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 - 1955

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 445 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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 composer, lyricist  
Victor BRC-72255 10-in. 4/7/1932 Charlie, the chiseller Eliot Everett Orchestra Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
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 composer, vocalist, lyricist  
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 vocalist, composer, lyricist  
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 composer, lyricist  
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 composer, lyricist  
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, vocalist, composer  
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  
(Results 26-50 of 445 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.

Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.

"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bob Miller

Discogs: Bob Miller

IMDb: Bob Miller

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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