David Miller

 *17-03-1883 Ohio River, OH, + 01-11-1953
By Tony Russell, Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
16 December 1924 Cincinnati, OH – David Miller (David Miller [vcl/gt], Cecil Adkins [banjo])
001 G12104 LONESOME VALLEY unissued
002 G12105 LITTLE OLD LOG CABIN IN THE LANE Gennett 3062 Silvertone 4019 Herwin 75504
May 1927 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, In – David Miller (David Miller [vcl/gt])
003 G12790 THAT BAD MAN STACKLEE 6188 15334 Challenge 327 Herwin 75561/ YaZoo 2040
004 G12791 MY LITTLE INDIAN NAPANEE Herwin 75564 Yazoo 7761/JSP 7761
005 G12792 TWO LITTLE ORPHANS 6188 15317 Silvertone 5094 8154 Supertone 9258 Challenge 326 Herwin 75558 Bell 1187
006 G12793 DON'T FORGET ME, LITTLE DARLING 6175 15298 Silvertone 5094 8154 Supertone 9258 Chall. 326 Herwin 75558
007 G12794 THE LONESOME VALLE 6175 15317 Challenge 327 Herwin 75557/ Yazoo 2021
YAZOO 2021 HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING   VOL. 2 CD (1996); YAZOO 2040 MY ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS VOL 2 / EARLY AMERICAN RURAL MUSIC, BADMAN BALLADS AND HELLRAISING SONGS CLASSIC RECORDINGS OF THE 1920 AND 30S (1998); JSP 7761 APPALACHIAN STOMP DOWN  EARLY COUNTRY MUSIC FROM THE MOUNTAINS (UK, 2006)  

4 November 1927 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – David Miller (David Miller [vcl/gt])
008 G13200-A DONT TAKE MY DARLING BOY AWAY rejected
009 G13201 SWEET FLOETTA  6333 15413 Challenge 386 Superior 324
010 G13202 MANY TIMES WITH YOU I'VE WANDERED     6333 15429
011 G13203 AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM 6349 15413 Challenge 395 Superior 324 Bell 1187
012 G13204 GIVE MY LOVE TO NELLIE, JACK 6388 15502 Challenge 392 Superior 368 Bell 1177
013 G13205 DOWN WHERE THE SWANEE RIVER FLOWS 6388 Silvertone 5204 8164 Supertone 9259 Chall. 395
014 G13206-A MY LITTLE GIRL rejected
015 G13207 YOU'LL FIND HER WITH THE ANGELS 6349 15429 Silvertone 5204 8164 Supertone 9259 Challenge 386 Bell 1170
016 G13208 UNCLE SAMMY rejected
Silvertone 8154, Supertone 9258 as by Dave Miller. Silvertone 5094, 4019, 5204, 8164, Supertone 9259 as by John Ferguson. Challenge 326, 327, 386, 392, 395 as by Dan Kutter. Herwins and Champions as by Oran Campbell. Bell 1170, 1177, 1186, 1187 as by Godfrey Borton.
Revs: Champion 15298 by Chubby Parker; 15502 by Bradley Kincaid; 15334 and Herwin 75557 by Holland Puckett; 75561 by Ben Jarrell (see DaCosta Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters), 75564 by Ray Covert; Bell 1186 by Aulton Ray (see Taylor’s Kentucky Boys); Gennett 3062, Silvertone 4019 by George Ake; Herwin 75504, Bell 1170  by Vernon Dalhart; Bell 1177, Challenge 392  by John McGhee
ca. February1929 Chicago, IL - David Miller as by Owen Mills: Owen Mills and Frank Welling-1 / Owen Mills and Welling and McGhee-2 /Owen Mills acc.by Welling and McGhee-3 (David Miller [vcl], John Mc Ghee [gt/harmonica], Frank Welling [steel])
017 21163-1 SINCE MOTHER’S GONE-1   Paramount 3155 Broadway 8214
018 21164-1 AT THE OLD CHURCH DOOR-2  3158 8237
019 21165-2 A MOTHER’S PLEA-1  3155 8214
020 21172-2 DON’T FORGET ME DARLING-2  3158 8237
021 21179-1,-2 IT’S HARD TO BE SHUT UP IN PRISON-3 3159
022 21180-2 THE FADED COAT OF BLUE-3     3159 / JSP 7761
Matrices 21166, 21170-71 are by John McGhee and Frank Welling; other intervening matrices may also be by those artists.
7 April 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – David Miller (David Miller [vcl/gt], prob. John McGhee [harmonica-1])
023 G16451 LITTLE INDIAN NAPANEE rejected
024 G16452 BUT I DO YOU KNOW I DO rejected
025 G16453 BACK TO THE HARBOR OF HOME SWEET HOME rejected
026 G16454 SINCE DEAR OLD MOTHER GONE rejected
027 G16455 A MOTHER'S PLEA rejected
028 G16456 A SPANISH CAVALIER rejected
22 January 1931 New York City – David Miller as by The Blind Soldier
029 10384 MANY TIMES WITH YOU I'VE WANDERED  unissued 
030 10385 TWO LITTLE ORPHANS  unissued 
031 10386 DON'T FORGET ME LITTLE DARLING  unissued 
032 10387-3 MY SWEET FLOETTA    CQ7839 
033 10388-2 IT'S HARD TO BE SHUT UP IN PRISON BA32134 PE12697 CQ7709 OR8054 RO5054
034 10389 THERE'LL COME A TIME  unissued 
23 January 1931 New York City – David Miller as by The Blind Soldier
035 10390 GIVE MY LOVE TO NELLIE unissued 
036 10391-2 WAY DOWN IN THE JAIL ON MY KNEES  BA32134 PE12697 CQ7709 OR8054 RO5054
037 10392-2 MY PRETTY LITTLE INDIAN NAPANEE   CQ7839 
038 10393 THE GYPSIES WARNING  unissued 
039 10394 SPANISH CAVALIER  unissued 
23 January 1931 New York City – David Miller as The Blind Soldier
040 10395-3 JAIL HOUSE RAG  BA32202  PE12723  RE10380 OR8071 RO5071/Yazoo 2068
041 10396-2 CANNON BALL RAG  BA32202  PE12723  RE10380 OR8071 RO5071
042 10397 MY LITTLE GIRL unissued 
043 10398 A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM unissued 
YAZOO 2068 TIMES AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE VOL. 8  EARLY AMERICAN RURAL MUSIC  CLASSIS RECORDINGS OF THE 1920S AND 30S (2003); 
24 January 1931 New York City – David Miller as The Blind Soldier
044 10399 LONESOME VALLEY  unissued 

