Bill Miller (musician)

Bill Miller ( born January 23, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter and flautist of Indian descent.

Bill Miller's The Last Stand (2008) commemorates the Battle of Little Bighorn of the Great Sioux War of 1876 / 77th 2004 appeared Spirit Rain and Cedar Dream Songs, a blend of Western Music, Native American folk and blues. For Cedar Dream Songs he received the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album. This instrumental CD contains nine tracks that are played on a Native American Flute. In Spirit Rain he goes back to his roots. In songs like I Believe and Love Sustained he sings about life. In instrumentals like Approaching Thunder, Sun Dog and Red Heart Sky he plays on an Indian flute, 1st Dream is a Chant and Drum Song, by members of the Ho-Chunk Indians. For Ghost Dance, he received the 2000 Native American Music Award.

He is the son mohican - German parents and grew up in Mahicanuk Reserve. His Indian name, Fush -Ya Heay Ka, means bird song.

Albums

• Dustbowl Children (1990 )
• The Red Road ( 1993)
• Raven In The Snow ( 1995)
• Native Suite - Chants, Dances and the Remembered Earth ( 1996)
• Ghost Dance (1999)
• The Art Of Survival (2000)
• Reservation Road Live (2000)
• Loon, Mountain and Moon (2000)
• Spirit Rain ( 2002)
• A Sacred Gift ( 2002)
• Cedar Dream Songs ( 2004)
• Spirit Songs: The Best of Bill Miller ( 2004)
• The Last Stand (2008)
• Spirit Wind North (2009)

Awards

He received a Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album and five Nammys ( Native American Music Award) for Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, for the Album of the Year and Song of the Year.