Richard W. Miller, *24-07-1929 California, +2008
4th version
by Xavier Maire, Mario Manciotti, Roger Miller, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
1955 unknown – Dick Miller with The Sundown Troubadour (Dick Miller [vcl] + unknown ld gt, steel, bass, fiddle)
001 SR 558 DOOR STEP OF LOVE Stanchel 3029/ HBR # 026
002 SR 559 YOU CALLED COLLECT Stanchel 3029
ca late 1955 poss. Pasadena, CA - Dick Miller and the Southern Ramblers
003 NEW TENNESSEE BABY [NEW TENNESSEE MEMORIES*?] M+M 3031-45/HBR #026*
004 HUMPTY DUMPTY LOVE [HUMPTY DUMPTY HEART*?] 3031-45/HBR #026*
1956 poss. Pasadena, CA - Dick Miller and the Southern Ramblers, * and Sonny Bingo
005 A CHURCH, A COURTROOM, THEN GOODBYE M+M 3034-45/HBR # 26
006 HAVEN'T I SEEN YOU SOMEWHERE BEFORE M+M 3034-45/HBR # 26 JASMCD 3595/3596
JASMINE JASMCD 3595/3596 HILLBILLY BOP VOL.4 1956/1957 (UK, 2010, double)
1958 poss. San Gabriel, CA - Dick Miller with his band (Dick Miller [vcl] + unknown ld gt, steel, bass, fiddle [-1], drums)
007 NOW I'M GONE Aggie A-1002/HBR # 026 JASMCD 3610/3611 WLP 2808
008 I'LL TAKE YOUR LOVE -1 A-1002/ HBR # 026 JASMCD 3610/3611
COLLECTOR WLP 2808 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY VOL.8 (NED, 1989); JASMINE JASMCD 3610/3611 HILLBILLY BOP VOL.2 1958/1959 (UK, 2012, double)
1959 Los Angeles, CA - Dick Miller (Dick Miller [vcl] + unknown gt, steel [-1], bass, drums. piano)
009 WISHFUL THINKING Sundown 45-121
010 HEADIN' DOWN THE ROAD OF LOVE AGAIN -1 121
1959 [live] unknown – Dick Miller
01001 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER
ca 1960 Los Angeles, CA – Dick Miller (Dick Miller [vcl/gt], poss. Ralph Mooney [steel] + unknown gt, bass, drums, piano)
011 YW-20167 MAKE ROOM FOR THE BLUES Toppa 1016 Mercury 71658
012 YW-20168 MY TEARS WILL SEAL IT CLOSED Toppa 1016 Mercury 71658
1960 Los Angeles, CA – Dick Miller (Dick Miller [vcl/gt], poss. Ralph Mooney [steel] + unknown el bass, drums. piano [-1], Jonie Mosby [bck vcl-1])
013 WORLD'S CHAMPION FOOL -1 Toppa 1048
014 BACK INTO YOUR PAST 1048
1960 poss. San Gabriel, CA - Dick Miller
015 NEW TENNESSEE BABY Aggie A-1007
016 COLD HEARTED STRANGER (IN MY HOME) A-1007
1960 poss. San Gabriel, CA - Dick Miller
017 A1008A LAST CHRISTMAS Aggie A-1008
018 A1008B MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS Aggie A-1008
ca 1960 [prob. KXLA radio show-Hometown Jamboree] Harmony Park Ballroom, Anaheim, CA – Dick Miller [-1], Lucille Starr & Bob Regan [-2], Tex Holland [-3], Bobby Charles [-4], Roy Counts [-5], Gene McGowan [-6], Foreman Slim [-7],
01801 SWEETHEARTS OR STRANGERS -1 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 COLD, COLD HEART -2 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 T FOR TEXAS -3 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01802 YOUR CHEATIN‘ HEART -1 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 I DON’T HURT ANYMORE -2 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01803 WALKIN‘ THE FLOOR -1 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026 JASMCD 3595/3596
