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 301-325 of 448 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W150472 10-in. 4/16/1930 Dangerous Nan McGrew Bob Ferguson ; Charlotte Miller Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio and talking vocalist, lyricist, speaker, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Columbia W150473 10-in. 4/16/1930 They're hanging old Jonesy tomorrow Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers Male vocal solo and talking, with instrumental trio composer, vocalist, leader  
Columbia W150474 10-in. 4/16/1930 Prisoner's letter to the governor Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers Male vocal solo and talking, with instrumental ensemble composer, vocalist, leader  
Columbia W151351 10-in. 2/25/1931 1930 drought Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader  
Columbia W151352 10-in. 2/25/1931 Bank failures Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, lyricist, leader, composer  
Columbia W151409 10-in. 3/9/1931 Corn pone and pot likker (Crumbled or dunked) Bob Miller ; Charlotte Miller Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar vocalist, lyricist, composer  
Columbia W151410 10-in. 3/9/1931 Corn pone and pot likker (Crumbled and dunked) Bob Miller ; Charlotte Miller Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar lyricist, vocalist, composer  
Columbia W151557 10-in. 5/20/1931 The strawberry roan Bob Ferguson Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W151620 10-in. 6/19/1931 Lonesome cowboy Bob Brooks Male vocal solo, with guitar and whistling lyricist, composer  
Columbia W151653 10-in. 6/26/1931 Wish I had my first wife back Charles B. Smith Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist, composer  
Columbia W151678 10-in. 7/13/1931 Rider needs a fast horse Ora Alexander Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano composer, lyricist  
Columbia W151686 10-in. 7/15/1931 Clover blossoms Bob Ferguson Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W151687 10-in. 7/15/1931 Anna-May Bob Ferguson Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W151895 10-in. 12/1/1931 The pardon of Tom Mooney Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), piano, and guitar vocalist, composer, leader  
Columbia W151896 10-in. 12/1/1931 Sweet pal Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano vocalist, lyricist, leader, composer  
Columbia W151897 10-in. 12/1/1931 The crime of Harry Powers Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano vocalist, leader  
Columbia W151980 10-in. 10/29/1931 Twenty-one years Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist, composer  
Columbia W151981 10-in. 10/29/1931 All bound down in prison Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, lyricist  
Columbia W152013 10-in. 11/2/1931 You preachers stay out of widows' houses Rev. W. M. Mosley and his Congregation Male vocal solo and talking, with mixed vocal ensemble composer  
Columbia W152014 10-in. 11/2/1931 Go home and tend to your own business Rev. W. M. Mosley and his Congregation Male vocal solo and sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble composer  
Columbia W152039 10-in. 12/10/1931 The unmarked grave Bob Ferguson Male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152055 10-in. 12/31/1931 Little Marion McLean Memphis Bob Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Columbia W152056 10-in. 12/31/1931 Beyond prison walls Memphis Bob Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Columbia W152067 10-in. 1/15/1932 New twenty-one years Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Columbia W152068 10-in. 1/15/1932 Fifty years repentin' Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 301-325 of 448 records)

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.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414

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