Dean Miller

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Dean Miller
Birth nameRoger Dean Miller Jr.
Born (1965-10-15) October 15, 1965 (age 58)
Origin Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, Music Producer
Years active1997–present
Labels Capitol, Universal South, Koch/Audium

Roger Dean Miller Jr. (born October 15, 1965) [1] is an American country singer, songwriter and music producer known professionally as Dean Miller. He is the son of Roger Miller, a country pop artist who had several hit singles from the 1960s through the 1980s. Dean Miller has recorded four studio albums (one of which was not released), in addition to charting four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts and writing singles for Trace Adkins and Terri Clark. His highest-peaking single as a performer was "Nowhere, USA", which reached No. 54 in 1997. He has had many songs recorded by artists including George Jones, Trisha Yearwood, and Jamey Johnson. Dean has produced music with some of the biggest names in music, including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and many more.

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Biography

Although born in Los Angeles, Dean Miller was also raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico and San Antonio, Texas. [2] He got his musical start in local clubs around Santa Fe, before moving back to Los Angeles in the early 1980s and joining a band called the Sarcastic Hillbillies. [2] At the same time, he attended college, in addition to briefly pursuing a career in acting. [1] [2] Miller later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked as a staff songwriter for Sony/Tree Publishing, and later various other staff songwriter positions.

By 1995, he was signed to the Nashville division of Capitol Records Nashville. Two years later, his eponymous debut album was released on the Capitol label. The lead-off single "Nowhere, USA" received significant airplay in Chicago even before its release date; [1] however, it and two additional singles failed to reach Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Another single, "Wake Up and Smell the Whiskey", was co-written and previously recorded by Brett James, who would later become a popular Nashville songwriter in the 2000s. Miller parted ways with Capitol not long afterward. [2] In 2000, two country artists charted with singles that Miller co-wrote: Terri Clark's "A Little Gasoline" and Trace Adkins's "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway".

In 2002, Miller signed to the newly formed Universal South Records, where he recorded his second album, Just Me. The lead-off single "Love Is a Game" peaked at No. 58, but the album was never released. Universal also released a rendition of "Old Toy Trains", which Roger had written for Dean when he was two years old; this version included Roger's vocals dubbed in on the chorus. [3] Miller later left Universal South's roster as well. [4]

Miller signed to the country music division of Koch Entertainment in 2005. His third album, titled Platinum, was released that same year. [4] This album included the track "Right Now", which the band Rushlow had previously recorded as the title track of their 2003 debut album, as well as the non-charting single "Hard Love". Koch Entertainment closed its country division in 2005, however, and Miller was yet again without a record deal. [5]

Dean has produced music with some of the biggest names in music, including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and many more.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Dean Miller
Platinum
  • Release date: September 6, 2005
  • Label: Audium/Koch
'Til You Stop Getting Up
  • Release date: July 8, 2014
  • Label: Off The Verge

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Stay EP
  • Release date: December 10, 2013
  • Label: Off the Verge

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
1997"Nowhere, USA"54Dean Miller
"My Heart's Broke Down (But My Mind's Made Up)"67
1998"Wake Up and Smell the Whiskey"57
2002"Love Is a Game"58Just Me
"Old Toy Trains" (with Roger Miller)—single only
2003"The Gun Ain't Loaded (But I Am)"—Just Me
2004"Carry My Kisses"—
2005"Hard Love"—Platinum
2014"Begging for a Bullet"— 'Til You Stop Getting Up
"M Song"—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1997"Nowhere, USA"
2005"Hard Love"Dale Resteghini
2014"Til You Stop Getting Up" [6] Dean Miller
2018"Are You Ready for Some Hanky Panky?"Jim Phelan

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bernstein, Joel. "Dean Miller makes his own path". Country Standard Time. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ankeny, Jason. "Dean Miller". AllMusic . Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  3. ↑ Bessman, Jim (December 7, 2002). "Words & Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 49. p. 68.
  4. 1 2 Morris, Edward (September 2, 2005). "For Dean Miller, It's Out-of-the-Box Platinum". CMT.com . Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Koch Entertainment Closes Country Division". CMT.com . October 1, 2005. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  6. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Dean Miller : Til You Stop Getting Up". Country Music Television . Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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