Glenn Miller is missing: 75 years ago, the famous big band leader who serenaded an era, vanished on a flight over the English channel.

Miller’s accomplishments are all the more dramatic in light of his humble origins. Alton Glenn Miller was born to Lewis Elmer Miller and Mattie Lou Miller on March 1, 1904, in Clarinda, Iowa.

Alton Glenn Miller (1904-1944) was the most popular and best remembered bandleader during the "big band era" of 20th Century American Popular Music. The father of the Glenn Miller Collections was ...

In 1923, Alton Glen “Glenn” Miller attended CU Boulder for three semesters before becoming one of the most successful big band musicians of the 20th century. The gift from a group of committed jazz ...

Glenn Miller attributes his crescendo to the “juke box.” which retails recorded music at 5¢ a shot in bars, restaurants and small roadside dance joints, and has become the record industry’s ...

John Mitchell was recently appointed Alton's new Public Works Director in May, and he brings decades of experience working with the city. He is also well-liked by those who have worked with him. Wayne ...

CLARINDA, Iowa – This small town in southwestern Iowa was the birthplace of one of America’s most beloved bandleaders. Alton Glen (later changed to Glenn) Miller was born in Clarinda on March ...

Ten years after the band's founder, Alton "Glenn" Miller, was pronounced dead in 1945, the Miller estate authorized the formation of the present orchestra.

Miller's plane went down over the English Channel on 15 December 1944. His full name - Major Alton G Miller - is included on the Wall of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery at Madingley.

All About Jazz is celebrating Glenn Miller's birthday today! Shortly after the beginning of the 20th century, in a small rural Southwestern Iowa town, a boy was born to Elmer and Mattie Lou Miller.

Now, the Evolution Lab Band will be able to set foot on the land where Alton Glenn Miller was born.

All About Jazz is celebrating Glenn Miller's birthday today! Shortly after the beginning of the 20th century, in a small rural Southwestern Iowa town, a boy was born to Elmer and Mattie Lou Miller.