Posted on 09/16/2006 5:58:25 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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Clinton was the worst President in history.
King of the road.
I liked his 60s music. Didn't remember he died in '72. RIP, Roger.
Dang me,dang me,they oughtta take a rope and hang me...
1992
The way I have this figured, if you guys keep posting one verse at a time, though all 800+ of his songs...
I think you'll be up all night!
Miller's name is added on a separate panel, in a slightly different typestyle and fresher paint (or, at least it appeared so in 1980).
Erick is justly proud of its boys...
Thanks, my parents and I were just remembering some of his music last week.
Back when I was in my teens, I had the privilege to meet Dottie West and "Whispering Bill". Both were genuinely nice people. That was in Dottie's "Country Sunshine" days.
Great guy and funny music.
Great songwriter and performer. "England Swings" is one of my favorites.
You might say it's Billy C,
But I fear, I got to disagree
Jimmy Carter was worse -- times three.
He ran from a rabbit, and he sired Amy.
I'm sick to barfing of his toothy smile
The MSM must have him on speed dial
No balls, no brains, no plan
A knife in the back of the Shah of Iran
Won't some one give him a broom
Show him which end he needs to sweep the room
A man of means, by no means
King of the road....
As they should be. Lefty and Sheb were awesome.
But we may be fighting over Roger Miller because he was born in Ft Worth. How about we both claim him and call it even? (The "Bakersfied" in the text up was especially for you, btw.)
Ok, people... Tell me some Roger Miller stories! I never saw him in person, just on my 33/45 rpm record player.
My favourite, hands down.
Good article, thanks for posting. Remember his songs well, he was a great songwriter.
This is the 3-CD boxset that has the most music on it.
From his website:http://rogermiller.com/boxset.html
Roger Miller Boxset
"King of the Road - The Genius of Roger Miller"
CD - $26.50
This career retrospective of 70 songs from 1957 to 1986 includes 8 previously unreleased songs and a deluxe 40-page booklet with biography and rare photographs. Aficionados of 20th century music will find this boxset a "must-have' addition to any complete collection. Click here for the songlist
Unfortunately, my memory is fogged by an excess of drink -- so I can't recount a single one of them.
A long-term project of mine has been compiling "The Top 150 Country & Western Songs of All Time...In My Opinion". If forced to cut it even finer, "King of the Road" is a clear Top Ten. And "Dang Me" is on there somewhere.
Thanks for the post. Roger is fun to remember.
Yes, I love that one too. I can't imagine trying to sing it. I read somewhere how he didn't sing it much in public because it was too hard to sing. Don't know if that's true or not.
woop woop woop woop woop....
I've got to get this for my father!
Roger Miller was a huge talent, as well as a unique-but-exemplary product of his time. I'll look forward to reading the full story about him.
There's a great story in Johnny Cash's memoir ... JC and Roger Miller were driving across the desert somewhere like Arizona, on the way to a show (and no ac in those day!), and suddenly, Roger Miller said, "Stop! Man, you gotta stop the car!" Johnny Cash figured he had to (ahem) go, so he pulled over and Roger got out and walked out of sight.
He didn't come back for a while, so Johnny Cash leaned back and dozed off. Roger Miller came back a couple hours later and woke him up, and Johnny asked, "What happened? Did you get lost? Are you sick?" and Roger Miller said, "No, I just had to write a song real quick!"
He'd walked off into the desert and written, "Dang Me"!
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