[Dixielandjazz] Glen Miller's death

[patcooke77 at yahoo.com]

Larry asked...
 
>Would Glenn Miller have made the transition into Rock and Roll or faded into the has been oblivion of so many other music stars?  Did his death lock in the Swing Era like nothing else could?  If he had lived would the swing and big band era have died when they did?<
 
1.  He would have retired, but there would be (and are) several bands doing one-nighters calling themselves the Glenn Miller Band, and playing his charts.

2. As much as any band could, but no one could keep it going forever.
 
3. Yes
 
Pat Cooke
 
 
 
----- Original Message ----
From: Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: 1-DIXIELAND JAZZ POST <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 11:58:52 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Glen Miller's death


I only wonder if anyone
  has ever heard of another credible story of Glenn Miller's
  death

Marty
Your friend may be referring to a history channel program (History's Mysteries most likely) that aired some time ago and truthfully I don't remember the story accurately but I believe they ascribed one scenario of his death to a possible friendly fire incident.  History abounds with conspiracy and alternate histories of events.  If that did happen you could hardly expect the pilot or who ever did it to paint a trombone on his plane.  Now if he had been a Soprano Sax or Banjo player?????

Speaking of revisionist history, the more interesting questions are:  Would Glenn Miller have made the transition into Rock and Roll or faded into the has been oblivion of so many other music stars?  Did his death lock in the Swing Era like nothing else could?  If he had lived would the swing and big band era have died when they did?
Larry
St. Louis
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