Mitch Miller
Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American oboist, conductor, record producer and record industry executive. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor, and artist and repertoire (A&R) man. Miller was one of the most influential people in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the head of A&R at Columbia Records and as a best-selling recording artist with an NBC television series, Sing Along with Mitch. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in the early 1930s, Miller began his musical career as a player of the oboe and English horn, making numerous highly regarded classical and popular recordings. He was a choral conductor on television and a recordings executive. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 4, 1911 (Rochester), Died July 31, 2010 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: oboe, conductor
= 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 | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor | CS-018446 | 12-in. | 2/2/1938 | Sonata no. 6, in G minor | Mitch Miller ; Yella Pessl | Oboe and harpsichord duet | instrumentalist, oboe | |
Victor | CS-018447 | 12-in. | 2/2/1938 | Sonata no. 6, in G minor | Mitch Miller ; Yella Pessl | Oboe and harpsichord duet | instrumentalist, oboe | |
Decca | 73698 | 9/30/1946 | The story of the churkendoose, part 1 | Ray Bolger | conductor | |||
Decca | 73699 | 9/30/1946 | The story of the churkendoose, part 2 | Ray Bolger | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Mitch," accessed May 24, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116418.
Miller, Mitch. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116418.
"Miller, Mitch." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 24 May 2022.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Miller, Mitch - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90013145
Wikidata: Mitch Miller - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q709499
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34648507
MusicBrainz: Mitch Miller - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/99f8c41c-4edc-433c-8620-5e9b90f3c084
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.