Bill Miller
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Biography
[Edit]The strength of the Native American people and the hardships of their lives are captured through the folk-like balladry of Nashville-based singer/songwriter Bill Miller. Miller's best-known tune, "Tumbleweed," co-written with Peter Rowan and included on Rowan's 1990 album Dust Bowl Children, reflects on a memorable Native American character; Trail of Freedom, however, focuses on alcoholism among Native Americans.
The son of Mohican-German parents, Miller was born on the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation in northern Wisconsin. Music played an essential role in tribal life, and Miller, whose Mohican name is Fush-Ya Heay Aka (meaning "bird song"), learned to sing traditional songs at an early age. The sounds of nature including the howling of coyotes and the hooting of owls were also influential. Contemporary popular music, however, had a powerful effect on Miller's musical evolution. An enthusiastic fan of the Byrds, the Rolling Stones, and the Beatles, Miller often traveled into town to buy records.
At the age of 12, Miller acquired his first guitar. His first gig came when he sat in with a cousin's polka band. Although he played in a teenaged rock & roll/Top 40 band for two years, he tired of pop music. Trading his electric guitar for an acoustic, Miller began to play folk music and bluegrass. A musical turning point came when Miller attended a Pete Seeger concert shortly after leaving the reservation to study art at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse (he later attended the Lake School of Art and Design in Milwaukee). The experience inspired Miller, who moved to Nashville in 1984, to pursue a career as a singer/songwriter.
Miller's biggest break came when Tori Amos asked him to be her opening act on her Under the Pink tour of the United States. The tour, which sold out venues across the country, was extended to over 200 shows.
Although he mostly accompanies his baritone vocals on acoustic guitar, Miller has mastered the Native American flute. His 1991 album Loon, Mountain and Moon was a showcase of traditional Native American flute songs.
Title: The Art of Survival
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: The Great Khan (Special Edition) - Single
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: World Music, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Spirit Rain
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Loon, Mountain , And Moon
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Raven In the Snow
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Ghostdance
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Reservation Road: Live
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Spirit Songs: The Best of Bill Miller
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: The Red Road
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre: Rock, World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Collections
Title: Chill Out Singer Songwriter
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Country Road Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Discover Folk Country
Genre: Country
Title: American Roots Singers and Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Folk Treasures - 1990's
Genre: Folk
Title: 20 Folk Hits
Genre: Folk
Title: Putumayo Presents Native America
Genre: World Music
Title: World's Best Praise & Worship, Vol. 7: This Is the Day
Genre: Gospel
Title: Modern Country for the Road
Genre: Country
Title: B.C./ A.D.
Genre: Gospel
Title: World Travels: World Music For Kids
Genre: Kids
Title: Millennium Worship 2
Genre: Gospel
Title: 20 Singer Songwriter Hits
Genre: Folk
Title: More Than Gold
Genre: Gospel
Title: All American Modern Country
Genre: Country
Title: Best Folk Country
Genre: Country
Title: Honest Singer Songwriters
Genre: Folk
Title: Prairie Noir
Genre: New Age
Title: Country Magic for a Honky Tonk Nation
Genre: Country
Title: Country Music for the Road
Genre: Country
Title: Country Rockin'
Genre: Country
Title: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country
Title: 90's Top Country Hits
Genre: Country
Title: 90's Top Country Hits 2022
Genre: Country
Title: Stripped Country
Genre: Country
Title: Acoustic Country Flavors 2023
Genre: Country
Title: 90's Country Deep Cuts 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: Lena Horne Greatest Hits
Artist: Lena Horne
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Putumayo Presents: A Native American Odyssey: Inuit To Inca
Artist: Putumayo
Genre: World Music, Pop