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Roger Miller

Active

1950s - 1990s

Born

January 2, 1936 in Fort Worth, TX

Died

October 25, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre

Country Comedy/Spoken Children's

Styles

Country-Pop Honky Tonk Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan Traditional Country Country Comedy Comedy Novelty

Also Known As

Roger Dean Miller
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Roger Miller

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Quirky singer and songwriter with a catalog of country standards that is truly astounding in scope, including the immortal "King of the Road."
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