

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: The first Glenn Miller Orchestra did not make it at all.  It was a total and absolute economic failure.  But Glenn knew what he wanted, held to that dedication and relentlessly worked to succeed.  He launched his second band – the one that lives on today – in March of 1938. The Glenn Miller Orchestra has been a “hit” ever since. 

The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful of all dance bandleaders back in the Swing Era of the 1930’s and 40’s.  A matchless string of hit records, the constant impact of radio broadcasts and the drawing power at theatres, hotels and dance pavilion, built and sustained the momentum of popularity. 

Glenn disbanded his musical organization in 1942 at the height of its popularity to volunteer for the Army.  There, he organized and led the famous Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band.  It went to Europe to entertain servicemen performing numerous live and radio shows.  On December 15, 1944, Major Miller took off in a single engine plane from Europe to precede his band to France, disappearing over the English Channel, never to be seen again.  The army declared him officially dead a year later. 

With the release of the major motion movie The Glenn Miller Story featuring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson in 1954, interest and popular demand led the Miller Estate to authorize the formation of the present Glenn Miller Orchestra.  On June 6, 1956, and under the direction of drummer Ray McKinley who had become the unofficial leader of the Army Air Force Band after Glenn’s disappearance, the reformed Glenn Miller Orchestra performed its first concert and has been on the road ever since.  Other leaders have followed Ray including clarinetists Buddy DeFranco and Peanuts Hucko, trombonists Buddy Morrow, Jimmy Henderson, Larry O’Brien and Gary Tole, and tenor saxophonist Dick Gerhart.  Since January 2012, vocalist Nick Hilscher leads the band. 

Today, the 18 member ensemble continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements both from the civilian band and the AAFB libraries.  Additionally, it also plays some more modern selections arranged and performed in the Miller style and sound. 

Just as it was in Glenn’s day, the Glenn Miller Orchestra today is still the most sought after big band in the world.

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/south-pittsburg/the-world-famous-glenn-miller-orchestra/200029710747549
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, art, concerts, performances, fine-arts, live-music, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 40

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://www.theprincesstheatretn.com/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=south+pittsburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: South Pittsburg
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 215 S Cedar Avenue, South Pittsburg, TN, United States, Tennessee 37380
- **lat**: 35.01286
- **long**: -85.70414
- **full address**: 215 S Cedar Avenue, South Pittsburg, TN, United States, Tennessee 37380

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Princess Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/the-princess-theatre/26315927)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 215 S Cedar Avenue, South Pittsburg, TN, United States, Tennessee 37380
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Princess Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, art, concerts, performances, fine-arts, live-music, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra ?
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