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On this day...
Glenn Miller received a gold disc
11 February
1942
The first ever gold disc was awarded by RCA Victor Records to Glenn Miller at the CBS Playhouse in New York City to celebrate 1.2m sales of his recording of Chattanooga Choo-Choo.
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