GLENN MILLER
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SSRH 836
June 13, 2026
GLENN MILLER
MAY 1944 – PART 2
Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
2001st AAF Base Unit – Radio Production
Directed by T/Sgt. Jerry Gray
Capt. Glenn Miller on leave
Office of War Information Recording Sessions
Voice of America
Music From America 17
Music From America 19
Music From America 20
Music From America 21
Friday, May 19, 1944
Friday, May 26, 1944
NBC Studio 6-A
Radio City
New York, New York
I Sustain the Wings
Saturday, May 20, 1944
Saturday, May 27, 1944
11:30 p.m. – Midnight
Vanderbilt Theater
New York, New York
(NBC) (WEAF) Broadcasts
Lt. Donald Briggs, announcer
Sgt. Broderick Crawford, announcer
Playlist
(26May44) (17-1822-A) I Sustain the Wings (opening theme), Caribbean Clipper, Time Alone Will Tell (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal), Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair (string section), With My Head In the Clouds (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, the Crew Chiefs and Glee Club, vocal), I Sustain the Wings (closing theme) (17-1819) I Sustain the Wings (opening theme), Here We Go Again, Annie Laurie (string section), Goodnight, Wherever You Are (Sgt. Johnny Desmond and the Crew Chiefs, vocal), Music Makers, I Sustain the Wings (closing theme) (17-1817) I Sustain the Wings (opening theme), Tuxedo Junction, A Fellow On A Furlough (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal), Summertime (string section), I’ve Got A Heart Filled With Love (Sgt. Johnny Desmond and the Crew Chiefs, vocal), I Sustain the Wings (closing theme) (20May44) The Army Air Corps, I Sustain the Wings (opening theme), Everybody Loves My Baby, Poinciana (Sgt. Johnny Desmond and the Crew Chiefs, vocal); Playlet: Why Do I Fight; Medley: In the Gloaming, A Fellow On A Furlough (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal), Stompin’ at the Savoy (borrowed from Benny Goodman), Deep Purple; Join the WAC (the Crew Chiefs, vocal), Guns In The Sky (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, the Crew Chiefs and Glee Club, vocal), Training Command Announcement, I Sustain the Wings (closing theme) (27May44) The Army Air Corps, I Sustain the Wings (opening theme), I Hear You Screamin’, Time Alone Will Tell (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal); Playlet: Parachute Rigger; Medley: Schubert’s Serenade, Irresistible You (Sgt. Johnny Desmond and the Crew Chiefs, vocal), Little Brown Jug (borrowed from Glenn Miller), Rhapsody in Blue; Join the WAC (The Crew Chiefs, vocal), The Army Air Corps (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, the Crew Chiefs and Glee Club, vocal), Training Command Announcement, I Sustain the Wings (closing theme) (19May44) (17-1805) 9:20 Special
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