Leroy (musician)

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Leroy Miller
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Leroy Miller, former Smash Mouth guitarist, performing in the Centrum Arena at Southern Utah University.
Background information
Born (1965-02-19) February 19, 1965 (age 58)
Origin Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • programming
Years active1998–present
Labels Geffen, Hollywood, TML
Formerly of Smash Mouth
Website leroymillermusic.com

Kirk Leroy Miller professionally known as Leroy Miller (born February 19, 1965) [1] is an American musician from Spokane, Washington.

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Career

Leroy has had two songs that have been featured on the TV series Scrubs , and one on the series Arrested Development . His song "New World" was featured on the 10 Things I Hate About You soundtrack. His song "Good Time" was featured in the films Driven and Laurel Canyon . [2] In the summer of 2008, he joined Smash Mouth as a guitarist to replace Greg Camp, who had just left the band.

In 2003, he appeared on John Mayer's album Heavier Things , performing additional programming on the track "Split Screen Sadness".

Albums

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References

  1. "About — Leroy Miller". Leroymillermusic.com. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. Kirk Miller on discogs