01800 WAITIN‘ FOR A TRAIN – 3 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01804 WORRIED MIND -1 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 YOUNG LOVE -4 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 I’M TIRED -5 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 KNEE DEEP IN THE BLUES -6 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 THERE YOU GO -7 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 SINGIN‘ THE BLUES -4 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 AM I LOSING YOU -6 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHES -5 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
01800 TRAIN OF LOVE -7 Hometown LP-800 HBR # 026
1964 unknown – Dick Miller
019 VALLEY OF DREAMS Wilbanks WB-1000-X
020 WRONG SIDE OF LOVE Wilbanks WB-1000-X
021 THEY'VE POISONED YOUR MIND 1002
022 TEACH ME HOW TO LIE 1002
1965 unknown, WI – Dick Miller and The Rhythmasters
023 A TEAR A HEARBREAK AN OLD LOVE Pageant 717
024 SK4M-6219 CIGARETTES AND COFFEE BLUES Pageant 717
ALBUMS
Hometown LP-800 unknown title: Sweethearts Or Strangers -1;Cold, Cold Heart -2; T For Texas -3; Your Cheatin‘ Heart -1; I Don’t Hurt Anymore -2; Walkin‘ The Floor -1; Waitin‘ For A Train – 3; Worried Mind -1; Young Love -4; I’m Tired -5; Knee Deep In The Blues -6; There You Go -7; Singin‘ The Blues -4; Am I Losing You -6; I’ve Got A New Heartaches -5 Dick Miller [-1], Lucille Starr & Bob Regan [-2], Tex Holland [-3], Bobby Charles [-4], Roy Counts [-5], Gene McGowan [-6], Foreman Slim [-7],
Hillbilly Researcher [UK] HBR # 026 Hometown Jamboree: Now I’m Gone; Cold, Cold Heart (Lucille and Bob Regan); I’m Tired (Roy Counts); Doorstep Of love; T For Texas (Tex Holland); Knee Deep In the Blues (Gene McGowan]); New Tennessee Memories; I’ve Got A New Heartache (Roy Counts); He Showed Me The Way (Don McFarland, Aggie 1005); Worried Mind; Train Of Love (Foreman Slim); Let Me Practice With You (Jack Tucker, Bel-Aire 22); Sweethearts Or Strangers; Darling I Could Never Live Without You (Roy Counts, Bel-Aire 23); Mistreated Blues (Lucky Lee, M & M 3033); I’ll Take Your Love; I Don’t Hurt Anymore (Lucille & Bob Regan); Haven’t I See You Somewhere; Am I Losing You (Gene McGowan); I Ain’t Got No Blues (Roy Counts); Walkin’ The Floor; I’m Gonna Talk To My Lord (Joe Sterling, Aggie 1006); Surrounded By Sorrow (Jack Tucker, Bel-Aire 22); Humpty Dumpty Heart; Young Love (Bobby Charles); There You Go (Foreman Slim); Your Cheatin Heart; Waitin’ For A Train (Tex Holland); A Church, A Courtroom, Then Goodbye; Singin’ The Blues (Bobby Charles) – 00
SINGLES
Stanchel (1959)
3029 Door Step Of Love / You Called Collect - 55
M + M (1955)
3031-45 New Tennessee Baby / Humpty Dumpty Love – 01-56 (rev. Jan. 21) 3031-45-B
3034-45 A Church, A Courtroom, Then Goodbye / Haven't I Seen You Somewhere Before (w. Sonny Bingo) – 56
Aggie (1958-1960)
A-1002 Now I'm Gone / I'll Take Your Love - 06-58 (rev. July 4)
A-1007 New Tennessee Baby / Cold Hearted Stranger (In My Home) - 05-60 (rev. May 16)
A-1008 Last Christmas / Maybe This Christmas – 11-60
Sundown (1959 or 1960)
45-121 Wishful Thinking / Headin' Down The Road Of Love Again –05-59
Toppa (1960- 61)
45-1016 Make Room For The Blues / My Tears Will Seal It Closed – 06-60 (rev. June 13; reissued on Mercury 71658 in July 1960)
45-1048 World's Champion Fool / Back Into Your Past – 10-61 (rev. Oct. 23)
Wilbanks (1964)
WB-1000-X Valley Of Dreams / Wrong Side Of Love – 64
1002 They've Poisoned Your Mind / Teach Me How To Lie - 64
Pageant (1965)
717 A Tear A Hearbreak An Old Love / Cigarettes And Coffee Blues - 65 w. The Rhythmasters