Australian singles chart:
Moonlight Serenade was recorded and released in America in 1939. A later release in Australia saw it enter the Kent singles chart on 10 July 1954 peaking at #14. It was #56 on the Top 100 of 1954.
Composer:
Glenn Miller
Producer:
Glenn Miller
Record label of Australian release:
HMV
BONUS CLIP BELOW – the disappearance of Glenn Miller in 1945
Wikipedia:
Glenn Miller was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces. His civilian band, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra were one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era. His military group, the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra, was also popular and successful.
Moonlight Serenade was composed by Glenn and was an immediate phenomenon when released in May 1939. Prior to being recorded at the RCA Victor studio in New York City, it had been adopted and performed as Miller’s signature tune as early as 1938, even before it had been given the name Moonlight Serenade.
Lyrics were added sometime later by American lyricist Mitchell Parish who was a noted writer of songs for stage and screen.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_Serenade
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BONUS CLIP
The civilian and military band leader disappeared between England and France in 1945 while serving in a music role with the US Army Air Forces.
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