Roger Miller
Roger Miller is a name of at least two musicians:
1. A country music sin… Read Full Bio ↴Roger Miller is a name of at least two musicians:
1. A country music singer/songwriter from Oklahoma, USA
2. An alternative rock singer/songwriter from Massachusetts, USA
1) Roger Dean Miller (b. 2 Jan 1936 - d. 25 Oct 1992), was an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs. His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me" and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era.
After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, penning such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later started a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the late-1960s, but continued to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "Old Friends" with Willie Nelson in 1982. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River, in which he also acted.
Miller died from lung cancer in 1992, and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later. His songs continued to be recorded by younger artists, with covers of "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson and "Husbands and Wives" by Brooks & Dunn, each reaching the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The Roger Miller Museum in his home town serves as a tribute to Miller.
Although usually grouped with country music singers, Miller's unique style defies easy classification. Many of his recordings were humorous novelty songs with whimsical lyrics, coupled with scat singing or vocalese riffs filled with nonsense syllables. Others were sincere ballads, which also caught the public's fancy, none more so than his signature song, "King of the Road." The biographical book Ain't Got No Cigarettes described Miller as an "uncategorizable talent", and stated that many regarded him as a genius.
On his own personal style, Miller remarked that he "tried to do" things like other artists but that it "always came out different" so he got "frustrated" until realizing "I'm the only one that knows what I'm thinking." He commented that the favourite song that he wrote was "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd." Johnny Cash discussed Miller's bass vocal range in his 1997 autobiography. He commented that it was the closest to his own that he had heard.
1) Roger Miller (b. 1968), is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for co-founding the groups Mission of Burma and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.
His main instruments are guitar and piano. Guitar Player magazine describes Miller's guitar playing as balancing rock energy with cerebral experimentation, while his keyboard work has earned comparisons to Béla Bartók and even Cecil Taylor.
Born in Boston, Miller was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix and Detroit-area bands like the Stooges and the MC5, Miller formed several garage bands in his teens. With brothers Benjamin (Ben) Miller and Laurence B. (Larry) Miller, he formed Sproton Layer; their recordings were collected and released in 1992 as With Magnetic Fields Disrupted. Miller played bass guitar and was the primary singer and songwriter, and the ongoing collaboration M3. Attending CalArts in 1976, majoring in composition, Miller also studied piano and French Horn, and studied music by 20th century experimental composers like John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. He would eventually drop out of college in favor of punk rock.
Relocating to Boston, Massachusetts, Miller was a member of the short-lived Moving Parts before co-founding Mission of Burma in 1979. The group was popular in and around Boston, but was unable to expand their audience. Miller played guitar and sang, and slightly edged out bassist/singer Clint Conley as the more productive songwriter. It was also Miller's idea to invite Martin Swope to join the group and add tape loop effects, giving the group an unusual, experimental sound.
Mission of Burma disbanded in 1983 due in large part to Miller's worsening tinnitus, attributed in large part to their notoriously loud live performances. In subsequent years, Mission of Burma's small body of recordings grew to be regarded as important and influential.
During the Burma years, Miller worked as a freelance piano tuner.
After Burma broke up, Miller turned his attention to playing piano with the more experimental, instrumental group Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic, which he left in 1987. Afterwards, Miller had several collaborations, solo efforts and film scores; many of these post-Burma albums were released by SST Records.
1. A country music sin… Read Full Bio ↴Roger Miller is a name of at least two musicians:
1. A country music singer/songwriter from Oklahoma, USA
2. An alternative rock singer/songwriter from Massachusetts, USA
1) Roger Dean Miller (b. 2 Jan 1936 - d. 25 Oct 1992), was an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs. His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me" and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era.
After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, penning such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later started a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the late-1960s, but continued to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "Old Friends" with Willie Nelson in 1982. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River, in which he also acted.
Miller died from lung cancer in 1992, and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later. His songs continued to be recorded by younger artists, with covers of "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson and "Husbands and Wives" by Brooks & Dunn, each reaching the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The Roger Miller Museum in his home town serves as a tribute to Miller.
Although usually grouped with country music singers, Miller's unique style defies easy classification. Many of his recordings were humorous novelty songs with whimsical lyrics, coupled with scat singing or vocalese riffs filled with nonsense syllables. Others were sincere ballads, which also caught the public's fancy, none more so than his signature song, "King of the Road." The biographical book Ain't Got No Cigarettes described Miller as an "uncategorizable talent", and stated that many regarded him as a genius.
