er ▁( al ong ▁with ▁a ▁helping ▁of ▁novel ty ▁vocals ▁by ▁the ▁leader ). ▁Sam ▁But era , ▁later ▁of ▁the ▁back - up ▁band ▁for ▁Louis ▁Prima ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member . ▁But ▁with ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁decl ine , ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁that ▁band ▁was ▁history ▁and ▁McK in ley ▁began ▁evol ving ▁into ▁a ▁part - time ▁leader ▁and ▁som etime ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁person ality . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁capital izing ▁on ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁The ▁Gl enn ▁Miller ▁Story ▁movie ▁with ▁James ▁Stewart , ▁McK in ley ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁rev ived ▁Gl enn ▁Miller ▁Orchestra ▁that ▁still ▁exists ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁co - host ed , ▁with ▁former ▁Air ▁Force ▁band ▁vocal ist ▁Johnny ▁Des mond , ▁a ▁ 1 3 - week ▁CBS - TV ▁summer ▁replacement ▁series ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁called ▁Gl enn ▁Miller ▁Time ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Ray ▁McK in ley ' s ▁last ▁recording ▁session ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁for ▁Ch iar osc uro ▁Records . ▁ ▁Compos itions ▁Ray ▁McK in ley ▁wrote ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁w art ime ▁song ▁" My ▁Guy ' s ▁Come ▁Back " ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Mel ▁Pow ell . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Ben ny ▁Good man ▁with ▁vocals