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 151-175 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-043253 | 10-in. | 10/31/1939 | Hurry, Johnny, hurry | Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Lem Saunders | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-043254 | 10-in. | 10/31/1939 | You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) | Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer | Instrumental quartet, with female vocal solo | session supervisor, songwriter | |
Victor | BS-043393 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | Just a dream of you, dear | Norsemen | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-043394 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | Honeymoon | Norsemen | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-043395 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | Moonbeams (A serenade) | Norsemen | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-043396 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | My Creole Sue | Norsemen | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-047942 | 10-in. | 3/12/1940 | They're positively wrong | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-048451 | 10-in. | 3/27/1940 | When the white azaleas start blooming | Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-048460 | 10-in. | 3/27/1940 | My old Canadian home | Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-048744 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | Let's go back to the Bible | Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-050104 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | 'Way down in Texas (Where the blue bonnets grew) | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-051751 | 10-in. | 7/3/1940 | Why did you leave me alone? | Faye Barres ; Carrie Mae Moore | Female vocal duet, with guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051752 | 10-in. | 7/3/1940 | The Everglades blues | Faye Barres ; Carrie Mae Moore | Female vocal duet, with guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051753 | 10-in. | 7/3/1940 | I thought I'd forgotten you | Faye Barres ; Carrie Mae Moore | Female vocal duet, with guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-051754 | 10-in. | 7/3/1940 | There's a reason why I love you | Faye Barres ; Carrie Mae Moore | Female vocal duet, with guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-054550 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | You'll want me to want you some day | Johnny Barfield | Male vocal solo, with guitar and violin | composer | |
Victor | BS-054551 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | It's a long lane that doesn't have a turning | Johnny Barfield | Male vocal solo, with guitar and violin | composer | |
Victor | BS-054974 | 10-in. | 8/7/1940 | Sierra Sue | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-054975 | 10-in. | 8/7/1940 | Darling, what do you care | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-054976 | 10-in. | 8/7/1940 | Goodbye, little darlin', goodbye | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-054977 | 10-in. | 8/7/1940 | I'll never smile again | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-057796 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | I'm gonna be long gone | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-057797 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | I'll be back in a year, little darling | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-057798 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | My ma, she told me so | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-057799 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | The cowboy isn't speaking to his horse | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor |
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
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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