Sunrise Serenade; Moonlight Serenade
date: label: recording date
content: 1939
name: label: recording artist
content: Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
label: manufacturer
content: Bluebird
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. side 1: Sunrise Serenade; side 2: Moonlight Serenade (Bluebird B-10214).<br>78 rpm.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>“Moonlight Serenade” became bandleader Glenn Miller’s (1904-1944, MIA) signature song, despite its place on the b-side of his 1939 “Sunrise Serenade” release. In that year alone, Miller had five top-20 records on the Billboard charts, and “Sunrise Serenade” became his first record to sell more than one million copies. The swing music that Miller and his orchestra performed was infused with elements of jazz and featured a unique combination of sound from the clarinet and saxophone. The bandleader's pure, romantic swing sound appealed to dance audiences nationally and overseas.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New Jersey, Camden
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: 1939 exhibit
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Abrams, Steven. 78 rpm Discographical Project
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0698.1705
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0698.1705
label: accession number
content: 1988.0698
label: collector/donor number
content: M65
label: maker number
content: B-10214
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sound recording
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: shellac (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm