In the Glenn Miller story, the song ‘Moonlight Serenade’ was sung by Sinatra.
The lyric is about two lovers spending a romantic night together. It’s a very seductive song where the singer serenades his lover in the moonlight on a June evening.
With this song, Miller created a new sound with a high-leading clarinet leading over the saxophone section.
The dreamy ballad was Glenn Miller’s breakout hit, but it was years in the making. Miller wrote the melody in 1935 when he was a trombone player in Ray Noble’s band.
Miller later used the instrumental as theme music for his radio broadcasts on the NBC network.
Miller recorded the song as an instrumental. When the single was released, “Sunrise Serenade” charted, but it was soon outdone by “Moonlight Serenade,” which rose to #3 and became Miller’s signature song.
Miller and his orchestra recorded this song at RCA’s studios in New York City while they were on a seven-week live engagement at the Meadowbrook Ballroom in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.