Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)

Roger Dean Miller (2 de enero de 1936-25 de octubre de 1992) fue un cantante, compositor y músico Estadounidense de country, conocido por sus novelty songs honky tonky. Se le conoce también por canciones como «King of the Road», «Dang Me» y «England Swings», todas ellas de mediados de la década de 1960, era del Nashville sound. Roger Miller discography Roger and Out (1964) The Return of Roger Miller (1965) The 3rd Time Around (1965) Words and Music (1966) Walkin' in the Sunshine (1967) A Tender Look at Love (1968) Roger Miller (1969) Roger Miller Featuring Dang Me! (1969) A Trip in the Country (1970) Roger Miller 1970 (1970) Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven't Written Lately (1973) Celebration (1976) Painted Poetry (1977) Off the Wall (1978) Waterhole #3 (1978) Making a Name for Myself (1979) Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982) The Country Side of Roger Miller (1986) Green Green Grass of Home (1994) Released and recorded by Miller "Dang Me" (1964) "King of the Road" (1965) "England Swings" (1966) Recorded and released by other artists "Billy Bayou" – Jim Reeves (1958) "Don't We All Have the Right" – Ricky Van Shelton (1988) "Tall, Tall Trees" – Alan Jackson (1995) "Husbands and Wives" – Brooks & Dunn (1998) 1964 — Premios Grammy: Best Country Song: "Dang Me" 1964 — Premios Grammy: Best New Country and Western Artist 1964 — Premios Grammy: Best Country and Western Recording, Single: "Dang Me" 1964 — Premios Grammy: Best Country and Western Performance, Male: "Dang Me" 1964 — Premios Grammy: Best Country and Western Album: "Dang Me"/"Chug-a-Lug" 1965 — Jukebox Artist of the Year 1965 — Premios Grammy: Best Country Song: "King of the Road" 1965 — Premios Grammy: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: "King of the Road" 1965 — Premios Grammy: Best Country and Western Recording, Single: "King of the Road" 1965 — Premios Grammy: Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male: "King of the Road" 1965 — Premios Grammy: Best Contemporary (Rock 'N Roll), Single: "King of the Road" 1965 — Premios Grammy: 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" 1973 — Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1985 — Tony Award por Best Score and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics por 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" 2003 — CMT: 40 Greatest Men of Country Music: Ranked #23. «Roger Miller > Discography > Main Albums». Allmusic. Consultado el 11 de julio de 2010.  «Roger Miller». Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Archivado desde el original el 14 de junio de 2011. Consultado el 11 de julio de 2010.  Cooper, Daniel. (1998). "Roger Miller." In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Ed. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 347–8. All Roger Miller Songs Written and Released Episode of Quincy ME starring Roger Miller Archivado el 20 de febrero de 2009 en Wayback Machine. Roger Miller en Internet Movie Database (en inglés). Roger Miller en Internet Broadway Database (en inglés) Roger Miller Museum in Erick, Oklahoma Roger Miller interview on the Pop Chronicles Datos: Q712359 Multimedia: Roger Miller / Q712359