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 326-350 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W152076 | 10-in. | 1/18/1932 | Street department papa | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W152084 | 10-in. | 1/20/1932 | "New" twenty-one years | Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano | vocalist, leader, composer | |
Columbia | W152085 | 10-in. | 1/20/1932 | Fifty years repentin' | Bob Ferguson and his Scalawaggers | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano | vocalist, leader, composer | |
Columbia | W152099 | 10-in. | 1/29/1932 | Twenty-one years | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W152100 | 10-in. | 2/3/1932 | Them good old times (Are comin' back again) | Ernest Hare | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W152101 | 10-in. | 2/3/1932 | Gene the fighting marine | Ernest Hare | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W152126 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | Them good old times | Bob Miller's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | [W]152147 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | The tree that stands by the road | Frank Luther ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with banjo, guitar, and piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152183 | 10-in. | 5/4/1932 | Behind the big white house | Bud Skidmore | Male vocal solo, with clarinet and guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Columbia | W152184 | 10-in. | 5/4/1932 | Nobody to love | Shelby Singers | Male vocal trio, with guitar, accordion, and celeste | lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, celeste | |
Columbia | W152185 | 10-in. | 5/4/1932 | The voice in the old village choir | Shelby Singers | Male vocal trio, with accordion and celeste | vocalist, instrumentalist, celeste | |
Columbia | W152186 | 10-in. | 5/4/1932 | The sad song | Bud Skidmore | Male vocal solo, with guitar and accordion | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W152197 | 10-in. | 5/13/1932 | Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W152198 | 10-in. | 5/13/1932 | There's a new star up in heaven (Baby Lindy is up there) | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W152272 | 10-in. | 8/18/1932 | (When I put on my) Long white robe | Joe Haymes Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W152274 | 10-in. | 8/18/1932 | Ain't gonna pay no toll | Joe Haymes Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152386 | 10-in. | 4/5/1933 | Crash of the Akron | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano | vocalist, composer | |
Columbia | W152407 | 10-in. | 6/1/1933 | I ain't gonna grieve no more | Joe Haymes Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | C1138 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | Sweet violets | Sweet Violet Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | C1295 | 10-in. | 3/23/1936 | Sweet violets no.2 | Sweet Violet Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | C1417 | 10-in. | 7/3/1936 | Hinky dinky parley voo | Sweet Violet Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | C1443 | 10-in. | 7/17/1936 | Hinky dinky parley voo | Sweet Violet Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | C1556 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | I haven't got a pot to cook in | Sweet Violet Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | C3702 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Things that might have been | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | RHCO4168 | 10-in. | 7/18/1950 | I betcha my heart I love you | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 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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