Working with Winkle

摘要

From this particular US Army Air Force officer it was praise indeed. The Royal Navy Lieutenant had just finished a rendition of the 1942 Glenn Miller Orchestra top ten hit At Last, when a bespectacled 6ft tall Major walked past, remarking: "Actually, you're not bad!" The pilot duly savoured the moment: he had just been complimented by the world's most famous musician, the best-selling recording artist for each of the past four years, who, sadly, only had months to live.