- Jody Miller
Infobox musical artist
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Name = Jody Miller
Img_size = width="180" height="220"
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Myrna Joy Miller
Alias = Jody Brooks
Born = birth date and age|1941|11|29
Origin =Phoenix, Arizona
Instrument =Vocals
Genre = Country
Occupation =Singer
Years_active = 1960-1979
Label = Capitol, Epic
Associated_acts =Roger Miller
URL = [http://www.jodymillermusic.com The Official Jody Miller site]Jody Miller (
November 29 ,1941 ) is acountry music singer. Born Myrna Joy Miller, [cite web|url=http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=354487|title=MusicMatch guide, "Jody Miller"] she was born inPhoenix, Arizona and raised inOklahoma . Discovered by actorDale Robertson , she began her career in the early 1960s as a folk/pop singer, singing in theLos Angeles area and appearing onTom Paxton 's television series.Fact|date=June 2007 She released her first album onCapitol Records in 1964 and had a modest pop hit that year with "He Walks Like a Man". In 1965, she released ananswer record toRoger Miller 's blockbuster hit "King of the Road," titled "Queen of the House" (which became her signature hit, peaking at number 12 on theBillboard Hot 100 and at number 5 on the country singles chart). Miller won theGrammy award for "Best Female Country Vocal Performance " for the song in 1966. Fact|date=June 2007Miller also scored a second
top 40 pop hit that year with "Home of the Brave" and became a pioneer crossover female vocalist, opening the doors forLinda Ronstadt ,Anne Murray , andOlivia Newton-John , and others as a pop singer recording a strong country influence and finding success in both genres. Miller's pop success petered out by the late 1960s.Tammy Wynette 's record producer,Billy Sherrill , was a fan of Miller's and signed her toEpic Records in 1970 to record specifically for the country market. She had two country hits right off the bat in 1970 with "Look At Mine" nearly making the Top 20 and a Top 20 hit with "If You Think I Love You Now (I Just Started)" in early 1971. She recorded a remake of the '60's pop hit (bythe Chiffons ), "He's So Fine," and it hit the top 5 on the country chart and #55 on the pop chart that summer. She was nominated for another Grammy award.Several major country hits followed, many of them remakes of pop/rock classics such as "Baby I'm Yours," "
Be My Baby ," and "To Know Him is to Love Him". Among the new country songs she had hits with were the top tens "There's a Party Goin' On," "Good News," and "Darling, You Can Always Come Back Home." She also continued to have hits with cover versions of pop hits like "House of the Rising Sun ," a hit forThe Animals , "Reflections ," this is not the hit forDiana Ross and the Supremes , and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman ," a hit forAretha Franklin .Miller's last top 30 country hit was 1977's "When the New Wears Off Our Love" and two years later she made her final chart appearance. She went into semi-retirement in the 1980s, at which time she and her husband owned a ranch in
Oklahoma .Fact|date=June 2007 She later emerged as aChristian music artist, releasing several albums. In 1999, the Country Gospel Music Association inducted Miller into its Hall of Fame, along withLoretta Lynn ,Barbara Mandrell ,Andy Griffith ,David L. Cook andLulu Roman . For a short while Jody and her daughter Robin recorded and toured together. She continues to perform live and sings her secular hits as well as her gospel material.Discography
Albums
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Links
* [http://jodymillermusic.com The Official Jody Miller website]
* [http://www.macromusic.com/JodyMiller/bio.html Jody Miller website]
* [http://www.macromusic.com/JodyMiller/ Jody Miller music]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dl6zefqkhgf6~T1 All Music Guide]References
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