Best known for novelty songs like "King of the Road," Miller was also a serious songwriter who wrote ballads for artists such as Ray Price. Miller's '70 album A Trip in the Country is newly available.

Roger Miller was part Hank Williams, part Will Rogers, yet a wholly original talent with a densely populated mind from which sprang some of the most noteworthy and enduring songs of the 1960s. Amid ...

Equal parts genius and screwball, Roger Miller was one of the finest songwriters and most colorful characters to ever walk Nashville streets. (Or ride a motor scooter down them: In 1961, Miller, who ...

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The all-star celebration of the enduring legacy of Country Music Hall of Fame legend Roger Miller continues with a preview of two more outstanding cuts from the upcoming double-LP, King of the Road: A ...

Miller, who died in 1992, had a career that spanned three decades. A new 36-track tribute album features a very eclectic line-up, including Dolly Parton, Ringo Starr and actor John Goodman. This is ...

Today (December 2) would have been Roger Miller’s 89th birthday. Miller has a deep and varied discography. However, many remember him for his novelty songs. Tracks like “You Can’t Roller Skate in a ...

One of the more impressive sights in the Country Music Hall of Fame is the cluster of 11 Grammy Awards credited to Roger Miller, the first country act to shake up the awards show scene as a crossover ...

Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, Kris Kristofferson, Toby Keith and many more country icons will come together for a just-announced all-star concert celebrating the music and life of legendary artist ...

Renée Elise Goldsberry (1971) – American actress and singer, famous for her Tony Award-winning role in Hamilton. Glen Goins (1954) – American vocalist and guitarist, best known for his work with ...