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 (Results 26-45 of 45 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-45 of 45 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Emmett," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111341.

Miller, Emmett. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111341.

"Miller, Emmett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.