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Ray McKinley, American drummer, singer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (born 1910)

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Ray McKinley

American jazz musician (1910–1995)

Ray McKinley was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader. He played drums and later led the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra in Europe. He also led the new Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956.
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Glenn Miller Orchestra

American swing dance band

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance band that was formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most popular and commercially successful dance…
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