Object Details
- 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
- recording date
- 1939
- recording artist
- Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
- manufacturer
- Bluebird
- Place Made
- United States: New Jersey, Camden
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- 1939 exhibit
- Related Publication
- Abrams, Steven. 78 rpm Discographical Project
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- 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
- Record ID
- nmah_1059345