Dick Miles

*1931 Lagrange, GA

2nd version
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Dick Grant
SESSIONS
late 1960 unknown – Dick Miles
001 MB 15592 RUSSIAN ROULETTE Dot 45-16183
January 1961 unknown – Dick Miles, *and Leon Jackson
002 4646 VALHALLA Nashville NV 5048
003 4647 THE DREAM* NV 5048/Buckingham PST 718 Continental Maple Leaf CMS 1014 Countryville S 18
BUCKINGHAM P-ST-718/CONTINENTAL MAPLE LEAF CML1014/CMS-1014/COUNTRYVILLE M-18/S-18/PALACE M-718/S-718 COUNTRY AND WESTERN JAMBOREE PERFORMANCES by LONZO AND OSCAR-AMERICA’S GREATEST COUNTRY COMEDIANS/RED SOVINE/OTHERS (01-1963)
ca February 1967 unknown – Dick Miles
004 13951 I'LL TRY TOMORROW 4ABC 5-10937
005 13952 LISTEN TO MY SONG ABC 45-10937
January 1968 [no 14831] Nashville, TN - Dick Miles (Producer: Kelso Herston)[Purchased masters, registered January 19,1968]
006 59108 CANDLE-LIGHTED WORLD 2113
007 59109 THE ROPE unissued
008 59110 THE LAST GOODBYE 2113/ST 2925 SKAO 2949 STBB 2969
CAPITOL STBB 2969 BLUE RIBBON COUNTRY (1968, double)
7 March 1968 [no 13213] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Dick Miles (Produced: Kelso Herston)
009 54598-9 MY BABY'S GONE ST 2925
010 54599-8 JENNY'S FIRST NIGHT AWAY FROM HOME ST 2925
011 54600-7 THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME 2225/ST 2925
7 March 1968 [no 13214] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Dick Miles (Produced: Kelso Herston)
012 54601-4 THE TROUBLES MY LITTLE BOY HAD ST 2925
013 54602-11 MY LAST TWO TENS ST 2925
014 54603-4 LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE ST 2925
015 54604-6 CAP'N 2225/ST 2925
8 March 1968 [no 13215] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Dick Miles (Produced: Kelso Herston)
016 54605-4 JUST BEYOND THE MOON ST 2925
017 54606-4 THE RUNT ST 2925
018 54607-5 THE TOUCH OF HER HAND ST 2925
019 54608-5 THE NIGHT BEFORE ST 2925
16 August 1968 [no 13242] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Dick Miles
020 54694 WAKE UP, SON 2357
021 54695 TOO LITTLE TOO LONG unissued
022 54696 THIS WAS MY WORLD 2357
20 March 1969 [no 13297] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Dick Miles
023 54881 THE DEAL (BAND OF GOLD) 2542
024 54882 A BIGGER MAN OF ME unissued
025 54883 HAPPINESS WAS 2542



ALBUMS
Capitol T/ST-2925 The Last Goodbye: The Last Goodbye; My Baby's Gone; Thank You For Loving Me; Jenny's First Night Away From Home; The Night Before; Runt / Just Beyond The Moon; Touch Of Her Hand; Capn'; Troubles My Little Boy Had; My Last Two Tens; Long Black Limousine – 04-68


SINGLES
Dot (1960)
45-16183 [Pete Stamper:] Cheva-Kiser-Olds-Mo-Laca-Stude-Uar-Linco-Baker / [Dick Miles:] Russian Roulette – 01-61

Nashville (1961)

NV 5048 Valhalla / The Dream (w. Leon Jackson) – 20-03-62 (rev. March 24)

ABC (1967)
45-10937 Listen To My Song / I'll Try Tomorrow – 02-05-67 (rev. May 6)
Capitol (1967-69)
2113 The Last Goodbye / Candle-Lighted World – 13-02-68
2225 Thank You For Lovin' Me / Capn' – 18-06-68
2357 This Was My World / Wake Up, Son – 10-12--68
2542 The Deal / Happiness Was – 24-06-69 (promo: PRO 4760)

Dick Miles (by Dick Grant)

DICK MILES

SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

DICK MILES-1                                                                                                         January 1961

LEON JACKSON-2

Richard “Dick” Miles (vcl/         );

                                                                                                                               Producer:

4646                   VALHALLA                                                            -1                       Nashville NV-5048

                          (J.Brewer-L.Smith) (Warden Music BMI)

4647                   THE DREAM                                                         -1-2                                    NV-5048, Buckingham P-ST-718

                          (Dick Miles) (Starday BMI)                                       Continental Maple Leaf CML-1014

                                                                                                                               Continental Maple Leaf CMS-1014, Palace M-718

                                                                                                                               Palace S-718, Countryville M-18, Countryville S-18

NB(1): NASHVILLE NV-5048 released Tuesday 20th March 1962.

NB(2): NASHVILLE NV-5048 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 24th March 1962.

NB(3): BUCKINGHAM P-ST-718/CONTINENTAL MAPLE LEAF CML1014/CMS-1014/COUNTRYVILLE M-18/S-18/PALACE M-718/S-718 “COUNTRY AND WESTERN JAMBOREE PERFORMANCES by LONZO AND OSCAR-AMERICA’S GREATEST COUNTRY COMEDIANS/RED SOVINE/OTHERS” released January 1963.

