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 351-375 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 130719 | 10-in. | 2/3/1932 | Gene, the fighting marine | "Hobo" Jack Turner | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 130720 | 10-in. | 2/3/1932 | Them good old times are comin' back again | "Hobo" Jack Turner | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W365009 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | Little sweetheart of the prairie | Barney Burnett ; Bob Miller | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W365042 | 10-in. | 12/1/1931 | Twenty-one years | Uncle Bud and his Plow Boys | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist, leader | |
Columbia | W365043 | 10-in. | 1931 | What does the deep sea say | Uncle Bud and his Plow Boys | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist, leader | |
Columbia | W365047 | 10-in. | 12/10/1931 | The unmarked grave | Bob Stukeley | Male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W365052 | 10-in. | 12/23/1931 | The death of Jack "Legs" Diamond | Bob Stukeley ; Ben Weaver | Male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Columbia | W365053 | 10-in. | approximately 1930 | New twenty-one years | "Hobo" Jack Turner | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W365054 | 10-in. | approximately 1930 | Fifty years repentin' | "Hobo" Jack Turner | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 8369 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Mean eyes | Byron H. Warner ; Warner's Seven Aces | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 9305 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | The blind child | Harvey Irwin | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | S-70384 | 10-in. | Dec. 1921 | Uncle Bud | Billy Jones ; Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | S-70792 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | Strut your material | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71176 | 10-in. | January 1923 | I was married up in the air (I've been up in the air ever since) | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
OKeh | S-71254 | 10-in. | February 1923 | Sweet smellin' mama | Lizzie Miles ; Ricketts' Stars | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | S-71275 | 10-in. | February 1923 | Mean eyes | Kitty Brown ; Ricketts' Stars | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 80141 | 10-in. | 9/28/1926 | On the Riviera | Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take C); with male vocal solo (takes A and B) | vocalist | |
OKeh | 80142 | 10-in. | 9/28/1926 | Hugs and kisses | Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take C); with male vocal solo (takes A and B) | vocalist | |
OKeh | W80520 | 10-in. | 3/14/1927 | I've still got ninety-nine | Morgan Denmon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
OKeh | W81664 | 10-in. | 10/4/1927 | Down in the old home town | Ford & Grace | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer | |
OKeh | W402293 | 10-in. | 3/13/1929 | The wild and reckless hobo | Morgan Denmon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | W402414 | 10-in. | 6/3/1929 | Hurry, Johnny, hurry | Miller's Bullfrog Tutters | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist, leader | |
OKeh | W402415 | 10-in. | 6/3/1929 | Duck Foot Sue | Miller's Bullfrog Tutters | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist, leader | |
OKeh | W402493 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | Jennie's strawberry festival | Miller's Bullfrog Entertainers | Comic scene, with mixed vocal trio and instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, speaker | |
OKeh | W402494 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | Jennie's strawberry festival | Miller's Bullfrog Entertainers | Comic scene, with mixed vocal trio and instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, speaker |
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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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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