Sunday, December 15, 2024
Glenn Miller and the tunes of Cuba
Glenn Miller and the tunes of Cuba: It’s another December 15, and a time to remember the great Glenn Miller. His career was brief but extremely consequential.
The best part is that thinking of Miller’s music reminds me of my father.
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 15, 2024
It’s another December 15, and a time to remember the great Glenn Miller. His career was brief but extremely consequential.
The best part is that thinking of Miller’s music reminds me of my father. He was 18 and living in a small town in central Cuba called Sagua La Grande, 30 miles from the ocean. As my father tells me, it was a sad day when the news broke on the radio of Miller’s disappearance. I’m not sure when they assumed that he was lost over the English Channel, but probably not too long.
Down on the island, there were many clubs of youngsters who loved this music. Miller’s big band sound influenced Cuban bands like Perez “Mambo King” Prado and others.
I learned over the years that buying a CD, or LP, of Miller’s music was always met with approval. My father died nine years ago, but I’ll tune in to one of Miller’s songs and enjoy some father-son memories.
His music lives on in the many recordings still available.
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Happy # 82 Dave Clark
Happy Birthday Dave Clark. He was born in Tottenham, North London, on this day in 1942.
Clark was the leader of The Dave Clark 5, a great British band that followed The Beatles to the US in 1964. In fact, they were probably the second biggest band in those early days of the British Invasion.
Dave was a great drummer and the band recorded some super songs. They put 17 songs in the Billboard Top 40! I believe that "Because", a ballad, was their best selling record.
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1944: Glenn Miller's plane lost over English Channel
1944 was a very tough year, from Europe to the Pacific, to D-Day, the Battle of The Bulge and the loss of Glenn Miller in December.
Miller was travelling to Paris for a Christmas concert and his plane was lost over the English Channel. His plane was never found and Miller is still listed as MIA.
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