It was also a touring band that played multiple radio broadcasts nearly every day. Miller's civilian band did not have a string section as his military unit did, but it did have a slap bass in the rhythm section. Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from 1939 to 1942. His military group, the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra, was also popular and successful.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra were one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era. Alton Glen 'Glenn' Miller (Ma– disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American big band conductor, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces.
