Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Glenn Miller's "In The Mood" reaches #1 1940


Glenn Miller's recording of In The Mood reached #1 in the US February 10, 1940.  Miller was the best-selling recording artist from 1939-1942 with 16 #1 hits.  

Miller released his recording in 1939 and NPR included it on its list of the "100 most important American musical works of the 20th century".  It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2004, it was inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 

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