‘Blue Orchids’ by Glenn Miller peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1939)

(Saturday, November 4, 1939)“Blue Orchids” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Ray Eberle, vocal) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week.

It was Miller’s fifth number one song on the chart since June 17, 1939.