The Miller Sisters (singers)

The Miller Sisters (singers)

The Miller Sisters were an American singing duo of the 1950s.

Background

Elsie Jo Miller and Midred Miller (Wages) were actually sisters-in-law; Elsie married Mildred's brother, guitarist Roy Miller, and the three of them worked as the Miller Trio and were on WTUP Radio in Tupelo, Mississippi for about a year before auditioning for Sun Records [http://www.sunrecords.com/] in 1954. Producer Sam Phillips [http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=166] believed that the Millers' vocal harmonies, complimented by the steel guitar solos of Stan Kesler and the percussive electric guitar of Quinton Claunch, would translate into significant record sales. However, the group did not score a hit. [Todd Kristel, All Music Guide] Elvis' first record was released a week after Jo & Milly recorded their first session. His release was his first hit, "That's Alright Mama". Around that time the music genre was shifting more away from country and toward the rockabilly style. Phillips decided not to release their 1957 recording of the R&B song "Got You on My Mind", but The Miller Sisters still sang at various places and events before splitting up around 1960. Mildred moved to Indiana and Roy and Elsie Jo became active participants in the Oneness Pentecostal Church in 1976. [Jo Miller, 2006.]

The CD "Sun's Singing Sweethearts", a collection of Miller Sister's songs, was released in 1996 by AVI Entertainment. The compilation rounds up at least one extant take of every song Milly and Jo recorded at Sun, their backup work behind Cast King and Glenn Honeycutt and as a special bonus, an early demo by the original Miller Trio.

"They were wonderful," Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records recalls. Of all the popular girl harmony acts of the day, like the Davis Sisters [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Davis_Sisters_%28country%29] , The Miller Sisters were second to none.In the right mood, Sam will wax poetic about The Millers' pure vocal harmony: Exhilarating one moment in its acrobatic loops, and soothing the next in its warmth. Only Patti Page and Mary Ford worked with equal precision, and no wonder. Both of those early '50s stars were harmonizing with themselves. [Cub Coda, DIScoveries Magazine.
The Miller Sisters, Sun's Singing Sweethearts, Sun Country Vol. 3, 1996 AVI Record Productions Corp.]

Discography

*1955 "Someday You Will Pay", "You Didn't Think I Would" (Sun Records, Flip Records)
*1956 "I Know I Can't Forget You But I'll Try", "Ten Cats Down (alt)" (Sun Records "unreleased")
*1956 "There's No Right Way To Do Me Wrong", "You Can Tell Me" (Sun Records)
*1957 "Ten Cats Down", "Finders Keepers" (Sun Records)
*1957 "Chains Of Love","Got You On My Mind" (Sun Records "unreleased")

*1996 Sun's Singing Sweethearts compilation of all Sun released and unreleased songs. (AVI Entertainment)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

*1973 (LP) "Sun Rockabillys: Put Your Cat Clothes On" (Sun) (England)
*1974 (LP) "The Sun Story" (Sun) (England)
*1977 (LP) "Sun - The Roots Of Rock, Vol. 4: Cotton City Country" (Charly) (England)
*1977 (LP) "The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1" (Charly) (England)
*1985 (LP) "Rock Bop Boogie" (Sun) (England)
*1986 (LP) "Rockin' Records" (Sun) (United States)
*1986 (LP) "Rockabilly Rebels" (Cambra Sound) (England)
*1986 (CD) "The Best Of Sun Rockabilly" (Charly) (England)
*199? (LP) "Sun Rockabillies: Put Your Cat Clothes On" (Bellaphon) (Germany)
*19?? (CD) "The Legendary Sun Records Story" (Charly) (England)
*1991 (CD) "Those Rockin' Gals" (Sun) (England)
*1994 (CD) "Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1" (J!mco JICK) (Japan)
*1994 (CD) "The Sun Records Collection (DRC3- 1211)" (Rhino) (United States)
*1994 (CD) "The Sun Records Collection (R2 71780)" (Rhino) (United States)
*1995 (CD) "Complete Sun Singles, Vol. 2" (Bear Family) (England)
*1995 (CD) "Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 1" (Charly) (England)
*1996 (CD) "Sun Hillbilly" (Charly) (England)
*1996 (CD) "Hillbilly Fillies & Rockin' Chicks-Sun" (Charly) (England)
*1998 (CD) "Get With It: Essential Recordings, 1954-69 / Charlie Feathers" (Revenant) (United States)
*1999 (CD) "The Sun Gods" (Dressed To Kill/BMG DTKBOX) (England)
*2000 (CD) "Rockabilly Dance Party" (Pie)
*2000 (CD) "The Legendary Sun Records Story" (Pulse PBX) (England)
*2002 (CD) "The Legendary Story of Sun Records V.2" (Metro Music) (England)
*2004 (CD) "Good Girls Gone Bad (Wild, Weird, And Wanted)" (Ace) (England)
*2006 (CD) "From Boppin' Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly" (Proper PROPERBOX)

Notes

External links

* [http://www.sunrecords.com/ Sun Records]
* [http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=166 Sam Phillips]
*The Davis Sisters


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