Goodman too, but that was because of Krupa
My dad grew up with swing & was his favorite until he discovered cool jazz when he was in the army..I learned Moonlight Seranade because he loved that song so much. And, that was after I switched to a more bebop style. Just had to learn it for him.

airplay now on the holiday music channels on SiriusXM. It's just fantastic. Some of the YouTube videos of "Jingle Bells" (or is it "Jingle Bells Swing"?) sound like true stereo. It's really mind-blowing. And I didn't realize he died so young or so early. Forty-one years old? I had no idea. What a loss.

I had two posts about Glenn Miller this year, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Both were in American History. Sunday’s post was in Music Appreciation in 2023. This year, I figured that the incident was a historical event, so it should be covered in American History.

My parents were of that generation. My father was stationed in Australia during the war, Townsville QLD for an extent. I wear what I suspect is his old wristwatch, a 1940 Hamilton. It might have come from the PX; the band is olive drab and black.

You have a great weekend, what’s left of it, and a joyful holiday season.

Also Frank Sinatra, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden, Louis Armstrong, and Bing Crosby. There was some insanely great music in my folks generation.

Back round 58, my folks moved into their our home. They bought a Magnavox entertainment center. All wood, with a built in record player...78's and 33's! And a radio tuner. Dad would tune into some major broadcast channels that we could hear live audio from places in NYC .