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Miller had already formed one band before this in 1936, but dissolved it as he considered it too similar to other bands of the era.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new band became very popular and recorded a number of chart successes — among these were the ever-popular, \"Moonlight Serenade\", \"In the Mood\", \"Tuxedo Junction\", \"Chattanooga Choo Choo\" and \"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the disappearance (and presumed death) of 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollywood contributed to the band's immortality and that of its founder and original members with the 1953 release of The Glenn Miller Story on the big screen. Its popularity garnered award nominations and box office success, as well as top hit status for its soundtrack album in 1954.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Glenn Miller Orchestra continued to record and perform under various leaders starting in 1956 and is still touring today. Currently trombonist Gary Tole leads the touring band.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/The+Glenn+Miller+Orchestra","playStationPath":"/stations/113328594/play","stationId":113328594,"bioPath":"/music/The+Glenn+Miller+Orchestra/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Vaughn+Monroe","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/96b/96b1bb6f80ec0ea5d9b715e355e0326c_md.jpg","artistName":"Vaughn Monroe","artistId":6737,"station_id":115078963},{"musicPath":"/music/Ben+Webster","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/631/6319e2f11ebfc70cd2b23a5514fc0e12_md.jpg","artistName":"Ben Webster","artistId":13264,"station_id":113289871},{"musicPath":"/music/Tex+Beneke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/460/460392010fe255eb0dfd9d881a9364d4_md.jpg","artistName":"Tex Beneke","artistId":103564,"station_id":280764460},{"musicPath":"/music/Anita+O+Day","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/24a/24a0a096344b2d2c71dc125696af46fc_md.jpg","artistName":"Anita O'Day","artistId":7735,"station_id":113636096},{"musicPath":"/music/Glenn+Miller","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d95/d9568d170ecd5636d3a3194e191d5e00_md.jpg","artistName":"Glenn Miller","artistId":9627,"station_id":113295415},{"musicPath":"/music/Kay+Starr","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/97f/97f00c6dd63f69192aa10ff061c21990_md.jpg","artistName":"Kay Starr","artistId":8261,"station_id":113749944},{"musicPath":"/music/Wayne+Newton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/66a/66aa01264802ab48f9d311d1935eddf9_md.jpg","artistName":"Wayne Newton","artistId":1708,"station_id":113332069},{"musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Barnet","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ebf/ebf68e659cdd747e829e42b9f2f39349_md.jpg","artistName":"Charlie Barnet","artistId":950,"station_id":113791391},{"musicPath":"/music/Art+Tatum","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/88c/88ceb30580a64a8271fa2f2114c0e7bf_md.jpg","artistName":"Art Tatum","artistId":11854,"station_id":113388069},{"musicPath":"/music/Billy+May","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1b6/1b6e97d8f9a92db1ee1de89764355f31_md.jpg","artistName":"Billy May","artistId":6650,"station_id":113599990},{"musicPath":"/music/Bria+Skonberg","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5be/5bedc401ef16d93adeef483e51af625a_md.jpg","artistName":"Bria Skonberg","artistId":428625,"station_id":400407689},{"musicPath":"/music/Rosemary+Clooney","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0e0/0e03487d60b34984f07ab57ec107beb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Rosemary Clooney","artistId":1454,"station_id":113430420},{"musicPath":"/music/Django+Reinhardt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4f9/4f9840cf1384420dd63766c7f323faef_md.jpg","artistName":"Django Reinhardt","artistId":1010,"station_id":113377643},{"musicPath":"/music/Hoagy+Carmichael","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/db1/db1f48d6367fd2a9c014bd8ce4c419ea_md.jpg","artistName":"Hoagy Carmichael","artistId":440,"station_id":113501550},{"musicPath":"/music/Seth+MacFarlane","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aa1/aa19d8cf16f743c38348498ac0d8b33b_md.jpg","artistName":"Seth MacFarlane","artistId":98137,"station_id":276674768},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmie+Lunceford","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/04c/04c40e4023520e5586bacc6be633bf72_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmie Lunceford","artistId":102289,"station_id":280171447},{"musicPath":"/music/Royal+Crown+Revue","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fe2/fe231e6afdf02126844ade1be6d61997_md.jpg","artistName":"Royal Crown Revue","artistId":65805,"station_id":263997377},{"musicPath":"/music/Louis+Jordan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d1b/d1b94cfbd0c232f0c0735a93f496c1c9_md.jpg","artistName":"Louis Jordan","artistId":5181,"station_id":113529289}]}