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Roger Miller
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Roger Miller

Roger Miller is a country rock artist from United States formed in 1957. 80 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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80
Releases
1964–2025
Active years
1957
Formed

Discography

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A Tender Look at Love cover

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A Tender Look at Love

1968 · 11 tracks

Singles & EPs

8

Live & compilations

16

Credits

1

Records Roger Miller worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

1

Releases by other artists featuring Roger Miller.

Featured tracks

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Collaborators

1

Community

More about Roger Miller

Roger Miller at a glance

Born in
Fort Worth
From
United States
Active since
1957
Instruments
guitar, percussion instrument, fiddle, voice
Labels
Columbia Records, RCA Records
Children
Dean Miller

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Roger Dean Miller (b. 2 Jan 1936 - d. 25 Oct 1992), was an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs. His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me" and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era. After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, penning such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later started a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the late-1960s, but continued to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "Old Friends" with Willie Nelson in 1982. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River, in which he also acted. Miller died from lung cancer in 1992, and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later.

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His songs continued to be recorded by younger artists, with covers of "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson and "Husbands and Wives" by Brooks & Dunn, each reaching the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The Roger Miller Museum in his home town serves as a tribute to Miller. Although usually grouped with country music singers, Miller's unique style defies easy classification. Many of his recordings were humorous novelty songs with whimsical lyrics, coupled with scat singing or vocalese riffs filled with nonsense syllables. Others were sincere ballads, which also caught the public's fancy, none more so than his signature song, "King of the Road." The biographical book Ain't Got No Cigarettes described Miller as an "uncategorizable talent", and stated that many regarded him as a genius. On his own personal style, Miller remarked that he "tried to do" things like other artists but that it "always came out different" so he got "frustrated" until realizing "I'm the only one that knows what I'm thinking." He commented that the favourite song that he wrote was "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd." Johnny Cash discussed Miller's bass vocal range in his 1997 autobiography. He commented that it was the closest to his own that he had heard.

Roger Miller in brief

How many Roger Miller releases are on Riffiter?
80 releases are catalogued, spanning 1964 to 2025.
When was Roger Miller formed?
Roger Miller formed in 1957, in United States.
What genre is Roger Miller?
Roger Miller is catalogued under Country Rock.
What is the most recent Roger Miller release on Riffiter?
Essential Classics, Vol. 836: Roger Miller, released in 2025.
Does Roger Miller have children?
Dean Miller is a child of Roger Miller on public record.