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DENVER, Colorado (AP) - The 100th anniversary of the birth of bandleader and trombonist Glenn Miller has put many people in the mood to celebrate.

Born in Iowa but raised in Fort Morgan, Miller was the most popular musical figure to emerge from the Centennial State, a swing-era titan who gave the world "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Tuxedo Junction."

Alan Cass, a Miller enthusiast and curator of the Glenn Miller Archive at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is hoping to keep alive the glories of Miller's music.

"How many times have I heard 'In the Mood'?" Cass asked with a laugh. "There's just something very magical about his music. When I hear 'In the Mood' properly played, the hair goes up on the back of my neck," he told the Denver Post in Sunday's editions.

The university's Jazz Ensemble will celebrate Miller's birthday Monday with a free concert of his music and the campus will display Miller-related materials, including 29 gold records and the musician's trombones.

"I just think that he stood out like the Washington Monument," Cass said.

Hey Stooge! I noticed you post alot of stuff about the Big Band Era!

I think that's great for someone so young to know about the Great Bands of that era! and shows appreciation for them as well.

My Dad is a big band lover and I grew up listening to Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, and Duke Ellington just to name a few. He used to take us to see the concerts at Metropolitan Park in Michigan and I even met Stan Kenton backstage once when I was a little kid.

Rock On!

I think it is great that a lot of music from several decades are coming back... such as Big Band, Doo-Wop and Ska.