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Mitch Miller

1911 - 2010

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Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor and artists and repertoire (A&R) man. Miller was one of the most influential people in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the head of A&R at Columbia Records and as a best-selling recording artist with an NBC television series, Sing Along with Mitch. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in the early 1930s, Miller began his musical career as a player of the oboe and English horn, making numerous highly regarded classical and popular recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Mitch Miller is the 2,342nd most popular singer (down from 2,159th in 2024), the 12,746th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,639th in 2019) and the 659th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mitch Miller ranks 2,342 out of 4,381. Before him are Elizabeth Fraser, Arca, Anuradha Paudwal, Tasmin Archer, Roxanne Seeman, and Eddie Kendricks. After him are Emin Agalarov, Lykke Li, Ian Brown, Julie Covington, Nina Åström, and Wilfried.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Mitch Miller ranks 390. Before him are Rezső Somlai, Hugh Marlowe, Kristian Henriksen, Hank Greenberg, Anthony Boucher, and Fe del Mundo. After him are Harry Golombek, Jean Muir, Amelia Boynton Robinson, Sybille Bedford, Joseph Pevney, and Zubeida. Among people deceased in 2010, Mitch Miller ranks 448. Before him are Ted Sorensen, Juanita M. Kreps, Alex Chilton, Bobby Charles, Maciej Płażyński, and Arne Nordheim. After him are Malcolm Allison, Khattiya Sawasdipol, Jerry Bock, Dorothy Provine, Nan Martin, and Ravindra Kelekar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mitch Miller ranks 12,750 out of 20,380. Before him are Roxanne Seeman (1954), Madeline Manning (1948), Bobby Lashley (1976), Eddie Kendricks (1939), Bernard Bailyn (1922), and Andrew Jackson Downing (1815). After him are Austin Nichols (1980), Elsie Janis (1889), Carmel Myers (1899), Imogene Coca (1908), Bill Wheatley (1909), and Brian Lewis (1974).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mitch Miller ranks 659. Before him are Blake Shelton (1976), Amy Grant (1960), Andrew Wood (1966), Ellie Greenwich (1940), Roxanne Seeman (1954), and Eddie Kendricks (1939). After him are Maria Ewing (1950), Jeremy Zucker (1996), Stacey Kent (1965), Roddy Ricch (1998), Jam Master Jay (1965), and Marcus Mumford (1987).

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