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 226-250 of 448 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D5AB-0420 10-in. 6/19/1945 Troubles in my heart Buchanan Brothers Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble session supervisor, composer  
Victor D5AB-0421 10-in. 6/19/1945 Hurry Johnny, hurry Buchanan Brothers Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer, session supervisor  
Victor D5AB-0653 10-in. 10/1/1945 I'm all that's left of that old quartette Elton Britt Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D5AB-0654 10-in. 10/1/1945 Blueberry Lane Elton Britt Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D5AB-0962 10-in. 11/27/1945 Would you cry? Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-0963 10-in. 11/27/1945 My little boy blue Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-0964 10-in. 11/27/1945 Am I still P-A-R-T of your H-E-A-R-T? Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-0965 10-in. 11/27/1945 (When I put on my) long white robe Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D6VB-1358 10-in. 3/19/1946 Singing an old hymn Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band composer  
Victor D6VB-1665 10-in. 2/20/1946 If you only knew Curly Gribbs ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D6VB-1667 10-in. 2/20/1946 I can beat you doin' (what you're doin' to me) Curly, Ez, & Hoke ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D6VB-1796 10-in. 5/21/1946 I wish you the best of everything Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D6VB-2624 10-in. 8/7/1946 You'll never take away my dreams Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band composer  
Victor D6VB-2853 10-in. 9/18/1946 Seven women in one Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D6VB-2926 10-in. 9/25/1946 Not so long ago Bluebonnet Serenaders ; Buddy Sager Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D6VB-3061 10-in. 10/16/1946 Sweetheart polka Skytoppers Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D7VB-0918 10-in. 5/23/1947 Pal in Palo Alto Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1526 10-in. 8/19/1947 Rockin' alone (in an old rocking chair) Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Victor D7VB-1529 10-in. 8/19/1947 Seven years with the wrong woman Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Victor D7VB-1950 10-in. 10/29/1947 The letter I'm mailing to you Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Victor D7VB-2047 10-in. 11/11/1947 Mississippi waltz Skytoppers Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D7VB-2336 10-in. 12/4/1947 There's only one kind of red in the red white and blue Ernie Lee ; Midwesterners (Ernie Lee) Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Victor D7VB-2606 10-in. 12/8/1947 Welcome back to my heart Stu Davis ; Northwesters Male vocal solo with instrumental sextet composer  
Victor D9VB-0336 10-in. 1/20/1949 Seven beers with the wrong woman Lawrence Duchow ; Red Raven Orchestra ; Leo Rohan Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor D9VB-1375 10-in. 4/26/1949 Driftwood on the river Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
(Results 226-250 of 448 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.

Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.

"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414

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