Darnell Miller

*08-03-1937

3rd version

by Praguefrank, Bill Daniels, Dick Grant, Goran Adolph, Kent Heineman, Thieu Van De Vorst, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS

ca April 1957 Bluefield, WV – Darnell Miller

001 45-630A WAITING GAME FOR LOVE Dale 45-630A
002 45-630B GETTIN’OUT OF THE WOODS Dale 45-630A/BACM CD D 390

BACM CD D 390 CUSTOM MADE HILLBILLY OL. 2 (UK, 2012)
June 1957 Nashville, TN - Darnell Miller (Darnell Miller [vcl/gt], Hubert R. “Buster” Moore [mandolin], Margaret “Bonnie Lou” Bell-Moore [bass or gt], poss. Lloyd Bell [bass or gt])
003 ST-2619 CARDBOARD SWEETHEART Starday 45-349
004 ST-2620 SHE’S GONE 45-349
1958 poss. Radio Station WHEE, The Setback Bldg, Bridge and Church Str., Martinsville, VA - Darnell Miller with The Swing Kings
005 ST-2045 MOMMY, WILL MY DOGGIE UNDERSTAND? 45-422 SEP-112/Design SLP-188
006 ST-2046 ROYAL FLUSH 45-422/Revival LP-4002 S-D LP-860Texas Gold TG-933 Hop Hop-CD-777 JSP JSP-6201 JASCD 3640/41

JASMINE JASCD 3640/41HILLBILLY BOP VOL. 6 1960/1 (UK, 2014, 2 CD); DESIGN DLP/SLP-188 CALVARY’S CROSS (ca 1964); REVIVAL LP-4002 ROCKABILLY BOOGIE-RARE ITEMS, Vol.2. (UK, 1988); S-D LP-860 TEENAGE CUTIE (GER 1991); TEXAS GOLD TG-933 THE STARDAY STORY, Vol.3 (NED 1993); HOP HOP-CD-777 HILLBILLY HOP, Vol.2; JSP JSP-6201 VIRGINIA ROCKS: THE HISTORY OF ROCKABILLY IN THE COMMONWEALTH (UK 2009)
August 1959 unknown - Darnell Miller
007 ST-3033 THE MARK OF CAIN 45-459
008 ST-3034 BACK TO YOU 45-459
1963 unknown – Darnell Miller
009 ONE NEVER KNOWS M519
010 NUMBER ONE Salem M519

10 March 1964 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Darnell Miller
011 1073 THE HINGES ON YOUR DOOR Challenge 59256/DME Global no #
012 1074 THE FLOOR ABOVE YOUR CEILING 59241/ DME Global no #
013 1075 SHOW ME THE DOOR Challenge 59241/ DME Global no #
014 1076 SOLD THE FARM Challenge 59256
1 July 1965 Nashville, TN – Darnell Miller
015 1271 CLOSE TO TEARS 59319/SP-119
016 1272 YOU CAN‘T MAKE HEY PICKING COTTON 59319/SP 118 SP 124
017 1273 THE WORLD‘S BEST BETTER HALF 59336/ DME Global no # 4 STAR SP 236
018 1274 YOU’RE JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART 59336

4 STAR SP-118 COUNTRY MOODS (1977); 4 STAR SP-119 DOWN COUNTRY ROADS (1977); 4 STAR SP 124 COUNTRY MOODS (1977); 4 STAR SP 125 COUNTRY LANES (1977)
15 March 1967 Nashville, TN – Darnell Miller
019 1423 BARE FACTS 59367
020 1424 RAINBOW OF LONELINESS 59367/ DME Global no #
021 1425 MY IMAGINATION 59378
022 1426 HERO OF THE HOUSE 59378
1970 Unknown, TN – Darnell Miller (Producer: Billy Grammer)

023 EVEN IF I HAVE TO STEAL  Daneba 7611/DME Global no #

1970 Nugget Studios, Goodlettsville, TN – Darnell Miller (Darnell Miller [vcl], Fred Carter Jr. [gt], Ray Edenton [rh gt], Lloyd Green [steel], Roy Huskey Jr. [bass], Willie Ackerman [drums], Hargus Robbins [piano]. Producers: Danny Harridon, Michael Perry)

