![]() ![]() 26 on the Hot 100 the Top 20 hit, I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone) and the tracks My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died and Miller's take on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel his two albums from 1967, Walkin' In The Sunshine, with the top 10 country title track and Waterhole #3 (Code Of The West), the soundtrack to the James Coburn-starring Western comedy film of the same name which saw Miller collaborating with jazz composers Dave Grusin and Robert Wells for an orchestrated pop-western style exemplified in the Top 200 crossover hit, The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West). The digital album releases will also include Miller 1966's Words And Music, with the four notable singles Husbands And Wives, which peaked at No. In all, 12 albums will be made available throughout the summer months, including three of Miller's biggest records: 1964's Roger And Out (later to become known as Dang Me) and 1965's The Return Of Roger Miller and The 3rd Time Around. I hope these songs bring you a laugh, a tear, but most of all, a smile." ![]() "As I revisit his wonderful catalogue of songs, I'm reminded how much I like hearing his light-hearted ones like Hey Would You Hold It Down? as well as how poignant his ballads are. "I'm excited that these classic albums of Rogers are being made available digitally for all to enjoy," said Miller's widow, Mary Miller. Three albums will be released once a month throughout August, starting with 1970's A Trip In Country, Miller's recordings of hit country songs he wrote for George Jones, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price and others 1979's Making A Name For Myself, featuring his single The Hat which he memorably performed on The Muppet Show, and 1985's eponymous Roger Miller, featuring his recording of River In The Rain which he wrote for the seven Tony Award-winning play, Big River and his last-ever single, Some Hearts Get All The Breaks. 1 country hit with the song in 1995, the year Miller was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Nearly 40 years later, and three years after Miller tragically passed away following a short battle with lung cancer, Alan Jackson had a No. The year 2022 marks 65 years since Roger Miller first burst onto the Nashville songwriter's scene in 1957 with his big break when then-rising country star George Jones recorded and released Tall, Tall Trees, which they co-wrote together on a road trip to Texas. On the strength of the back-to-back hits Dang Me and Chug-A-Lug, the album was a smash and set the stage for a peerless career that included 11 Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, Academy of Country Music's Pioneer Award, multiple hit records, several movie soundtracks, a television show, induction into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and so much more. Best known for his chart-topping hits King of the Road, Dang Me, Chug-A-Lug and England Swings from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era, Miller released his debut album, Roger And Out, in 1964 on Smash Records after several years of playing with, and becoming a hit songwriter for country greats like George Jones, Jimmy Dean, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, and Faron Young, along with releasing a dozen singles of his own. Over the course of his wildly successful four-decade long career, Country Music Hall of Famer, Roger Miller, recorded and released hundreds of songs across 19 studio albums, including a remarkable 52 singles. To honour Roger Miller’s life, legacy and timeless music, Capitol Nashville/UMe will be making several of his classic albums available digitally for streaming and download for the first time ever.
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