Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, formed in 1937, performs big band and jazz music. Obviously formed by Glenn Miller, the orchestra started out fairly small. Miller had started an orchestra similar to this in earlier years, but it soon dismembered for being to alike to the other bands of the day. Not only did his new orchestra become more popular with society, but also on the music charts. They released several songs that had great recognition. Miller disappeared in 1944, and to this day no one knows exactly what happened to him. In 1956, they regrouped without their leader, and Hollywood contributed to their "immortality" releasing a film on the band, which also won the number one soundtrack award. To this day the band is still touring worldwide.
Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys, are an American hip hop group based out of Brooklyn, New York. They began as a hardcore punk band in 1979 debuting on a New York Thrash, then went on to record the EP Beastie Groove. They achieved local success before releasing Licensed To Ill in 1986. This album achieved great success, and got their name around the globe. They are one of the longest going hip hop groups still around, and still get commercial success more than twenty years after the release of their debut. On September 27, 2007, they were nominated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They've released seven albums, have another upcoming, and as of 2010 have sold over 40 million albums worldwide.
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