DICK MILES                                                                                                                                                                                      ca. February 1967

(vcl/          );

                                                                                                                               Producer:

AMP45-13952      LISTEN TO MY SONG                                            ABC 45-10937

                          (Dick Miles) (Stallion Music Co.-BMI)

AMP45-               I’LL TRY TOMORROW                                                     45-10937

                          (Dick Miles-Ed Nix)

NB(1): ABC 45-10937 released Tuesday 2nd May 1967.

NB(2): ABC 45-10937 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 6th May 1967.

Session #14831

DICK MILES                                                                                                                                                                                             January 1968

(vcl):

                                                                                                                              Producer: Kelso Herston

45-59108             CANDLE-LIGHTED WORLD                                                             Capitol 2113

                          (Red Lane) (Tree Publishing Co. Inc. BMI)

45-59109             THE ROPE                                                                                     Capitol (Uniss)

                          ()

45-59110             THE LAST GOODBYE                                             Capitol 2113, Capitol T-2925, Capitol ST-2925

                          (Kelso Herston-Dick Miles-Bob Prather)                                              Capitol STBB-2969

NB(1): The above purchased masters were registered on Friday 19th January 1968.

NB(2): CAPITOL 2113 released Tuesday 13th February 1968.

NB(3): “THE LAST GOODBYE” entered Billboard C&W chart 30th March 1968-#17, 8 weeks.

NB(4): CAPITOL 2113 released TWICE with A) Thin print label & B) Thick print label.

NB(5): CAPITOL T/ST-2925 “THE LAST GOODBYE” released April 1968.

NB(6): CAPITOL STBB-2969 “BLUE RIBBON COUNTRY” released 1968.

Session #13213

DICK MILES

             Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South         Nashville, Tn:    Thursday 7th March 1968

(vcl);

                                                                                                                               Producer: Kelso Herston

54598                 MY BABY’S GONE                                                                           Capitol T-2925, Capitol ST-2925

                          ()

54599                 JENNY’S FIRST NIGHT AWAY FROM HOME                        T-2925,             ST-2925

                          (Marion Worth)

45-54600 THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME                                            Capitol P-2225, Capitol 2225, Capitol T-2925                                                                                                     (Kelso Herston-Dick Miles) (Saturday Music BMI)       Capitol ST-2925

Session #13214

DICK MILES

             Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South         Nashville, Tn:    Thursday 7th March 1968

(vcl);

                                                                                                                              Producer: Kelso Herston

54601                 THE TROUBLES MY LITTLE BOY HAD                                              Capitol T-2925, Capitol ST-2925

                          (Gene Guthrie)

54602                 MY LAST TWO TENS                                                           T-2925,             ST-2925

                          (Vic McAlpin)

54603                 LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE                                                                            T-2925,             ST-2925

                          (Bobby George-Vern Stovall)

45-54604 CAP’N                                         Capitol P-2225, Capitol 2225, Capitol T-2925

                          (Kelso Herston-Dick Miles)                                      Capitol ST-2925

NB(1): CAPITOL P-2225 (Promotional) released Tuesday 11th June 1968.

NB(2): CAPITOL 2225 released Tuesday 18th June 1968.

Session #13215

DICK MILES

             Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South         Nashville, Tn:    Friday 8th March 1968

(vcl);

                                                                                                                               Producer: Kelso Herston

54605                 JUST BEYOND THE MOON                                                              Capitol T-2925, Capitol ST-2925

                          (Jeremy Slate) (Central Songs BMI)

54606                 THE RUNT                                                                                                  T-2925,             ST-2925

                          ()

54607                 THE TOUCH OF HER HAND                                                                         T-2925,             ST-2925

                          (Kelso Herston-Larry Lee)

54608                 THE NIGHT BEFORE                                                          T-2925,             ST-2925

                          ()

Session #13242

DICK MILES

             Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South         Nashville, Tn:    Friday 16th August 1968

(vcl);

                                                                                                                               Producer: Kelso Herston

45-54694 WAKE UP, SON                           Capitol P-2357, Capitol 2357

                          (Curly Putman) (Green Grass Music BMI)

54695                 TOO LITTLE TOO LONG                                          Capitol (Uniss)

                          (Jack Rhodes) (Central Songs BMI)

45-54696 THIS WAS MY WORLD                 Capitol P-2357,              2357

                          (Glenn Martin)

NB(1): CAPITOL P-2357 (Promotional) released Tuesday 3rd December 1968.

NB(2): CAPITOL P-2357 reviewed Spotlight Singles Saturday 7th December 1968.

NB(3): CAPITOL 2357 released Tuesday 10th December 1968.

Session #13297

DICK MILES

             Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South         Nashville, Tn:    Thursday 20th March 1969

(vcl);

                                                                                                                               Producer: Larry Butler

45-54881 THE DEAL (BAND OF GOLD)                                              Capitol PRO-4760, Capitol 2542

                          (Kelso Herston-Dick Miles-Bob Prather)

54882                 A BIGGER MAN OF ME                                          Capitol (Uniss)

                          ()

45-54883 HAPPINESS WAS                                                              Capitol PRO-4760,              2542

                          (Jack Barlow-Curly Putman) (Green Grass Music BMI)                        

NB(1): CAPITOL PRO-4760 (Promotional) released

NB(2): CAPITOL 2542 released released Tuesday 24th June 1969.

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by MICHEL RUPPLI & FRANTISEK FRANK with acknowledgements to DICK GRANT.2011-2013.