Ned Miller
Ned Miller | |
|---|---|
Rains, Utah, U.S. | |
| Origin | Rains, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 2016 (aged 90)[2] Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1956–1970 |
| Labels | Fabor Capitol Republic |
Henry Ned Miller (April 12, 1925 – March 18, 2016) was an American
crossover hit in 1962 which reached Top 10 on the country music, adult contemporary, and Billboard Hot 100 charts
, as well as reaching No.2 in the UK charts. He had several more chart singles in his career, although none matched the success of "From a Jack to a King". He also composed and recorded "Invisible Tears".
Biography
Miller's start as a songwriter came when he was sixteen years old.[3] He later joined the United States Marine Corps, from which he was later discharged.
In 1956, both
gold disc.[5] It was a big hit also in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No.2 on the singles chart (spending four consecutive weeks there) and became the ninth best-selling single of 1963 in the U.K. in the process[6]
(making Miller the only American artist to reach the Top Ten best-sellers of the year in the U.K. that year).
Miller was not particularly interested in his singing career, and rarely toured owing to stage fright.[4] He gave up recording in the 1970s and soon moved to Prescott, Arizona, and later to Las Vegas, Nevada.[4]
Country music artist Ricky Van Shelton covered "From a Jack to a King" in the 1980s; his version reached Number One on the country music chart.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Country | U.S. | |||
| 1963 | From a Jack to a King | 50 | Fabor | |
| 1965 | Ned Miller Sings the Songs of Ned Miller | Capitol | ||
| The Best of Ned Miller | 28 | |||
| 1967 | Teardrop Lane | 22 | ||
| 1968 | In the Name of Love | |||
| 1970 | Ned Miller's Back | Republic | ||
| 1981 | From a Jack to a King | Plantation | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | U.S. Country | U.S. | U.S. AC
|
UK[7]
|
IRE | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Roll O' Rollin' Stone" | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only |
| "From a Jack to a King" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lights in the Street" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "Gypsy" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | "Ring the Bell for Johnny" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1961 | "Cold Grey Bars" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dark Moon" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "From a Jack to a King" (re-release) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | From a Jack to a King |
| 1963 | "One Among the Many" | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Another Fool Like Me" | 28 | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |
| "Big Love" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "Invisible Tears" | 13 | 131 | — | — | — | The Best |
| 1965 | "Do What You Do Do Well" | 7 | 52 | — | 48 | — | |
| "Two Voices, Two Shadows, Two Faces" | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Ned Miller | |
| "Whistle Walkin'" | 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Down the Street" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Lovin' Pains" | — | — | — | — | — | The Best |
| "Summer Roses" | 39 | — | — | — | — | Teardrop Lane | |
| "Teardrop Lane" | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Echo of the Pines" | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only |
| "Hobo" | 53 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "Only a Fool" | 61 | — | — | — | — | In the Name of Love |
| 1969 | "Autumn Winds" | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only |
| 1970 | "Breakin'" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lover's Song" | 39 | — | — | — | — | Ned Miller's Back | |
| "Back to Oklahoma" | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (3 May 2016). "Ned Miller, a Country Songwriter Who Gave Up Singing, is Dead at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d allmusic ((( Ned Miller > Biography )))
- ^ a b c "Ned Miller Biography". Oldies.com.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Sixties City - Pop Music Charts - Every Week Of The Sixties". Sixtiescity.net.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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