Music

Naturally, what would the point of this site be if we didn't talk about the music and the people that made it possible! Take a look at the stats. In the four short years GM's civilian band was active, it literally dominated the music scene, scoring hit after hit. Few, if any, bands since then have duplicated the success, be they a big band, rock band or otherwise.
*This section will be a continuious work in progress*

Hits and Stats
(Sources: William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide and
Wayne Schmidt's "Greatest Musical Performers of All Time")

23 Number Ones

72 Top Tens

129 Top 30 hits

30 Gold Records
(the last issued in 1986 for the double LP "A Memorial 1944-1969" originally released in 1969)

Miller and the band perform "Chattanooga Choo Choo" in the film Sun Valley Serenade (1941)

F"Chattanooga Choo Choo" - 1941. The first gold record ever issued to an artist/band for selling 1 million units. Not since the 1920's had a musical act sold that many records.

FLongest number of weeks on chart:
In the Mood - Ten (twelve?) weeks, 1940
Moonlight Cocktail - Ten weeks, 1940
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Nine weeks, 1941

FChart re-entries:
In the Mood/Little Brown Jug/American Patrol,
cracked the top 20 in the UK in February of 1976, peaking at number 13.

Musicians/Singers of the GMO 1938-1942

The AAF/AEF Band (The Fightin' 418th!) 1943-1945 (in progress)