Bob Miller
Bob Miller (September 20, 1895 – August 26, 1955) was an American songwriter, recording artist, A&R representative, and publisher. He claimed to have written over 7,000 songs. His career began in the 1920s, during which time he likely travelled back and forth between Memphis and New York in order to establish himself as a songwriter. In 1928, he moved to New York permanently; and in 1933, he started up his publishing company, Bob Miller Inc. That same year, he became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Over the course of his career, he wrote songs such as "Sweet Pal," "War Horse Mama," "Twenty-One Years," "Eleven Cent Cotton, Forty Cent Meat," "The Poor, Forgotten Man," "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere," "Seven Years With the Wrong Woman," and many others. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 20, 1895 (Memphis), Died August 27, 1955 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, session supervisor, piano, songwriter, leader, speaker, tenor vocal, celeste, guitar, author
Notes: Songwriter, folk singer, music publisher; performed sometimes under own name but more often under various pseudonyms for different recording companies. Member of musical group, Norsemen.
See Also: Norsemen
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D5AB-278D5AB-277 | 10-in. | 5/18/1945 | Swaller-tail coat | Boyd Heath | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, session supervisor | |
Victor | [Trial 1920-03-01-04] | Not documented | 3/1/1920 | I'd like to find the fellow that wrote Dardanella | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Columbia | 80583 | 10-in. | 10/3/1922 | Uncle Bud (Bugle blues) | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 80913 | 10-in. | 3/27/1923 | Strut long papa | Amanda Brown ; Porter Grainger | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 80986 | 10-in. | 4/25/1923 | Sweet smellin' mama | Clarence Johnson ; Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 81030 | 10-in. | 5/24/1923 | Triflin' man | Clarence Johnson ; Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 81090 | 10-in. | 6/18/1923 | Sweet pal | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 81291 | 10-in. | 10/20/1923 | Sweet pal | Columbia Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 81372 | 10-in. | 11/27/1923 | Syncopated piano chimes | Bob Miller | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 81373 | 10-in. | 11/27/1923 | Syncopated piano chimes | Bob Miller | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 81422 | 10-in. | 12/18/1923 | War horse mama | Alberta Jones | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 81683 | 10-in. | 4/10/1924 | War horse mama | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 81684 | 10-in. | 4/10/1924 | Cold weather papa | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 81697 | 10-in. | 4/17/1924 | Mean papa turn in your key | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W145377 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Shine on harvest moon | Bob Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | W145378 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Everything is just the same | Bob Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist, leader | |
Columbia | W146851 | 10-in. | 8/17/1928 | Eleven cent cotton—forty cent meat | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
Columbia | W146852 | 10-in. | 8/17/1928 | Eleven cent cotton—forty cent meat | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
Columbia | W146853 | 10-in. | 8/17/1928 | Little red caboose behind the train | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W146854 | 10-in. | 8/17/1928 | Missouri Joe | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147053 | 10-in. | 9/24/1928 | Sing hallelujah | Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147054 | 10-in. | 9/24/1928 | The frog song | Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
Columbia | 147055 | 10-in. | 9/24/1928 | The frog song | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
Columbia | 147056 | 10-in. | 9/24/1928 | Sing hallelujah | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]147415 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | She waits and waits | "Hobo" Jack Turner | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Miller, Bob, 1895-1955 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96067244
Wikidata: Bob Miller - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q56679208
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/36516159
MusicBrainz: Bob Miller - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7cb681ad-1158-47ef-867d-9f87782c18d7
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