024 SoN-94701* NOW TELL YOURSELF Daneba 7616*/DEA-1002S
025 YOU NEVER SAY YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE Daneba DEA-1002S
026 WHAT I FEEL IN MY HEART Daneba DEA-1002S
027 MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS Daneba DEA-1002S
028 DEVIL IN DISGUISE Daneba DEA-1002S
029 OUT OF CONTROL Daneba DEA-1002S
030 THE CAMEL'S BACK Daneba 7619/DEA-1002S
031 THE SOUND OF YOUR NAME Daneba DEA-1002S
032 IF I CAN'T BE WITH THE ONE I LOVE Daneba 7611/DEA-1002S
033 I CRIED AGAIN LAST NIGHT Daneba 7619/DEA-1002S
034 WHAT ABOUT THEM Daneba DEA-1002S
035 TAKE MY CONSCIENCE OFF Daneba 7616/DEA-1002S
18 June 1974 unknown – Darnell Miller (Producer: Darnell Miller)
036 BEAUTIFUL JUNK  Challenge unissued
037 CRUTCHES Challenge unissued Kash 1004/DME Global no #
038 I'M WALKING IN YOUR FOOTPRINTS Challenge unissued
039 I CAN ALWAYS DO IT AGAIN Challenge unissued Kash 1004

1976 unknown – Darnell Miller
040 LH 24746* DADDY I'M WALKING IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS Phono 2634 Fanfare FF 015*/ DME Global no #

041 BEAUTIFUL JUNK Phono 2634

1978 unknown – Darnell Miller
042 FROM HER HEAD, TO HER TOES, TO HER HEART Fanfare FF 06
043 CHICAGO'S LONELY STREETS Fanfare FF 06
1986 unknown – Darnell Miller

044 LH 24745 I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED (BUT I LOVE YOU STILL) Fanfare 015/DME Global no #

1987 unknown – Darnell Miller

045 BREAKDOWN HIDEAWAY Playback P-1319 /PC 13013

046 HER FACE AFER LOVIN' ME Playback P-1319/PC 13013

Ca 1987 unknown – Darnell Miller

047 FOREVER YOURS  Playback  PC 13013
048 OLD FASHIONED MORALS P-1333 /PC 13013  New Country Collection 

049 THE WHO I AM P-1333/PC 13013

050 WINNER TAKE ALL PC 13013

051 SHE’S LOOKING BETTER PC 13013

052 LOVE YOU OUT LOUD PC 13013

053 MEMORY CROSSING PC 13013

054 I’M BESIDE ME PC 13013

Ca 1991 unknown – Darnell Miller

056 WALK OUT BACKWARDS Fanfare FFCS 505  

057 PAPER DOLL Fanfare FFCS 505

058 TIE ONE ON Fanfare FFCS 505  

059 TEXAS HEARTACHE NUMBER ONE Fanfare FFCS 505  

060 HURTIN´ OVERALL Fanfare FFCS 505  

061 BORDERLINE CRAZY Fanfare FFCS 505  

062 FIVE MINUTES ´TIL WINE Fanfare FFCS 505  

063 ONE NEVER KNOWS DOES ONE Fanfare FFCS 505  

064 ROSITA  Fanfare FFCS 505  

065 CALL 555-LOVE Fanfare FFCS 505  
1999 unknown – Darnell Miller

066 WHEN PAUL REVERE AND LADY GODIVA RIDE RRD 2016  New Country Collection 

067 THE SADDLE NEXT TO MINE RRD 2016   New Country Collection 

068 WHERE THE GRASS GROWS HIGH RRD 2016  

069 PATIENCE RRD 2016  

070 IT AIN'T THAT WAY RRD 2016  New Country Collection 

071 FOREVER'S GONE RRD 2016  

072 NOTHING SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME RRD 2016  

073 CHRISTINA RRD 2016  New Country Collection 

074 MOVING OUT, MOVING IN, MOVING ON RRD 2016  

075 GOD AND YOU AND ME RRD 2016  New Country Collection 

076 I WAS RAISED ON THE GRAND OLE OPRY RRD 2016 New Country Collection 
2002 unknown – Darnell Miller (Producer: Roy G. Ownbey)