On his own personal style, Miller remarked that he "tried to do" things like other artists but that it "always came out different" so he got "frustrated" until realizing "I'm the only one that knows what I'm thinking." He commented that the favourite song that he wrote was "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd." Johnny Cash discussed Miller's bass vocal range in his 1997 autobiography. He commented that it was the closest to his own that he had heard.
1) Roger Miller (b. 1968), is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for co-founding the groups Mission of Burma and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.
His main instruments are guitar and piano. Guitar Player magazine describes Miller's guitar playing as balancing rock energy with cerebral experimentation, while his keyboard work has earned comparisons to Béla Bartók and even Cecil Taylor.
Born in Boston, Miller was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix and Detroit-area bands like the Stooges and the MC5, Miller formed several garage bands in his teens. With brothers Benjamin (Ben) Miller and Laurence B. (Larry) Miller, he formed Sproton Layer; their recordings were collected and released in 1992 as With Magnetic Fields Disrupted. Miller played bass guitar and was the primary singer and songwriter, and the ongoing collaboration M3. Attending CalArts in 1976, majoring in composition, Miller also studied piano and French Horn, and studied music by 20th century experimental composers like John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. He would eventually drop out of college in favor of punk rock.
Relocating to Boston, Massachusetts, Miller was a member of the short-lived Moving Parts before co-founding Mission of Burma in 1979. The group was popular in and around Boston, but was unable to expand their audience. Miller played guitar and sang, and slightly edged out bassist/singer Clint Conley as the more productive songwriter. It was also Miller's idea to invite Martin Swope to join the group and add tape loop effects, giving the group an unusual, experimental sound.
Mission of Burma disbanded in 1983 due in large part to Miller's worsening tinnitus, attributed in large part to their notoriously loud live performances. In subsequent years, Mission of Burma's small body of recordings grew to be regarded as important and influential.
During the Burma years, Miller worked as a freelance piano tuner.
After Burma broke up, Miller turned his attention to playing piano with the more experimental, instrumental group Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic, which he left in 1987. Afterwards, Miller had several collaborations, solo efforts and film scores; many of these post-Burma albums were released by SST Records.
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Roger Miller Lyrics
(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love In the summertime when all the trees and leaves are…
12th Of Never You ask how much I love you must I explain I…
A Man Like Me I walk the streets and wring my hands, trying hard…
A Million Years Or So I'm not worried, 'cause I know I'll forget you in a…
A Part Of Me (This is a song called Part Of Me) You'll always be…
A World I Can't Live In Once more I've said that I leave you But once more…
A World So Full Of Love I know how it feels to be alive with no…
Absence Silence is simply the absence of sound, Darkness the absence…
Ain Well, I ain't never, I ain't never Seen nobody like you,…
Ain't That Fine Well I fell in love in Texas when a little…
All Fall Down When I was a little country boy I had a…
arkansas I ain't never traveled much but someday when the money's…
As Long As There As long as there's a hill there's a valley As long…
Atta Boy Girl Atta boy girl, that a-way to break my heart Atta boy…
Baby Me Baby BABY ME BABY Writer Roger Miller Well I'm stacking up shirt…
Big Harlan Taylor I once had a sweetheart, the fairest of maidens She outshine…
Billy Bayou Back about eighteen hundred and some A Louisiana couple had …
Boeing Boeing 707 Overcharge for excess baggage Know your concourse, know your…
Burma Shave Way down yonder by the forks of the branch The old…
Burning Bridges Found some letters You wrote me this mornin' They told of…
But I Love You More I love the smell of clover When the winter's over Yes I…
By The Time I Get To Phoenix By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be risin' She'll…
Can't Stop Lovin' You Well I tried my best but that ain't enough I'm tryin'…
Can't Stop Loving You Well I tried my best but that ain't enough I'm tryin'…
Can´t Stop Loving You Well I tried my best but that ain't enough I'm tryin'…
