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 |
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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 |
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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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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