Glenn Miller To Be Inducted Into Colorado Music Hall Of Fame

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BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)- Glenn Miller, famous for many hits during the 1940s, will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in April.

Big band leader Miller graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1920 and studied at the University of Colorado. He played with numerous bands before finding success with songs such as "In the Mood," "String of Pearls," "Pennsylvania 6-5000," his theme song "Moonlight Serenade," and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo."

Attended University of Colorado at Boulder in 1920sIn 1953, CU students officially named the ballroom in the Memorial Center the Glenn Miller Ballroom. (credit: CBS)

Chattanooga Choo-Choo was the first-ever gold record for selling more than one million copies in 1942.

The Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University of Colorado, where the ceremony will be held, was named for him in 1953.

Other inductees include Lannie Garrett, Paul Whiteman, Billy Murray and Elizabeth Spencer on April 16 at the Glenn Miller Ballroom on the CU Boulder campus.

Garrett along with the Glenn Miller Orchestra will pay tribute to Miller and the other inductees.

Previous inductees into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame include John Denver, Barry Fey, Judy Collins, Stephen Stills, Firefall, the Nitty Gritty Dird Band and Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Glenn Miller - In The Mood by AF117 on YouTube