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 176-200 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-062737 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | There's a heart in the heart of the Rockies | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-062738 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | Too blue to cry | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-062739 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | Birmingham woman | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-062740 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | Brother Henry | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-062812 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | There's so much that I forgot | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-062814 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | I'll die before I tell you | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-066162 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | The Texas song (A cowboy lament) | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-066163 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | The border affair | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-066215 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Rocky Mountain lullaby | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-066216 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Too many tears | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-066217 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Everybody has the right to be screwy (in his own way) | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal responses | session supervisor, composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-066218 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Darlin', I've loved much too much | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-068202 | 10-in. | 10/29/1941 | I'll be in the Army for a stretch | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
Victor | BS-068203 | 10-in. | 10/29/1941 | Where are you now? | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
Victor | BS-068499 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | We're gonna have to slap the dirty little Jap (And Uncle Sam's the guy who can do it) | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-072623 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | Buddy boy | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor, composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-073359 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | I betcha my heart I love you | Zeke Manners and his Gang | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-073360 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | The fightin' son-of-a-gun | Zeke Manners and his Gang | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-073361 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | When the blue moon turns to gold again | Zeke Manners and his Gang | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-073362 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | That's why I waited so long | Zeke Manners and his Gang | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-073624 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | I hung my head and cried | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-073625 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | There's a star spangled banner waving somewhere | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor, songwriter | |
Victor | BS-073626 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | When the roses bloom again | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-073627 | 10-in. | 3/20/1942 | (Darling, what I've thru) You'll never know | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-073628 | 10-in. | 3/20/1942 | (The moon and the water and) Miz O'Reilly's daughter | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed October 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 October 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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