[78-L] Glenn Miller - why so late on the label?

[David Lennick]

Yup, remembered 1934 after I'd sent the note. Late Brunswick, remade shortly 
after on Decca without Glenn.

Miller had plenty to do in those days setting up Ray Noble's American orchestra.

dl

On 6/2/2013 8:53 PM, Kristjan Saag wrote:
> 1934
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo_M-ElSOpo
> Kristjan
>
> On 2013-06-03 02:44, David Lennick wrote:
>> He's on the label of the Dorsey Brothers ANNIE'S COUSIN FANNY as composer, and
>> I think that's 1933.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 6/2/2013 8:41 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
>>> He was an active sideman, e.g. with the Mound City Blue Blowers on "Hello
>>> Lola" and if memory serves, was in sections which included T.
>>>
>>> Ron L
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Rodger Holtin
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 7:00 PM
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>>> Subject: [78-L] Glenn Miller - why so late on the label?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Glenn
>>> Miller was older and had been around as long or longer than Benny Goodman,
>>> Jack Teagarden or even Bunny Berigan, but all of them got their names on the
>>> label of some studio sides they made long before Miller; BG in the 1920s,
>>> Jack in
>>> 1930 and even relative latecomer Berigan in 1933.  As a contractor known to
>>> all the producers, Miller surely had the contacts, and he had his sights set
>>> on leadership since he was in college, so why did it take him until 1935 to
>>> get his name on the label? Coincidences, or some plan of delayed
>>> gratification, or waiting until he felt the time was right??  Did he tell
>>> George T Simon?  Anybody know?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rodger
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>>>