FIRST GOLD RECORD AWARDED ON THIS DATE IN 1942

glenn-miller2     
                                             Glenn Miller

chattanooga-choo-choo

The Glenn Miller recording of CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO was no.1 for
nine weeks on the Billboard Best Sellers chart. It became the first record
to be certified a gold disc for sales of 1,200,000. In 1996, the recording
was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Awards,HISTORY,MOVIES,MUSIC and have No Comments