Music News Grunge, Rap Music Added to U.S. Recording Registry April 5, 2005 • Glenn Miller's "In the Mood," Edward R. Murrow's wartime broadcasts from London and Public Enemy's influential hip-hop album Fear of a Black Planet are among the recordings added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Grunge, Rap Music Added to U.S. Recording Registry Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4577934/4578052" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews A Hundred Years of Swing Master Glenn Miller March 1, 2004 • One hundred years ago, big bandleader Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda, Iowa. A master of marketing and pop sensibility, Miller turned out one hit record after another with his orchestra between 1938 and 1944. "In the Mood," "Moonlight Serenade" and other Miller hits stirred dancers, inspired wartime America and became classics. Tom Vitale reports. A Hundred Years of Swing Master Glenn Miller Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1724874/1724875" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The great jazz musician and band leader Glenn Miller with his trombone. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images The NPR 100 'In the Mood' July 29, 2000 • The 1939 recording by Glenn Miller and his orchestra remains a classic, and one of the most influential songs of the 20th century.
Music News Tex Beneke Obituary May 31, 2000 • Tex Beneke died yesterday. He was a saxophonist and singer with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. His voice became familiar on such hits as "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "I Got a Girl in Kalamazoo" and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree." We remember him and hear a brief selection of his work. Tex Beneke Obituary Only Available in Archive Formats. Real Media
