Dean Miller
Dean Miller | |
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Birth name | Roger Dean Miller Jr. |
Born | October 15, 1965 |
Origin | 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.
Biography
Although born in Los Angeles, Dean Miller was also raised in
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
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
Title | Album details |
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Dean Miller |
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Platinum |
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'Til You Stop Getting Up |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Stay EP |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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1997 | "Nowhere, USA" | 54 | Dean 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" | 58 | Just 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
Year | Video | Director |
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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 |
References
- ^ a b c Bernstein, Joel. "Dean Miller makes his own path". Country Standard Time. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Ankeny, Jason. "Dean Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (December 7, 2002). "Words & Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 49. p. 68.
- ^ CMT.com. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
- CMT.com. October 1, 2005. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved February 21, 2014.