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Glenn Miller and His Orchestra performed
for 13 radio shows per week in a BBC studio and were constantly
shuttled to different bases (35, all told) by aeroplanes that
unfortunately had unpressurized cabins, which caused a persisting bad
case of ringing in the ears for Miller. In the next five and a half
months, they would perform in 71 concerts, which were all broadcast
over the Allied Expeditionary Forces Network, beamed at troops in
Britain and elsewhere in Europe. (In fact, one general commented that
Miller's band's performances were the biggest morale boosters for the
enlisted men, next to letters from home). His 'Moonlight Serenade',
which had been recorded under the RCA Victor Bluebird label in 1939,
went on to become America's second national anthem. And even during the
war, Miller continued to rack up civilian fans – it would seem that the
British princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, were avid followers
and almost never missed his nightly broadcasts.
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