Chug a Lug Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug Make you want to holler hi-de-ho Burn…
Coming Up Roses Here we are in court today Rose just took the stand She's…
Country Girl Met you my country girl you didn't have a thing I…
Crystal Day Riding the sky, easy to fly Oh, on a lovely crystal…
Da Wacka Do I hear tell you're doin' well Good thing have come to…
Dad Blame Anything A Man Can L'm a two pack a day man, smoke like a…
Dang Me Well, here I sit high, gettin' ideas Ain't nothing but a…
Darby's Castle See the ruin on the hill where the smoke is…
Dear Heart Dear heart wish you were here To warm this night Dear…
Do Wacka Do I hear tell you're doin' well Good thing have come to…
Do Waka Doo I hear tell you're doin' well Good thing have come…
Do Ya Wanna Go to Heaven DO YOU WANNA GO TO HEAVEN FROM BROADWAY MUSICAL â? BIG…
Do-Wacka-Do I hear tell you're doin' well Good thing have come to…
Don L laughed it off when she left, l said she'd…
Early In The Morning When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain The wise men ask…
Engine Engine Engine, engine number nine Coming down the railroad line …
Engine Engine #9 Engine, engine number nine Comin' down the railroad line How…
Engine Engine Number 9 Engine Engine #9 Coming down the railroad line How much fa…
Engine Engine Number Nine Engine, engine number nine Coming down the railroad line …
England Swing England swings like a pendulum do Bobbies on bicycles, two b…
Every Which A-Way ROGER MILLER New! Tap highlighted lyrics to add Meanings, Sp…
Every Which-A-Way Every which-a-way I go and every which-a-way I turn I…
Everybody's Talkin' Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word they're sayin'…
Everything Here we are in court today Rose just took the stand She's…
Fair Swiss Maiden One time a long time ago on a mountain in…
Feel Of Me Look at you you're cryin' lonesome plain to see But don't…
Footprints In the Snow Some folks like the summertime when they can walk about Stro…
Fraulein Far across the blue waters Lives an old German's daughter By…
Gentle on My Mind It's knowing that your door is always open And your path…
Got 2 Again And in this song, we employ the use of numbers And…
Green Green Grass of Home The old hometown looks the same as I step down…
Guv'Ment Well, you dad-gum government You sorry so 'n' so's You got y…
Half A Mind L don't love you like l used to do But…
Hand for the Hog Well they tell me but I can't be sure that…
Hard Headed Me Well, he gave me fair warnin', he said let him…
Heartaches By the Number Heartache number one Was when you left me I never knew…
Heartbreak Hotel Yeah, since my baby left me, found a new place…
Hey Good Lookin Hey good lookin' whatcha got cookin' how's about cookin' som…
Hey Little Star Hey hey little star i don't know how far away…
Hitch Hiker Hitch hiker! hitch hiker! Like a restless tiger you can't st…
Hitch-Hiker Hitch hiker! hitch hiker! Like a restless tiger you can't s…
Hitchhiker Hitch hiker! hitch hiker! Like a restless tiger you can't st…
Home Well, I've been a traveler most of my life Never took…
Honey See the tree how big its grown But friend it…
Husbands & Wives Two broken hearts lonely, looking like Houses where nobody l…
I It doesn't matter One way or another I say but I'm lying …
I Ain Well, I ain't never, I ain't never Seen nobody like you,…
I Ain't Coming Home Tonight Well I ain't comin' home tonight I ain't comin' home tonight…
I Ain't Never Well, I ain't never, I ain't never Seen nobody like you,…
I Believe in the Sunshine Look-ee look-ee I can see a ray of sunshine shining…
I Can't Stop Loving You Well I tried my best but that ain't enough I'm tryin'…
I Catch Myself Crying It doesn't matter One way or another I say but I'm lying …
I Get Up Early In the Morning When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain The wise men ask…
I Huckleberry Me Well, if birds flew underwater, If a dollar bill was…
I Know Who It Is Somebody made every rock and tree I know who it…
I love a Rodeo Jacob Brown was a rodeo clown, He used to jump up…
I Wish i Could Fall In Love Today I wish that I could fall in love today But memories…
I'd Come Back To Me Well, if birds flew underwater, If a dollar bill was…
I'll Be Somewhere When he holds you I'll be somewhere and when he…
I'll Pick up My Heart and Go Home Once again you've got me cryin' I'm a fool if I…
I've Been A Long Time Leavin' I've been a fool, I've been a fool Forgivin' you each…
If You Want Me To Thunder rollin' lightnin' flashin' But right through the mid…
In The Summertime In the summertime, when all the trees and leaves are…
In the Summertime (You Don't Want My Love) In the summertime when all the trees and leaves are…
Invitation To The Blues I couldn't sleep last night, just walked the floor Don't…
