Eric on The Road

Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Heard on the Radio: Where Glen Miller Honed His Skills in Nebraska

Andela Taylor is the economic developer in this south central Nebraska community that lies along Highways 6 and 34, the old DLD [Detroit-Lincoln-Denver] Highway. Each year she and her mother, B-n-B owner Gloria Hilton, organize an event as they celebrate the big band music of Glenn Miller who played with the Tommy Watkins [he was a Cambridge native] Orchestra in the second floor ballroom downtown known as Thorndike Hall. The ballroom is listed as one of Heritage Nebraska’s Fading Places and a move is afoot to restore the space. Watkins was credited with finding the young aspiring musician [Miller] in Denver and helping him hone his skills in a Nebraska community. Miller later moved on to California and started his own band.

Andela Taylor joined us on Left Jab in a "Journey Into Nebraska" to introduce us to this unique story.

If you missed it live on the radio, you can ctach it as a podcast at:
http://leftjabradio.com

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