie from television.
Great show.Always loved Carol Burnette
Yes, Tim and Carol as Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins!
My two loves: The Carol Burnett Show and Glenn Miller!
She was actually an awesome singer; saw her on a Jack Benny s=episode from 58 or 59 and she did a song; awesome !!
At last ..steve
Further to all of the existing comments, I am blown away by how great Steve looks in the white tux jacket!
RIP Steve Lawrence.
Glenn Miller Medley on The Carol Burnett Show on CBS in 1976 featuring the cast, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Steve Lawrence.
The songs performed were:
"Moonlight Serenade" (Mitchell Parish lyrics sung by Carol Burnett)
"Tuxedo Junction"
"Perfidia" (Carol Burnett)
"At Last" (Steve Lawrence)
"Little Brown Jug" (segue piece, snippet)
"A String of Pearls"
"Kalamazoo" (Harvey Korman)
"Pennsylvania 6-5000"
"Juke Box Saturday Night" (Carol Burnett)
"Serenade in Blue" (Steve Lawrence)
"Moonlight Serenade" (reprise, Carol Burnett).
I still love "In The Mood"!
Loved
Thank you
I absolutely LOVE Glenn Miller it was a mystery about his disappearance in 1944 he was lost over the English Channel in bad weather which I am beginning to believe was a rumor
His plane accidentally flew into a "No fly" zone, an area where allied bombers returning to England dumped their unused bombs in-order to make it back to their bases, otherwise they wouldn't have the necessary fuel to make it back to their bases. Please don't believe what the internet says, that he cooperated with the Nazis. Shameful to give Glenn a bad name after all he gave to us.
Not a rumor, but fact.
About a decade ago investigators from the University of Colorado undertook a multi-year investigation into his loss. Using modern forensic techniques they found:
> It's extremely unlikely the plane was hit by jettisoned bombs, as had been thought many years ago. The investigators turned up coast-spotter logs recording a UC-64 heading over the coast at a time consistent with when his plane was known to have left Twinwood Airfield. Only one UC-64 was operating in that part of the UK, so the sighting is 99.9999% certain to have been the doomed plane. The coordinates put it in the standard non-combat corridor, both too far away AND at the wrong time to have been under the returning bombers even if the pilot had strayed far off course.
> The plane itself had a type of fuel system that was known to form ice in cold, damp weather. The AAF had a program to replace all affected carburetors but naturally combat planes were fixed first. Non-critical aircraft received temporary patches. In fact, repair records for Miller's UC-64 show a trail of unresolved problems; no one knows why it was even deemed flight-worthy.
> The pilot was a young officer who wasn't trained for travel in bad weather. While no one today knows for sure why he agreed to fly anyway, it's suspected he may have been pressured by his commander who was known for taking unnecessary risks.
So take your pick: mechanical failure, bad weather, pilot error, maybe a combination.
@@joesell2565 That WAS the accepted hypothesis about 40 years ago, but it's been superseded by more-recent evidence. See my other response below.
In any case there were always a lot of open questions about the dropped-bomb theory. The RAF Lancasters were flying nearly a mile above sea level in cloudy weather, which made it very difficult for observers to get a positive ID of a plane that typically flew maybe at 200-300 feet. Second, the RAF and AAF unbelievably had never coordinated their time zones. That created a discrepancy in the times reported for Miller's flight and the returning bombers.
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Glen Miller attended University of Colorado in Boulder.
That was the "real" Glenn Miller Orchestra, right. After the disappearance of Glenn Miller in 1944, the band was reconstituted under the direction of Tex Beneke, its lead tenor saxophonist, singer, and one of Miller's longtime close friends. A few years later, the Miller estate, having parted ways with Beneke, hired Ray McKinley, principal drummer in Miller's Army Air Force band, to organize a new "ghost band" in 1956. I'll bet there were a number of original Miller band mates on this show. Let's say this was the 70's and lots of Miller's guys were in their 20's in 1944, many of his players would still have been in their 50's. I'd like to know more about this appearance if anyone knows anything.
Think this is mostly a studio band put together for this show. Don't see any Miller alumni in the band.
I always wanted to know whatever happened to the old Glen Miller arrangements?
