Frankie Miller (country musician)
Frankie Miller ( born December 17, 1930 in Victoria, Texas) is an American country musician. Miller's best-known title is Blackland Farmer.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums
Life
Childhood and youth
Frankie Miller was born in 1930 in Victoria ( according to some sources in 1931 ). Although Miller already sang as a young child, he was interested only in his youth by Hank Williams for country music. As a teenager, he got a football scholarship at a college. During this time, Miller also founded his own band, the Drifting Texans who moderated own radio show on knal.
Career
While Miller in Houston, Texas, worked, became aware of Gilt- Edge Records on Miller and took him under contract in 1951. After Miller had recorded a total of twelve titles however, he was appointed to the U.S. Army to fight in the Korean War.
Miller returned two years later with the " Bronze Star" awarded to the USA. In 1954 he signed with Columbia Records. Nevertheless, none of its singles reached the charts in 1955 rehearsed and Columbia did not renew the contract in 1956, probably due to the triumphal march of rock ' n ' roll. Miller then began to tour through Texas and to appear on radio, including the Cowtown Hoedown in Fort Worth, Texas. He also played a few minor plates for small local labels.
Don Pierce, owner of Starday Records, was one of the few been, who had seen Miller's early recordings in Gilt- Edge and therefore took him under contract in 1959. Miller put his talent immediately with Blackland Farmer proof, because the song reached 1959, the top five on the Billboard country charts. The single was over the years into a popular star of Days titles. With Family Man Miller recorded a connection success and the magazine Cashbox awarded him as the " Most Promising Country Artist" in 1960. He joined the ensemble of the Louisiana Hayride and kicked several times in America's most popular radio show, the Grand Ole Opry on.
1960 Miller reached with Baby Rocked Her Dolly the top 15 of the charts and a new recording of Blackland Farmer placed a year later in 16th place, but Miller had already reached his career peak. It get him in the next two years no more hits. In 1964 he volunteered again back with A Little South of Memphis in the charts.
1965 Miller moved to United Artists Records, but remained Hits granted to him. He decided shortly thereafter, turning his back to the music and then on to work at Chrysler. Bear Family Records released again in the 1980s, three of his albums. 1999 Miller met the decision to act again and brought out the album comeback. In 2003, he traveled for the first time to the UK for a concert.