Jan Eberle
began her extraordinary journey into ‘The Arts’
at the age of eighteen. In 1978, she performed as a singer
and guitar player with the 1960’s rock revue, Déjà
vu, however it was in 1980 that she followed in her
father, Ray’s, footsteps as a big band singer. Jan joined
The Vincent Lopez Orchestra and played to sold-out crowds
beginning in
Philadelphia
,
Atlantic City
and branched quickly throughout the tri-state area. Miss
Eberle performed many of the songs her father made famous
with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, but incorporated her unique
style into each of her arrangements.
In
the 1980’s, Jan hosted and engineered a popular one hour
radio program, titled, Yesterday
and Today: Glenn Miller and His Music, highlighting the
era she had become such an extended part of. She also had
the opportunity to interview political hopefuls and produced
many of the station’s promos. In 1983, Miss Eberle left
the Lopez organization and teamed with her cousin, Bob Eberly, Jr. as they created a show which paid tribute to
their fathers, respectively. Their popularity grew quickly
throughout
New Jersey
,
New York
and
New England
.
Miss
Eberle’s direction in The Arts changed in the early
1990’s as she began a successful writing career and became
the author of her first book in 2002, titled, The
Eberle Named Ray,
the biography of her father’s life and pioneering work
in
music history.
Since fully returning to her singing career in 2005, Jan is
proud of the release
of her first album, titled, Blue
Champagne. In 2006, she made a first trip to
Europe
, singing in
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
and
Bedford
,
England
. In 2007, she returned to the
U.K.
for an historic performance with The John Miller Orchestra
marking the first time in 65 years that a Miller and Eberle
shared a stage. Her most recent guest recording on the new
Jack Million Band album, small tour in
Belgium
and
Netherlands
in 2008 and filming of the music video, “The White Cliffs
of Dover” has captured the hearts of Americans as well as
those abroad.
Miss
Eberle currently heads the fundraising efforts on behalf of
“The Ray Eberle Vocal
Scholarship”, named, of course, for her
father. This
scholarship is given in conjunction with The Glenn Miller
(Birthplace Society) Scholarship Foundation.
For
more information
visit Jan’s website: http://www.janeberle.com/