Miller was in the U.S. Army stationed in Korea, 1952.
Roger Dean Miller, Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992)
Country singer-songwriter Roger Miller sang "King of the Road," "Dang
Me," and "England Swings." He has won more than ten Grammy Awards
for his music.
The song “Barbara Ann” peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1
in Cash Box and Record World. It also topped the charts in Germany,
Switzerland and Norway. It was The Beach Boys’ biggest hit in Italy,
reaching the #4 position.
The song "Crimson and Clover" spent 16 weeks on the U.S. charts, reaching number one here and other countries. The single has sold
5 million copies, making it Tommy James and the Shondells’ best-
selling song. In 2006, Pitchfork Media named it the 57th best song
of the 1960s.
Tommy James (Thomas Gregory Jackson) turned
68 in April.
The song "Green Tambourine" was the primary hit by the 1960s Ohio–based
rock group The Lemon Pipers. It has been credited as being one of the first
bubblegum pop chart-toppers. Released towards the end of 1967, it peaked
at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week at the beginning of
February, 1968 and earned the group a gold record for over a million
copies sold. The record remained on the chart for three months, the first
U.S. number-one hit for the Buddah label.
The Everly Brothers recorded "Let It Be Me" in New York City. It
was the first time they recorded outside of Nashville and it was
the first time they recorded with strings. The record reached
number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
