Object Details
- recording artist
- Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
- manufacturer
- Bluebird
- Description (Brief)
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. side 1: Sunrise Serenade; side 2: Moonlight Serenade (Bluebird B-10214).
78 rpm.“Moonlight Serenade” became bandleader Glenn Miller’s (1904-1944, MIA) signature song, despite its place on the b-side of his 1939 “Sunrise Serenade” release. In that year alone, Miller had five top-20 records on the Billboard charts, and “Sunrise Serenade” became his first record to sell more than one million copies. The swing music that Miller and his orchestra performed was infused with elements of jazz and featured a unique combination of sound from the clarinet and saxophone. The bandleader's pure, romantic swing sound appealed to dance audiences nationally and overseas.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- recording date
- 1939
- ID Number
- 1988.0698.1705
- catalog number
- 1988.0698.1705
- accession number
- 1988.0698
- collector/donor number
- M65
- maker number
- B-10214
- Object Name
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- Place Made
- United States: New Jersey, Camden
- Related Publication
- Abrams, Steven. 78 rpm Discographical Project
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- 1939 exhibit
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1059345
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-b5aa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