077 JIMMY LEE Aaron AR-1040-CD

078 SKELETONS Aaron AR-1040-CD  New Country Collection 

079 TEQUILA BAY Aaron AR-1040-CD  

080 PIECES Aaron AR-1040-CD  New Country Collection 

081 GEORGE JONES, WILL YOU SING MY SONG Aaron AR-1040-CD  New Country Collection 

082 GOOD MORNING AND GOODBYE BLUES Aaron AR-1040-CD

083 THE BALLAD OF JOHN W. WATSON Aaron AR-1040-CD

084 YOU'RE GONNA BREAK YOUR DADDY'S HEART Aaron AR-1040-CD  New Country Collection 

085 LET ME BE EVERYTHING TO YOU Aaron AR-1040-CD New Country Collection 

086 I CAN'T FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU Aaron AR-1040-CD

087 I'M GONNA HELP CLOSE THIS PLACE TONIGHT Aaron AR-1040-CD

088 BANANAS  Aaron AR-1040-CD

2005 Merit Studio, Nashville, TN – Darnell Miller (Darnell Miller [vcl], Leo Jackson [ac gt], Greg Galbraith/ Fred Newell [ac gt], Sonny Garish/ Buddy Emmons [steel], Mike Leech [bass], Gene Chrisman [drums], Rob Hajacos [fiddle], Hargus Robbins/ Dirk Johnson [keyboards], Ronnie Cochran, Greg Gordon, Margie Cates, Ronny Light [bck vcl]. Producer: Tom Pick)
089 WHERE CAN I GO Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005   

090 EVERY NIGHT YOU MAKE MY DAY Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005   

091 HEY BALLERINA Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005   

092 LOVE MIGHT BE THE DEATH OF ME Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005  New Country Collection 

093 IT'S TIME TO LET GO Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005   

094 CINDY Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005   New Country Collection 

095 TEXARKANA BABY Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005   

096 DAMN NEAR RUINED BLUES Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005  

097 I BETTER BE A BETTER MAN Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005  

098 SAN ANGELO Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005  New Country Collection 

099 HEART, DON'T LET ME DOWN Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005

100 THE CONDO SONG Roy G Owenbey RGO 2005   
2006 and sooner  unknown – Darnell Miller

101 BABY, LET'S GO CRAZY

102 I BELIEVE IN ME (CAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU)  DME Global no #

103 WHEN LOVE IS LOST (WHERE DOES IT GO)

104 I AIN'T PERFECT

105 LOVERS OR FRIENDS

106 TIME

107 OUR MOVIE IS OVER (AND HERE'S WHERE I CAME IN)

108 I'M JUST GLAD TO BE ALIVE

109 2052

110 THE DAYS NEVER END (AND THE NIGHTS KEEP COMING TOO SOON)

111 YOU CAN'T TELL MY HEART WHAT TO DO

2013 and sooner unknown – Darnell Miller

112 YOU CAN’T STAND PROSPERITY  ?/ DME Global no #

113 SING ME BACK HOME ?/ DME Global no #

114 IF SWINGING DOOR DON’T GET ME ?/ DME Global no #

115 COWGIRL CUTE DME Global no # 
unknown info – Darnell Miller
116 LIFE IS A SAD SONG  Legacy

ALBUMS

Deneba DEA-1002S Pure Country Sounds Of Darnell Miller: Now Tell Yourself; You Never Say You Love Me Anymore; What I Feel In My Heart; Marriage On The Rocks; Devil In Disguise; Out Of Control; The Camel's Back; The Sound Of Your Name; If I Can't Be With The One I Love; I Cried Again Last Night; What About Them; Take My Conscience Off – 01-71
Playback PC 13013 Forever Yours: Old Fashioned Morals; Forever Yours; Winner Take All; She’s Looking Better; Love You Out Loud; Breakdown Highway; Memory Crossing; The Who I Am; I’m Beside Me; He Face After Loving Me – ca 87

Fanfare FFCS-505 Darnell "Country Winners": Walk Out Backwards; Paper Doll;Tie One On; Texas Heartache Number One; Hurtin´ Overall; Borderline Crazy; Five Minutes ´Til Wine; One Never Knows Does One; Rosita ; Call 555-LOVE – 92 (poss. cassette only)
RRD 2016 Voice Activated: When Paul Revere and Lady Godiva Ride; The Saddle Next to Mine; Where the Grass Grows High; Patience; It Ain't That Way; Forever's Gone; Nothing Scares the Hell Out of Me; Christina; Moving Out, Moving in, Moving On; God and You and Me; I Was Raised on the Grand Ole Opry - 99
Aaron AR-1040-CDA Timeless: Jimmy Lee; Skeletons;Tequila Bay; Pieces;George Jones, Will You Sing My Song; Good Morning And Goodbye Blues; The Ballad Of John W. Watson; You're Gonna Break Your Daddy's Heart; Let Me Be Everything To You; I Can't Fall Out Of Love With You; I'm Gonna Help Close This Place Tonight; Bananas - 02 (reissued on AARON 43307 IN 2005)
Roy G. Ownbey RGO 2005 Certified Country: Where Can I Go; Every Night You Make My Day; Hey Ballerina; Love Might Be the Death of Me; It's Time to Let Go; Cindy; Texarkana Baby; Damn Near Ruined Blues; I Better Be a Better Man; San Angelo; Heart, Don't Let Me Down;The Condo Song - 12-07-05
Roy G. Owenbey ? The Darnell Miller New Country Collection: I Was Raised On the Grand Ole Opry;Skeletons; Baby, Let's Go Crazy; I Believe in Me (cause I Believe in You); Old Fashioned Morals; When Love Is Lost (where Does It Go); George Jones, Will You Sing My Song; I Ain't Perfect; It Ain't That Way; Cindy; Lovers or Friends; When Paul Revere and Lady Godiva Ride By; San Angelo; The Saddle Next To Mine; You're Gonna Break Your Daddy's Heart; Time; Our Movie Is Over (and Here's Where I Came In); Love Might Be the Death of Me;I'm Just Glad to Be Alive; 2052; The Days Never End (and the Nights Keep Coming Too Soon); You Can't Tell My Heart What to Do; Christina; God and You and Me; Pieces; Let Me Be Everything to You – 06