Is It Wrong Somebody made every rock and tree I know who it…
It Happened Just That Way Yea yea yea yea Yea yea yea yea A-well-a Yea yea yea…
It Just Happened That Way Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah A-well-a yeah yeah…
It Takes All Kids to Make a World Well, it takes all kinds to make a world Big and…
It Takes All Kinds To Make A World Well, it takes all kinds to make a world Big and…
Jason Fleming Bottles flying, women crying Ceiling sagging, 'bout to fall …
Jimmie Brown the Newsboy I sell the morning papers sir, My name is jimmy brown Everyb…
Jody And The Kid She would meet me in the morning On my way down…
Kansas City Star Got a letter just this mornin' it was postmarked Omaha It…
King Of The Road Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents No…
King of the Road {As Used in the Film Brokeback Mountain} Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents. No…
Last Word In Lonesome Is Me The last word in lonesome is me The last word in…
Leavin I've been a fool, I've been a fool Forgivin' you each…
Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go Do the mornin's still come early Are the nights not long…
Less And Less I got up and made my morning cup of coffee Fooled…
Less of Me Let me be a little kinder Let me be a little…
Little Green Apples And I wake up in the mornin' With my hair down…
Little Toy Trains Old toy trains, little toy tracks Little boy toys, comin' f…
Lock Someday I won't come runnin' When you call The way you hurt…
Lou Some people bad and some people good, Too bad the bad…
Lou's Got The Flu Some people bad and some people good, Too bad the bad…
Love Is Not For Me I like the women, I like to hold them tight…
LOVING HER WAS EASIER I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain…
Mama Used to Love Me but She Died My uncle used to love but she died A chicken ain't…
Me & Bobby McGee Busted flat in Baton Rouge And headin' for the trains Feelin…
Me And Bobbie McGee Busted flat in Baton Rouge headin' for the trains Feelin' ne…
Me And Bobby Mccgee Busted flat in Baton Rouge And headin' for the trains Feelin…
Muddy Water Look out for me oh muddy water your mysteries are…
My Ears Should Burn Sometimes my memories let me hold and kiss you But they're…
My Elusive Dream You followed me to Texas you followed me to Utah We…
My Pillow Pillow you're catching my tears again, Why can't these lonel…
My Uncle used to love me My uncle used to love but she died A chicken ain't…
Mystery Train Train I ride Sixteen coaches long Train I ride Sixteen coach…
Not in Nottingham Every town Has its ups and downs Sometimes ups Outnumber …
Nothing Can Stop My Love I gotta get up I gotta get goin' rain or…
Old Friends Old friends pitching pennies in the park Playing croquet til…
Old Toy Trains Old toy trains, little toy tracks Little boy toys, comin' fr…
One Dyin Well, I think I finally found me a sure-fire way…
Only Daddy That Everybody knows you've been steppin' on my toes And I'm get…
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line Everybody knows you've been steppin' on my toes And I'm gett…
Oo De Laily Robin Hood and little John Walkin' through the forest Laug…
Oo-De-Lally Robin Hood and Little John walkin' through the forest Laughi…
Oo-De-Lally (album version) Robin Hood and Little John Walkin' through the forest Laughi…
Oo‐De‐Lally Robin Hood and Little John walkin' through the forest Laughi…
Open Up Your Heart Open up your heart Jiggle it a little, it'll open Tickle it…
Our Hearts Will Play The Music I don't like to do things, I don't like to…
Our Little Love Our little love no longer is our little love is…
Our Love It might have been up sometime Might have been down…
Pardon This Coffin Pardon this coffin, please step aside Pardon this coffin, my…
Pillow Pillow you're catching my tears again, Why can't these lone…
Playboy Well they call me a playboy While I'm makin' my rounds Chasi…
Please Release Me Please release me, let me go I don't love you anymore To…
Poor Little John Little John lived on a mountainside, Never thought much abo…
Precious Baby I'd try for you, die for you My number one desire…
Private John Q Well I read it in the papers and I see…
Qua La Linta Old men and young boys make the finest of friends…
Reincarnation Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Doo, doo, doo, doo, bow,…
Release Me Please release me, let me go I don't love you anymore To…
River In The Rain River in the rain Sometimes at night you look like a…
Ruby You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your…
Shannon She's my baby lady She's my baby child Runnin' round in sun-…
Some Hearts Get All The Breaks Some hearts have all the fun they fall in love…
