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 101-125 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-74778 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Sweet old lady | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-74779 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | By a little bayou | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-74780 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | I am a fugitive from the chain gang | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-74781 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Frivolous 'Frisco fan | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-74782 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Frivolous 'Frisco fan | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-74783 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Sweet old lady | Slim Dwight | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-74784 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | The lonesome cowboy | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-74785 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | By a little bayou | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-74786 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | A new day is comin' mighty soon | Slim Dwight | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-74823 | 10-in. | 12/8/1932 | You'll wish you'd never been born | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo and male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-75246 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | Answer to 21 years | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-75251 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | The answer to "Twenty-one years" | Rose Family | Mixed vocal trio, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | LCS-75484 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/27/1933 | Audition for [H. Leopold] Spitalny radio presentations | John Lewis ; Norsemen | Radio program audition : Male vocal solo, male vocal quartet, and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-75974 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Down by the old rustic well | Judy Rogers | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-76728 | 10-in. | 7/11/1933 | Ain't gonna grieve no more | Joe Haymes Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-82388 | 10-in. | 5/7/1934 | The death of Jimmie Rodgers | Bradley Kincaid | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-82389 | 10-in. | 5/7/1934 | The life of Jimmie Rodgers | Bradley Kincaid | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-98406 | 10-in. | 12/11/1935 | Swinging down the old Orchard Lane | Elmer, Zeb, and Paul | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-98407 | 10-in. | 12/11/1935 | Swinging down the old Orchard Lane | Elmer, Zeb, and Paul | Instrumental trio, with vocal | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-02103 | 10-in. | 10/7/1936 | Riffin' at the Ritz | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-036628 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | You'll never take away my dreams | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-036632 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | Don't cry, little sweetheart, don't cry | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-036935 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | What good is the sunshine? | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-036936 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Things that might have been | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | composer | |
Victor | BS-036937 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | I'm gonna throw my lasso | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 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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