Glenn Dewey Bridges was born April 11, 1899 in Findlay, IL and died December 27, 1981 in Fraser, Michigan. His parents were Walter Nelson Bridges (b. 1865) and Sarah Field Bridges. He is buried in Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He married Althea May Gordon (February 2, 1904-February 9, 1988) on Jun 29, 1928 in Detroit.According to a biographical sketch by Glenn P. Smith, "He played the Eb alto and Bb tenor horns before switching to trombone. Instruction was by correspondence from A.F. Weldon of Chicago, and later by private lessons with Joseph L. Huber in St. Louis. He played with several town bands in Illinois and Missouri, with an Army band I World War I, with circus bands, and with factory bands sponsored by both Chevrolet and Doge. For many years he worked for the Chrysler Corporation in Detroit and became a supervisor at one of the plants. Although he gradually stopped playing professionally after joining Chrysler, he maintained his membership in the Musicians Union in Detroit." Smith went on to say, "Glenn had been keenly interested in early American bands and their soloists during his entire lifetime. He kept files of magazine articles, pictures, and correspondence with brass instrument pioneers. Many trips were taken during vacations and after retiring from Chrysler in 1961 to obtain additional information from relatives, friends and genealogical sources concerning brass pioneers. His extensive record collection dates chiefly from the 1920s and 30s. He was probably the foremost authority concerning the brass players of the Sousa era." Bridges himself summed up his career in a brief bio for the 1972 Trombone Workshop, where he wrote:"Glenn D. Bridges - studied trombone (1913) with Mr. A.F. Weldon, and later with Mr. J.L. Huber (Protégé of Herbert Clarke) in St. Louis. Professional experience: Concert Bands, Theater, etc., Circus and Minstrel trouping. Employed 30 years with Chrysler Corp. Now retired. Large collection of early Brass records. Author Pioneers in Brass. Numerous magazine articles regarding the Pioneers Brass players." He was also a charter member of the International Trombone Association and served on various committees, as well as offering clinics at the annual International Trombone Workshops.