It ought to have a personality.” – Glenn Miller Over the Rainbow was a song I always remembered from my adolescence, particularly, when I played it on my clarinet. I also recognized it for various soundtracks to movies I loved, such as The Wizard of OZ. However, I did not once ask any questions about this composer, nor did I know anything about his life. All I can recall is that his music moved me and it excited me. On March 1st of 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa, Lewis Elmer Miller and Mattie Lou’ became…
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