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 26-50 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-72249 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | Sweet birds | Calloway's Hot Shots | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-72253 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | Sweetest of all my dreams | Pan-American Dance Orchestrra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-72254 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | The dentist and the lady | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BRC-72255 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | Charlie, the chiseller | Eliot Everett Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BRC-72518 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | Behind the big white house | Bob Dickson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BRC-72519 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | I found a peanut | Bob Dickson | Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BRC-72545 | 10-in. | 5/5/1932 | Scattin' the skeeter scoot | Dell Lampe Orchestra ; Rob Roy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-72553 | 10-in. | 5/5/1932 | Song of the fiddlers | The Radio Rascals' Orchestra [Gene Kardos Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72656 | 10-in. | 6/7/1932 | (When I put on) My long white robe | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Jimmy Underwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72858 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | Little red caboose behind the train | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | lyricist, vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72859 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | The mule song | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72860 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | In the hills of Arkansas | Bob Palmer | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72861 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | Twenty-one years—part 2 | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-72862 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | Things that might have been | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72863 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | Song of the Brown Family | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | lyricist, vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73031 | 10-in. | 6/23/1932 | Can't do without his love | Phil Dooley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73035 | 10-in. | 6/23/1932 | The "yes" habit | Phil Dooley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-73036 | 10-in. | 6/23/1932 | Little Nell | The Madhatters | Jazz/dance band, with 4 speakers | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73108 | 10-in. | 7/14/1932 | When the white azaleas start blooming | Bud Billings | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73109 | 10-in. | 7/14/1932 | Grandmother's Bible | Bud Billings | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73110 | 10-in. | 7/14/1932 | Nobody to love | Bud Billings | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73136 | 10-in. | 7/28/1932 | Rich man and the poor man | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73137 | 10-in. | 7/28/1932 | Poor forgotten man | Bob Palmer | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and 2 guitars | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73138 | 10-in. | 7/28/1932 | Big-mouthed elephant and the long-eared mule | Bob Miller | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73139 | 10-in. | 7/28/1932 | Keep on keeping on | Bob Ferguson | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and 2 guitars | vocalist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 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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