Bob Miller (composer, born 1895)
American composer and publisher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bob Miller (September 20, 1895 – August 26, 1955) was an American songwriter, recording artist, A&R representative, and publisher.[1]
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Born | September 20, 1895 Ansonia, Connecticut, United States |
Died | August 26, 1955 |
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He claimed to have written over 7,000 songs.[2] His career began in the 1920s, during which time he likely travelled back and forth between Memphis and New York in order to establish himself as a songwriter.[3][4] In 1928, he moved to New York permanently;[5] and in 1933, he started up his publishing company, Bob Miller Inc.[6] That same year, he became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).[7] Over the course of his career, he wrote songs such as "Sweet Pal," "War Horse Mama," "Twenty-One Years," "Eleven Cent Cotton, Forty Cent Meat," "The Poor, Forgotten Man," "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere," "Seven Years With the Wrong Woman," and many others.