Sorry Willie See her dancing see there Willie see how reckless she…
South Hot afternoon, sometime in June Sittin' on the front porch, …
Squares Make the World Go Around Take a little bitty town Elect a Mayor of the little…
Summertime In the summertime, when all the trees and leaves are…
Sunny Side of Life SUNNY SIDE OF MY LIFE WRITER BROWN Each time I see your…
Swing Low Swingin' Chariot Swing low swingin' chariot comin' for to take me for…
Swiss Cottage Place I turned down the covers on a bed where two…
Swiss Maid One time a long time ago On a mountain in Switzerland Yo…
T.J.'s Last Ride Saturday in the town, as we buried T.J Brown Good man,…
Tall Tall Trees Well, If you wanna drive a big limousine I'll buy…
THAT Yea yea yea yea Yea yea yea yea A-well-a Yea yea yea…
That's The Way I Feel Did you ever feel unwanted Kicked around so much you're taun…
That's The Way It's Always Been Leave a door open and the fly comes in Leave a…
That's Why I Love You Like I Do (spoken)This is the story about a boy that loved a…
The 4th of July Bells ring-a-lingin', firecrackers poppin' Lightin' up the s…
The Animal of Man His footprints can be found On the graves of dead…
The Best Of All Possible Worlds I was runnin' through the summer rain tryin' to catch…
The Boys Atta boy girl, that a-way to break my heart Atta boy…
The Day I Jumped From Uncle Harvey's Plane Me 'n' Oliver 'n' Virgil was in the drugstore killing…
The Fool Gather 'round me buddies Hold your glasses high And drink …
The Good Old Days Rah, rah, rumble seats and running boards Them was the good…
The King Of The Road Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents No…
The Last Word in Lonesome The last word in lonesome is me The last word in…
The Moon Is High Well the moon is high and so am I The stars…
The Riddle He's the riddle what has two eyes that cry constantly For…
The Swiss Maid One time a long time ago On a mountain in Switzerland Yo…
The Tip of my Fingers I reached out my arms and i touched you With soft…
The Tom Green County Fair You know, it's funny how certain things stick with you throu…
There I Go Dreamin' Well I guess I better go and sit down by…
This Town If you ever want to get depressed just come to…
Tolivar Love has wings and flies through windows opening an open…
Tomorrow Night In Baltimore Her head rolls back and forth Against the billows of her…
Train Of Life I sit alone at my table And watch all the others…
Trouble On The Turnpike Well it wasn't long ago that my true blue Sally Said…
Under Your Spell Again You've got me, under your spell again Saying those things ag…
Vance He was born one mornin' It was cold and it was…
Walkin' in the Sunshine Walkin' in the sunshine sing a little sunshine song Put a…
Walkin' In The Sunshine Walkin' in the sunshine, sing a little sunshine song Put a…
Walking In The Sunshine Walkin' in the sunshine sing a little sunshine song Put a…
Walkin´ In The Sunshine Walkin' in the sunshine, sing a little sunshine song Put a…
Water Dog Oh I see you sittin' high upon the bank You look…
What I I watch the wind blow brown leaves to the ground And…
What Would My Mama Say You don't know what it's about, but you go out…
When a House Is Not a Home I walk up to my door and hate to turn…
When Two World's Collide Your world was so different from mine don't you see We…
When Two Worlds Colide Your world was so different from mine don't you see We…
When Two Worlds Collide Your world was so different from mine don't you see We…
Where Have All The Average People Gone The people in this city call me country Because of how…
Whistle Stop You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd You can't roller…
Who Shot Sam Well, I met Sammy Sampson down in New Orleans He had…
With Pen in Hand With pen in hand You sign your name Today at five…
workin girl' My baby is a working girl yes she′s a working…
Workin' Girl My baby is a working girl yes she's a working…
World I Can't Live In Once more I've said that I leave you But once more…
You Can Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd Ya can't roller…
You Can't Do Me This Way Well you don't care how I hurt You don't care…
You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd Ya can't roller…
You Didn't Have To Be So Nice You didn't have to be nice You didn't have to be…
You Don't Want My Love In the summertime When all the trees and leaves are green An…
You Oughta Be Here With Me If you think it's lonesome where you are tonight Then you…
You're Forgetting Me Your kisses ain't the same as they used to be They…
You're My Kingdom You say that others tempt you and it's hard to…
You're Part Of Me (This is a song called Part Of Me) You'll always be…
You´re Forgetting Me Your kisses ain't the same as they used to be They…