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 376-400 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W402951 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Missouri Joe | Miller's Bullfrog Entertainers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
OKeh | W402952 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Missouri mule | Miller's Bullfrog Entertainers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, leader | |
OKeh | W403981 | 10-in. | 4/23/1930 | The Ohio prison fire | Miller and Miller | Female-male vocal duet and dialogue, with violin and cello | vocalist, composer, speaker | |
OKeh | W403982 | 10-in. | 4/23/1930 | Twenty-one years | Miller and Burnett | Male vocal duet, with violin and cello | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404386 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | Four cent tobacco and forty cent meat | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist | |
OKeh | W404387 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | Little cotton mill girl | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist | |
OKeh | W404541 | 10-in. | 11/11/1930 | Nebuchedneezer | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
OKeh | W404542 | 10-in. | 11/11/1930 | Pretzels | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
OKeh | W405136 | 10-in. | 2/3/1932 | Them good old times (Are comin' back again) | Earl Harris | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W405137 | 10-in. | 2/3/1932 | Gene the fighting marine | Earl Harris | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W405172 | 10-in. | 3/18/1932 | Ninety-nine years | The Ozarkers | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | 12522-12523 | 10-in. | 2/13/1924 | Papa will be gone | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | composer | |
Brunswick | 12687-12688 | 10-in. | 3/11/1924 | War horse mama | Club Alabam’ Orchestra ; Fletcher Henderson | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E29369 | 10-in. | Feb.1929 | Eleven cent cotton and forty cent meat | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29451 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | Where did you get that name? | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29537 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | Eleven cent cotton and forty cent meat | Hank Smith | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), trumpet, and guitar | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30007 | 10-in. | 5/29/1929 | Hurry, Johnnie, hurry | Hinky Dinkers ; Bob Miller | Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble and effects | leader, songwriter, vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30008 | 10-in. | 5/29/1929 | Duck-foot Sue | Hinky Dinkers ; Bob Miller | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet and effects | lyricist, composer, leader, vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30332 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Jenny’s strawberry festival | Hinky Dinkers ; Bob Miller | Monologue, with instrumental ensemble | speaker, leader, author | |
Brunswick | E30333 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Jenny’s strawberry festival | Hinky Dinkers ; Bob Miller | Monologue, with instrumental ensemble | speaker, leader, author | |
Brunswick | E30425 | 10-in. | 8/1/1929 | Those campaign lyin’ sugar coated ballot-coaxin’ farm relief blues | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30426 | 10-in. | 8/1/1929 | The dry votin’, wet drinkin’ better-than-thou hypocritical blues | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30431 | 10-in. | Aug. 1929 | When I put on my long white gown | Hinky Dinkers ; Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, leader, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30432 | 10-in. | Aug. 1929 | Golden wings | Hinky Dinkers ; Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist, vocalist, leader | |
Brunswick | E30519 | 10-in. | 8/30/1929 | Farm relief blues | Hinky Dinkers ; Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist, leader |
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
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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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