On november 3 1941 glenn miller and his orchestra recorded what would become one of their biggest hits the jerry gray original composition and arrangement of a swing instrumental titled a string of pearls.
A string of pearls glenn miller.
It was released as an rca bluebird 78 single b 11382 b backed with day dreaming in 1941 by glenn miller and his orchestra.
By february 1942 the rca bluebird record would top the billboard top 10 best selling record charts.
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Glenn miller and his orchestra recorded a string of pearls on november 8 1941 in new york which was copyrighted and published by the mutual music society inc ascap.
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Glenn miller his orchestra play a string of pearls in this 1942 recording.
Download and print in pdf or midi free sheet music for the string of pearls by fisher howard arranged by firefly 1026 for piano trumpet in b flat trombone drum group more instruments jazz band.