Roger Miller
Sign in to saveAmerican country musician (1936–1992)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936-01-02
- Died
- 1992-10-25
- Works
- 72
Top works
- Miami Valley's marvelous motor cars
- Economics Today
- Business Law Today, Standard
- Business Law Today, the Essentials
- Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition
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Film & TV
Acting · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and 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…
Known for
- Austin City Limits: Country2001
- Lucky Luke — Jolly Jumper / Narrator (voice)1992
- Lucky Luke — Jolly Jumper1991
- A Handful of Dust — Vicar1988
- A Statlers Christmas Present — Self - Special Guest1985
- Murder, She Wrote — Sheriff1984
- The Trolls and the Christmas Express — Narrator (voice)1981
- Solid Gold — Self1980
- Mickey's 50 — Self1978
- Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey — Speiltoe / Narrator (voice)1977
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 513,985
- Total plays
- 4,401,330
Tags
countryfolkclassic countryoldiessinger-songwriter
Roger Miller is a name of at least two musicians: 1. A country music singer/songwriter from Oklahoma, USA 2. An alternative rock singer/songwriter from Massachusetts, USA 1) 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 e
Key dates
- Born
- 2 January 1936
- Died
- 25 October 1992
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dean
- Family name
- Miller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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1936 births1992 deaths20th-century American composers20th-century American drummers20th-century American fiddlers20th-century American guitarists20th-century American male composers20th-century American male singers20th-century American singer-songwritersAmerican acoustic guitaristsAmerican country drummersAmerican country fiddlers