Roger Miller

Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 - October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, to mother Laudene Holt Miller and father Jean Miller, Roger, the youngest of three boys, was sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt, Elmer and Armelia Miller, in Oklahoma when his father died while Roger was just one year old.

Roger had a lonely and unhappy childhood. Heavily influenced by the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights and the Light Crust Doughboys on Fort Worth radio, he desperately wanted to be a singer-songwriter. When he was 17 he stole a guitar, but turned himself in and chose to join the army rather than go to jail. He later quipped "My education was Korea, Clash of 52."

On leaving the army he went to Nashville, to work on his music career. In 1959 he wrote his first number one song, "Billy Bayou" recorded by Jim Reeves.

In addition to 11 Grammy Awards, Roger Miller won Broadway's Tony award for writing the score for the musical "Big River."

He was voted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1995. In Erick, Oklahoma where he grew up, a thoroughfare was renamed "Roger Miller Boulevard."

Roger Miller died of cancer.

Roger Millers' best known songs:

  • "King of the Road"
  • "Chug-a-Lug"
  • "Little Green Apples"
  • "Dang Me"
  • "England Swings"
  • "Engine Engine Number Nine"
  • "In the Summer Time"
  • "Do-Wacka-Do"
  • "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd"

Awards:

  • 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country Song: "Dang Me"
  • 1964 - Grammy Award: Best New Country and Western Artist
  • 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Recording, Single: "Dang Me"
  • 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Performance, Male: "Dang Me"
  • 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Album: "Dang Me"/"Chug-a-Lug"
  • 1965 - Jukebox Artist of the Year
  • 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country Song: "King of the Road"
  • 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: "King of the Road"
  • 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Recording, Single: "King of the Road"
  • 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male: "King of the Road"
  • 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Contemporary (Rock 'N Roll), Single: "King of the Road"
  • 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Album: "The Return of Roger Miller"
  • 1965 - Academy of Country and Western Music: "Best Songwriter"
  • 1965 - Academy of Country and Western Music: "Man of the Year"
  • 1985 - Tony Award : Best Score: "Big River"
  • 1988 - Academy of Country Music: Pioneer Award
  • 1995 - Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 1997 - Grammy Hall of Fame Song : "Dang Me"
  • 1998 - Grammy Hall of Fame Song : "King Of The Road"


More about Roger can be found on the official Roger Miller Website (http://www.rogermiller.com/)


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Roger had a lonely and unhappy childhood. When she was dumped by her record company Epic Records, Mandy signed with Warner Brothers Records. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, to mother Laudene Holt Miller and father Jean Miller, Roger, the youngest of three boys, was sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt, Elmer and Armelia Miller, in Oklahoma when his father died while Roger was just one year old. Her first single off the album is "Have a Little Faith in Me." A video was made for the song "Drop the Pilot", and supposedly released as a single somewhere in South America. Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 - October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Moore returned to her music and released a fourth album titled Coverage (2003), an album consisting entirely of covers of old songs that Moore was influenced by as a child, and songs she recently discovered. 1998 - Grammy Hall of Fame Song : "King Of The Road". Upcoming roles include the movies Romance & Cigarettes and Racing Stripes (voice).

1997 - Grammy Hall of Fame Song : "Dang Me". Her other movies include box office flop Chasing Liberty (2004) and religious satire Saved! (2004). 1995 - Country Music Hall of Fame. Macon (Ford) comes along and restores Halley's faith in finding happiness when in love. 1988 - Academy of Country Music: Pioneer Award. Halley is a troubled teen who decides to abandon love after witnessing her parents' (Janney and Gallagher as Lydia and Len) divorce, her best friend's (Holden as Scarlett) unexpected incident, and her sister's rocky engagement. 1985 - Tony Award : Best Score: "Big River". Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Alexandra Holden, and Trent Ford also star.

1965 - Academy of Country and Western Music: "Man of the Year". In her fifth movie release, she stars as Halley Martin in How to Deal (2003). 1965 - Academy of Country and Western Music: "Best Songwriter". The soundtrack featured four songs by Mandy (Cry, Someday We'll Know, It's Gonna Be Love, and Only Hope). 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Album: "The Return of Roger Miller". Although the movie was by no means a critical hit, it did cement Moore's status as a genuine actress. 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Contemporary (Rock 'N Roll), Single: "King of the Road". The movie, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, revolves around the developing romance between social outcast and devout Christian, Jamie, and West as bad boy Landon Carter.

1965 - Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male: "King of the Road". Shortly after the release of her album, Moore portrayed Jamie Sullivan, her first starring role, opposite Shane West in A Walk to Remember (2002). 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Recording, Single: "King of the Road". This album also showed her more mature and developed voice, in comparison to her past releases. 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: "King of the Road". were "In My Pocket," "Crush," and "Cry." The songs "17" and "Saturate Me" were both released as singles overseas. 1965 - Grammy Award: Best Country Song: "King of the Road". The singles from Mandy Moore (2001) released in the U.S.

1965 - Jukebox Artist of the Year. Next, Moore released a self-titled album. 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Album: "Dang Me"/"Chug-a-Lug". The song, "Stupid Cupid," can also be found on the movie's soundtrack. 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Performance, Male: "Dang Me". (Previously she had appeared in the straight-to-video children's movie "Magic Al and the Mind Factory" and had done a voice role for "Dr. Doolittle 2".) In the movie, Moore, as Lana, performs with friends Anna and Fontana. 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country and Western Recording, Single: "Dang Me". Moore ventured into Hollywood when she appeared in a small part as a mean, blonde, popular cheerleader Lana Thomas opposite Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews in the movie The Princess Diaries (2001).

1964 - Grammy Award: Best New Country and Western Artist. I Wanna Be With You spawned the hit "I Wanna Be With You", which was featured in the movie Center Stage. 1964 - Grammy Award: Best Country Song: "Dang Me". The second single was "Walk Me Home". Her second CD effort, I Wanna Be With You (2000) featured both new material and a few tracks from "So Real". "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd". The first single, "Candy", from the CD So Real (1999), was released when Moore was only 15 years old and is an example of the kiddy-Britney-Spears-pop-wave that dominated most of the charts in 1999 and 2000. "Do-Wacka-Do". In between releasing albums, she attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs.

"In the Summer Time". She was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, but grew up in Seminole County, Florida, outside Orlando. "Engine Engine Number Nine". Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American pop singer and actress. "England Swings". So Real (1999). "Dang Me". I Wanna Be With You (2000).

"Little Green Apples". Mandy Moore (2001). "Chug-a-Lug". Coverage (2003). "King of the Road". Best Of (2004). as Girl Bear Cub (voice).

Dolittle 2 (2001) .. Dr. as Lana Thomas. The Princess Diaries (2001) ..

as Jamie Sullivan. A Walk to Remember (2002) .. as Lisa. All I Want aka Try Seventeen (2002) ..

as Aeris Gainsborough. Kingdom Hearts (2002) .. as Halley Martin. How to Deal (2003) ..

as Anna Foster. Chasing Liberty (2004) .. as Hilary Faye. Saved! (2004) ..

as Female Horse, Sandy (voice). Racing Stripes (2005) ..