Record label RaceTrack Music | Albums Nascar Junkie | |
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Past members Bill Conway
Murray Kane
Gene Steck
Steve Steck
Artie Malvin
Lynn Allison Genres Jazz, Swing music, Big band Similar Artie Malvin, Trigger Alpert, Johnny Desmond, Al Klink, Ernie Caceres | ||
The Crew Chiefs were a vocal group popular in the 1940s, known for accompanying Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller, and Ray McKinley. Member Artie Malvin co-wrote the song "I'm Headin' For California" with Glenn Miller in 1944.
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Appearances
The name of the group is an allusion to a crew chief in the U.S. Army Air Force. A Crew Chief is responsible for the day to day condition of the military aircraft assigned to them. The group appeared on the I Sustain the Wings radio broadcasts with Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra. They also appeared on the V Discs released by the U.S. War Department. After the war, they were part of the Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Tex Beneke.
Their appearances include:
Members
The following singers all had tenure within the group:
Songs
The Skilled 43Nascar Junkie · 2009
Girl RedneckNascar Junkie · 2009
Nascar JunkieNascar Junkie · 2009