Mr. Tex Beneke reformed the Miller band shortly after Mr. Miller's MIA. He wanted to keep the old pieces but modernize the sound with the times because that's the way he knew Mr. Miller would've wanted it as they were good friends. Mrs. Glenn (Helen) Miller was strongly opposed to Mr. Beneke reforming The Glenn Miller Orchestra and there remained to be an ongoing feud between Mr. Beneke and Mrs. Miller which is why in The Glenn Miller Story Mr. Beneke is not at all mentioned. Due to the feud between the two of them, at the direction of Mrs. Miller, Mr. Beneke was not to be mentioned in the film. It's very sad but I am so happy Mr. Beneke kept Mr. Miller's music alive. They still have Glenn Miller days in Clarinda, IA where he was born.
The original bands' libraries are held by Glenn Miller Productions, and are used by the orchestras that are officially licensed to carry the Miller name.
Lol at Harvey Korman singing!
Sorry, I don´t know the singers. Does Harvey Korman sing at the Minute 3,35?
Juan Boucquez
Yes that's him :)
Is he good? I don´t like him. I know Carol and Steve.
Juan Boucquez Good as a singer? Well he sure is no Steve Lawrence aha but I'm sure that he would agree that his strength is comedy, not singing :p
Actually he was an excellent singer. He could change style of voices according to the musical piece.
+Lilly Dickinson A lot of research into Miller's disappearance has been done over the last decade. So far there seem to be two likely possibilities:
- The plane he was on flew into a drop zone where returning bombers were jettisoning unused bombs prior to landing. This hypothesis is based on a report from an RAF navigator who saw a small plane being hit. While his report wasn't made public until the 1980s and may have some discrepancies re both the time and location, it hasn't been ruled out.
- New research has turned up repair records for his plane showing that it had been repaired multiple times in an attempt to fix problems with the fuel system's de-icer. The temperature at the airfield was reportedly around 5C so it would have been lower once the plane was airborne. If - emphasis on IF - the fuel system failed again they could have gone down anywhere from the heavily-wooded Chiltern region to the Channel itself.
That said, a lot of other wild claims have been put forth like "he was a spy" to "he was killed by the jealous husband of his French mistress", but they've been readily debunked.
"Glenn Miller Declassified" by Dennis M. Spragg is a deep into the role of Miller and his band during the war as well as the various aircraft. Its conclusion was pretty much what you cite above.
@@sallybahner3464 Actually I was recounting Dennis' research 😀
I've been fortunate enough to have known him for the past 15 years or so. I don't think there's anyone in the US except Ed Polic - and possibly few others in the world - who are as knowledgeable about Glenn Miller, his work, and his legacy. If you can attend the annual Miller Festival that's held every June in Clarinda IA, Dennis is usually one of the featured speakers. It's WELL worth the trip - I'll be heading there in 2 days.
@@Poisson4147 How cool! His research was indeed painstaking. I also have Glenn Miller: The Life and Legacy of Early 20th Century America’s Most Popular Musician by Charles River Editors, which looks very meaty, but I haven't read it yet. I've always loved his music and last October heard the "World Famous" Glenn Miller Orchestra in Madison, CT. It was a religious experience! ;) I get their newsletter and there was an ad for the hometown event you mention. Since then, I've been trolling RUclips for different recordings (fascinating) and listen every day while working.
@@sallybahner3464 SUPER! I've been a fan since I was in elementary school. Over the years I've accumulated a moderately extensive collection of recordings and books, but nothing like what some of my friends accomplished. If you don't yet have a copy of George T. Simon's biography and/or John Flowers' discography, make every effort to find one or both. They're both a bit out of date but are still epic in their details.
I've also been beyond fortunate to become acquainted with several people who either worked with him or have some family connections. It was a particular honor to know Norman Leyden during the last few years of his life. He was someone who packed more into one lifetime than most people could in a dozen - one of the senior AAF arrangers, assistant conductor of the Oregon Symphony, at the age of *90* recorded a million-seller with the pop group Pink Martini, and more. In spite of all that he was one of the nicest, least-pretentious people you could ever meet.
@@Poisson4147 Very neat insight. Is the George Simon bio "Glenn Miller and His Orchestra" from 1980? Not familiar with Norman Leyden (was he mentioned in Declassified? -- that book was so jam packed -- lots of people who were part of the music and films of the 1950s, i.e. Tony Martin, Henry Mancini, and David Niven.
The recording where he says good bye before leaving for the Army always slays me..."Maybe we can get together when this thing is over." And the announcement "Missing in flight." at the end of one of the AAF recordings.