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Roger Miller

1936 - 1992

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Roger Miller is the 2,146th most popular musician (down from 2,032nd in 2024), the 11,503rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,546th in 2019) and the 859th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Miller ranks 2,146 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Winter, Paulo Jr., Iva Bittová, DJ Hell, Cristina Branco, and Josh Homme. After him are Mikel Herzog, Kelly Johnson, Leslie Bricusse, Naomi Munakata, Dominic Howard, and WestBam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Roger Miller ranks 541. Before him are Al Attles, Edward C. Stone, Nils Nilsson, Barbara Jordan, Charlie Daniels, and Shelley Morrison. After him are Andrew Davies, Rosa María Britton, John Tchicai, Adrian Smith, Mihály Fülöp, and Peter Duesberg. Among people deceased in 1992, Roger Miller ranks 265. Before him are Al Parker, Mae Clarke, Norvel Lee, George Murphy, John Anderson, and Antoni Zygmund. After him are Bill Williams, Lona Andre, Robert Reed, Roy Acuff, Molly Picon, and Cleavon Little.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger Miller ranks 11,505 out of 20,380. Before him are Josh Homme (1973), Ralph Bishop (1915), Casey Calvert (1990), Alfred Lindley (1904), William Keighley (1889), and Lisa Franchetti (1964). After him are Sydney Schanberg (1934), Gillian Flynn (1971), Dan Bilzerian (1980), Robert Wrenn (1873), Lillian Wald (1867), and Thora Birch (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Roger Miller ranks 859. Before him are Peter Erskine (1954), Les Baxter (1922), Mose Allison (1927), Mitch Lucker (1984), Paul Winter (1939), and Josh Homme (1973). After him are Bill Laswell (1955), Criss Oliva (1963), Uri Caine (1956), Yip Harburg (1896), Patricia Barber (1955), and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964).

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