DME Global no # (UPC888174453552) Voice Activated, vol. 2: Hinges On the Door;  Floor Above Your Ceiling;  World's Best Better Half;  Rainbow of Lonliness;  You Can't Stand Prosperity;  Sing Me Back Home;  Show Me the Door;  Daddy, I'm Walking in Your Footprints;  Even If I Have to Steal;  I Know You're Married;  Crutches;  If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me;  Cowgirl Cute;  I Believe in Me (Cause I Believe in You) – 13 (singles compilation)
Roy G. Ownbey ? Legacy: Let Me Be Everything to You; I Better Be a Better Man;  Baby Let's Go Crazy Like We Did Back Then;  Every Night You Make My Day;  Love Might Be the Death of Me; Time; Lovers or Friends (w. Andrea Call); The Days Never End and the Nights Keep Coming Too Soon; Our Movie Is over and Here's Where I Came In;  Cindy;  Where Can I Go Where She Won't Be; I Believe in Me Cause I Believe in You; It Ain't That Way; Skeletons; Cowgirl Cute and Cowboy Crazy; Pieces; Tequila Bay; You're Gonna Break Your Daddy's Heart; Life Is a Sad Song; 2052;When Love Is Lost Where Does It Go;. I'm Just Glad to Be Alive and Loving You – 19-09-16 (sampler)

EPs

Starday

SEP 112 [Sunshine Boys:] My Soul's Been Satisfied; Lead Me To That Rock; Peace In The Valley; [Bill Clifton:] You Go To Your Church (I'llGo To Mine); When You Kneel (At Mother's Grave); [Darnell Miller:] Mamma Will My Doggie Understand - 58

SINGLES

Dale (1957, Starday custom)
45-630 Waiting Game For Love / Gettin‘ Out Of The Woods – 05-57 (rev. May 24)
Starday (1958-59)
45-349 She's Gone / Cardboard Sweetheart - 03-58
45-422 Royal Flush / Mommy, Will My Doggie Understand - 02-59
45-459 The Mark Of Cain / Back To You - 09-59
Salem (1963)
519 One Never Knows / Number One – 64
Challenge (1964-67)
59241 She Me The Door / Floor Above Your Ceiling – 27-03-64
59256 Hinges On The Door / Sold The Farm – 15-07-64
59319 Close To Tears / You Can't Make Hay Picking Cotton – 13-10-65
59336 A Tough Row To Hoe / Charlie's Got A Good Thing Goin' – 13-07-66
59367 Bare Facts / Rainbow Of Loneliness – 12-05-67
59378 Hero Of The House / My Imagination – 11-10-67
Deneba (1970)
No.7611 Even If I Have To Steal / If I Can't Be With The One I Love – 70

No.7616 Now Tell Yourself / Take My Conscience Off - 71
No.7619 I Cried Again Last Night / The Camel's Back - 71
Kash  (1974, 4 Star tracks)
1004 Crutches / I Can Always Do It Again - 74
Phono (1976)
2634 Daddy I'm Walking In Your Footsteps / Beautiful Junk – 76

Fanfare (1978-86)
FF 06 From Her Head, To Her Toes, To Her Heart / Chicago's Lonely Streets – 78

FF 015 I Know You're Married (but I love you still) / Daddy, I'm Walking In Your Footprints  - 86 (LH 24745/6)
Playback (1987-)
P-1319 Breakdown Hideaway / Her Face Afer Lovin' Me - 87
P-1333 Old Fashioned Morals / The Who I Am