Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Glenn Miller Orchestra - I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo - Nicholas Brothers
- The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Marion Hutton, The Modernaires, Nicholas Brothers, Tex Beneke, Jackie Gleason, Cesar Romero (Stereo Mix). https://www.kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/general/that-gal-in-kalamazoo/
- (Kalamazoo Public Library). That Gal in Kalamazoo. 1/16th note A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I got a gal in Kalamazoo,…don’t wanna boast, but I know she’s the toast of Kal-a-ma-zoo-zoo….1/16th note.
It was during World War II that a song helped immortalize Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Glenn Miller Orchestra introduced “I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo” in the 1942 musical Orchestra Wives (20th Century-Fox Pictures) starring George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford, Cesar Romero, a young Jackie Gleason, with a dance number by the Nicholas Brothers.
With a moderate swing tempo, writer Mack Gordon & composer Harry Warren produced a number one song capturing the wartime mood of a fella longing for his girl back home. Originally recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra with vocals by Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton & the Modernaires, it was on the charts for 20 weeks–8 weeks in the top position–& garnered an Academy Award nomination as best song. Glenn Miller Band with Tex Beneke from the 1942 movie Orchestra Wives...