Wikio - Roger Miller

Jerry Kennedy: Witnessing History, Savoring Life (Cybergrass)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:53:56 GMT

... as one of the most influential producers in Nashville, with Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller and the Statler Brothers among his clients. They go beyond his accomplishments as VP in charge of Country Music for the Nashville division of Mercury Records from 1969 to 1984, as an A&R executive who was among the first to hear hints of greatness in the young Reba McEntire and Dolly...

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This is the sort of thing ... (Books, Inq.)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:00 GMT

... you usually see denounced on the editorial page: Passages to India: A Paper’s Radical Survival Tactic . (Hat tip, Roger Miller.)

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Jerry Cole: Surf guitarist (The Independent)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:01 GMT

... under a variety of names. Cole worked on the road for Andy Williams for three years and Roger Miller for five.In 1966, Brian Wilson recorded the backing tracks for Pet Sounds while the other Beach Boys were on tour, and Cole played on "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Sloop John B". He was also used on the Beach Boys album 15 Big Ones (1976), which was around the time he was working with...

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Questionable Corner: Mission Of Burma (Pop Tarts Suck Toasted)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:45:00 GMT

... Friday night by playing their classic album Vs. in it's entirety! I had a chance to catch up with Roger Miller about what it's like playing their classics to audiences over 20-years since they were first released!!!PTST: For your most recent tour you guys have been going back and forth playing Vs. and Signals, Calls and Marches, which one do you guys like playing more?Roger:...

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Literary litigation ... (Books, Inq.)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

... that seems a nice way to start the day: Literary Agent Sues Sites for Ruining Her Reputation . (Hat tip, Roger Miller.) I think I linked that list of the worst agents once. Oh, well.

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Attention, newsroom managers ... (Books, Inq.)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

... NPR.org Expands Book Coverage . (Hat tip, Roger Miller.)

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Talk about aging fast ... (Books, Inq.)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:39:00 GMT

... this poor guy had nine years tacked on between the headline and the opening paragraph: Ed Arno, Cartoonist of New Yorker Whimsy, Is Dead at 83 . (Hat tip, Roger Miller.)

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We're finally going to England! (CathiefromCanada)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:23:00 GMT

Roger Miller - England Swings Yes, on Saturday we're flying off to Merrie Olde England -- first London, then Edinburgh, for two weeks in all. This was the trip which I had to cancel two years ago because of my car accident. My sister has us all organized for day trips to Stonehenge and Stratford and Windsor Castle and Jack the Ripper's London and all that, and we also want to see the...

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Samuel Eto'o keeps transfer plans under wraps (Afriquenligne)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:33:20 GMT

... adding that being a role model to young soccer enthusiasts was a privilege."If it was not for Roger Miller's inspiration, I wouldn't be a football star today," said Eto'o who earned his first cap with the Cameroonian national team at the age of 15.Turning to the 2010 FIFA World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match in Yaounde, which saw Cameroon pip a determined Tanzania 2-1,...

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Roger Miller - You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd (Today's Blog Music)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:31:16 GMT

in post All My Bass Are Belong To Texas from Who Needs Radio? .

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Mission of Burma @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics (night 1) (Brooklyn Vegan)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:26:36 GMT

... Fight Song," "Max Ernst," and of course the highly covered "That's when I reach for my revolver." Roger Miller rocked like a twenty year old punker using some crazy custom pedals, which made his guitar screech and wail along side of Bob Weston's tape manipulations and Peter Prescott's precision drumming. The band had the crowd jumping up and down and signing along with all the tunes...

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Mission of Burma kick off tour, perform albums - win tix (Brooklyn Vegan)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:53:47 GMT

... and an idea totally worth stealing and repeating. Seemed to me we were of like-mind on the matter. Roger Miller: I can't recall exactly, but I think (MoB manager and Fenway Recordings head honcho) Mark Kates suggested it. It's that "Don't Look Back" idea that the ATP festival started, where bands perform their classic albums. It just kind of made sense given the reissues. We certainly...

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video from versus (dennis crommett)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:39:00 GMT

here's a streaming video of the cover song round of this past week's versus event (see below for more info). it's a beatbox/reggae/caribbean version of roger miller's "king of the road," with philip on lead vocals. i'm in the shot most of the time; that's me with blake 's stratocaster.

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Interview + Giveaway: Mission of Burma (Bradley's Almanac)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:44:00 GMT

Q: So how did the idea of running through each album over two nights come about? Obviously the recent played a part, but were you all into the idea initially, or was anyone resistant'Clint Conley: The idea first arose when we were asked to do "vs" at the . That seemed quite an honor, and an idea totally worth stealing and repeating. Seemed to me we were of like-mind on the matter.Roger Miller:...

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Backyard Tire Fire - King of the Road (Roger Miller) (Today's Blog Music)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:29:10 GMT

in post Daily Downloads (Robyn Hitchcock, Drive-By Truckers, and more) from Largehearted Boy .

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Daily Downloads (Robyn Hitchcock, Drive-By Truckers, and more) (Largehearted Boy)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:15:11 GMT

Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Backyard Tire Fire: 2008-05-25, Chillicothe [mp3,ogg,flac] "King of the Road (Roger Miller cover)" [mp3] other Backyard Tire Fire music blog posts at Largehearted Boy Dark Meat: 2007-09-08, Pioneertown [mp3,ogg,flac] "Three Eyes Open" [mp3] other...

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Jerry Cole, 68; guitarist, songwriter recorded surf music albums (LA Times)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

... albums under a variety of names. Cole went in a country-rock direction after session work with Roger Miller and country singers Chuck Howard and Susie Allanson, Allmusic reported. In 2004, Cole was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.In addition to Gale, whom he married in 1984, Cole is survived by daughters Monique and Katrina and a son, Cane. A celebration of his life will...

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Mission Of Burma’s European Vacation (Matablog)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:49:17 GMT

Mission Of Burma (shown above, performing ‘The Obliterati’’s “Donna Sumeria” at last weekend’s Primavera Sound in Barcelona) are touring Europe as of this writing, and Roger Miller’s been chronicling the band’s adventures over at Burma’s MySpace page. My personal favorite passage would be Roger’s critique of Devo’s Primvera set : I soldiered on until midnight (6 [...]

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The Muppet Show – Season 3: DVD Review (Blogger News Network)

Fri, 30 May 2008 23:49:26 GMT

... in all his tacky and flamboyant glory – yes, my dear child, he was about as gay as it gets - Roger Miller singing a number with a backup chorus of guitar-picking watermelons… Yes, variety musical shows didn’t come with a more surreal sensibility than the Muppet Show. They also gave a good workout to all sorts of music-hall sing-along ballads, the popular music of the last half-century...

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The Muppet Show, Season 3 (MousePlanet)

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

... Lesley Ann Warren, Danny Kaye, Spike Milligan, Leslie Uggams, Elke Sommers, Sylvester Stallone, Roger Miller, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Lynn Redgrave, and Cheryl Ladd.There are some definite highlights in the group. The episode with Alice Cooper includes a running gag that Alice is trying to get Kermit to sell his soul to the devil. I wonder who had the idea for being on the...

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