SINGLES
Gennett (1924-1927) [for various issues on other labels see sessions list]
3062 Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane / [George Ake] – 07-25   (also on Silvertone 4019)
6175 Don’t Forget Me Little Darling / The Lonesome Valley - 27
6188 That Bad Man Stacklee / Two Little Orphans – 09-27
6333 Sweet Floetta / Many Times With You I’ve Wandered – Ca 01-28
6349 A Little Child Shall Lead Them / You’ll Find Her With The Angels – 02-28
6388 Give My Love To Nellie, Jack / Down Where The Swanee River Flows- 01-04-28
Paramount (1929) as Owen Mills 
3155 Since Mother’s Gone / A Mother’s Plea – 29 Owen Mills and Frank Welling (also on Broadway 8214 as by  Frank Harkins and Melvinowens)
3158 At The Old Church Door / Don’t Forget Me Darling – 29 Owen Mills and Welling and Mcghee (also on Broadway 8237 as Wilkins and Moore)
3159 It’s Hard To Be Shut Up In Prison /  The Faded Coat Of Blue – 29 Owen Mills Acc.By Welling and Mcghee
ARC (1931) as The Blind Soldier
Conqueror 7709  It’s Hard To Be Shut Up In Prison / Way Down In Jail On My Knees – 05-31 (also on  Banner 32314,Perfect 12697, Romeo 5054)
Broadway 4062 It’s Hard To Be Shut Up In Prison / [Gene Autry] 
Broadway 8115 [Davey Miller:] Way Down In Jail On My Knees / [Harkreader and Moore] – 31
Conqueror 7839 My Sweet Floetta / My Pretty Little Indian Napanee  - 31 as by Davey Miller

Banner 32202  Jailhouse Rag / Cannon Ball Rag – 31 (also on Perfect 12723, Oriole 8071. Romeo 5071)