Emmett Miller

Emmett Miller (February 2, 1900 – March 29, 1962) was an American minstrel show performer and recording artist known for his falsetto, yodel-like voice. Miller was a major influence on many country music singers, including Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Tommy Duncan, and Merle Haggard. His music provides a link among old-time Southern music, minstrelsy, jazz, and Western swing.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1900 (Macon), Died February 28, 1962 (Macon)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, leader, author, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-0277	10-in.	9/1/1936	I ain't got nobody	Gene Cobb ; Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and dialogue	vocalist, leader, speaker
Victor	BS-0278	10-in.	9/1/1936	The gypsy	Gene Cobb ; Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Dialogue, with jazz/dance band	composer, leader, speaker
Victor	BS-0279	10-in.	9/1/1936	Anytime	Gene Cobb ; Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and dialogue	vocalist, leader, speaker
Victor	BS-0280	10-in.	9/1/1936	Right or wrong	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
OKeh	9324	10-in.	Sept. 1925	You're just the girl for me	Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer
OKeh	9325	10-in.	Sept. 1925	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now)	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	9326	10-in.	Sept. 1925	Lovesick blues	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	9327	10-in.	Sept. 1925	I never had the blues (Until I left old Dixie Land)	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	S-72936	10-in.	10/25/1924	Anytime	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	S-72960	10-in.	11/7/1924	The pickaninnies' paradise	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W400015	10-in.	1/15/1928	Thousand frogs on a log	Roy Cowan ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with piano	speaker, author
OKeh	W400016	10-in.	1/15/1928	Brother Bill	Roy Cowan ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with piano	speaker, author
OKeh	W400017	10-in.	1/15/1928	On the rock pile	Emmett Miller	Comic monologue, with piano	speaker
OKeh	W400037	10-in.	1/21/1928	Sam and his family	Roy Cowan ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with jazz/dance quartet	speaker, author
OKeh	W400038	10-in.	1/21/1928	Hungry Sam	Roy Cowan ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with jazz/dance quartet	speaker, author
OKeh	W400781	10-in.	6/12/1928	God's river blues	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, leader
OKeh	W400782	10-in.	6/12/1928	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Dan Fitch ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and comic dialogue, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W400783	10-in.	6/12/1928	Lovesick blues	Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and comic dialogue, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W400784	10-in.	6/12/1928	The lion tamers	Dan Fitch ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with jazz/dance ensemble	speaker, composer
OKeh	W401060	10-in.	8/9/1928	Anytime	Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and dialogue, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W401061	10-in.	8/9/1928	St. Louis blues	Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
OKeh	W401116	10-in.	9/14/1928	Take your tomorrow (And give me to-day)	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W401117	10-in.	9/14/1928	Dusky stevedore	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W401509	10-in.	1/8/1929	I ain't gonna give nobody none o' this jelly roll	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W401510	10-in.	1/8/1929	(I got a woman crazy for me) She's funny that way	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W401511	10-in.	1/8/1929	You lose	Charles Chiles ; Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with jazz/dance band	speaker
OKeh	W401546	10-in.	1/19/1929	Right or wrong	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W401547	10-in.	1/19/1929	That's the good old sunny South	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W401548	10-in.	1/19/1929	You're the cream in my coffee	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W402932	10-in.	9/5/1929	Lovin' Sam (The sheik of Alabam')	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
OKeh	W402933	10-in.	9/5/1929	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now)	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
OKeh	W402934	10-in.	9/5/1929	The ghost of the St. Louis blues	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller ; Phil Pavey	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W402948	10-in.	9/12/1929	Sweet mamma (Papa's getting mad)	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
OKeh	W402949	10-in.	9/12/1929	The pickaninnies' paradise	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
OKeh	W402950	10-in.	9/12/1929	The blues singer (From Alabama)	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
OKeh	W402988	10-in.	9/24/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W402989	10-in.	9/24/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W402992	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W402997	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W402998	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W402999	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W404487	10-in.	10/17/1930	Sam and Bill at the graveyard	Pick Maloney ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with piano	speaker
OKeh	W404488	10-in.	10/17/1930	The licker taster	Pick Maloney ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with piano	speaker
OKeh	W404489	10-in.	10/17/1930	Sam's new job	Pick Maloney ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with piano	speaker
OKeh	W404490	10-in.	10/17/1930	Sam's new job	Pick Maloney ; Emmett Miller	Comic dialogue, with piano	speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Emmett," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111341.

Miller, Emmett. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111341.

"Miller, Emmett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.