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Roger Miller

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ComposerLyricist 1936–1992 On stage 1944–1953

Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings". After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the U.S. Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, writing such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s, continuing to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top-20 country hit "Old Friends" with Price and Willie Nelson in 1982. He also…

On stage 2 productions, 9 years

1944 Jackpot Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Lauretta Jefferson 69 perf.
1953 John Brown's Body New Century Theatre · Original 65 perf.

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Big River
Big River

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In the literature4 passages

  • Thus he’s the one who suggested that Huck Finn would not be well served by the usual Broadway composers and lyricists, but by pop songwriter Roger Miller. This proposal was met with a number of raised eyebrows; Miller had an eccentric bent, as was witnessed by his novelty hits “Dang Me” and “You Can’t Roller-Skate in a Buffalo Herd.” On t…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • BIG RIVER Book, William Hauptman; Adapted from the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain; Music and Lyrics, Roger Miller; Director, Michael Greig; Choreographer, Janet Watson; Stage Movement and Fights, B, H. Barry; Scenery, Heidi Landesman; Costumes, Patricia McGourty; Lighting, Richard Riddell; Sound, Otts Munderloh;…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1987-88 Season, v. 44 (Willis).txt
  • and Lyrics, Roger Miller; Book, William Hauptman; Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain; Director and Choreographer, Jeff Calhoun; Music Director, Steven Landau; Scenic Design, Ray Klausen; Costume Design, David R. Zyla;theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt
  • drama Charlotte Sweet (1982). Tolan provided both music and lyrics for his revue, while Colby wrote the all-lyrics libretto for Charlotte Sweet with music by Gerald Jay Markoe. Many dismissed Roger Miller’s songs for Big River (1985) as too country western for Broadway, but Miller’s score has some fine lyric work with exemplary character…theatre-pdfs/Word Crazy-Broadway Lyricists (Hischak).txt

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