- Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller born on September 6, 1952 in Fairborn, OH is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in
Nashville ,Tennessee . Miller is married to and has recorded with singer/songwriterJulie Miller .Miller formed the Buddy Miller Band, which included singer/songwriter
Shawn Colvin on vocals and guitar.In addition to releasing several solo albums over the years, Miller has toured as lead guitarist/backing vocalist for
Emmylou Harris 's Spyboy band,Steve Earle on his "El Corazon" tour, Shawn Colvin, andLinda Ronstadt . He co-produced and performed onJimmie Dale Gilmore 's 2000 album "Endless Night". He has also appeared on several albums by songwriter/singer Lucinda Williams.In 2004, Miller toured with Emmylou Harris,
Patty Griffin ,Gillian Welch , andDavid Rawlings as theSweet Harmony Traveling Revue .At the 4th Annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, the Ryman Auditorium September 2005, Miller received the Album of the Year Award for "Universal United House of Prayer", and the opening cut of that album, "Worry Too Much" (penned by
Mark Heard , and originally released on his "Second Hand " album), won the Song of the Year Award.Buddy Miller has also produced albums for a number of artists. During 2006
Solomon Burke came over to Miller's house at Nashville to record his country album 'Nashville' on whichEmmylou Harris ,Patty Griffin ,Gillian Welch andDolly Parton appear as duet partners.He has a signature acoustic guitar made by the Fender company, and frequently uses vintage
Wandre electric guitars.Buddy Miller is currently touring as part of the band on Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's 'Raising Sand' tour of the USA and Europe.
At the annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards program at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on September 18, 2008, Miller received the "AMA Instrumentalist Of The Year" award, which was presented to him by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Miller was joined by Plant on a performance of a new song "Whatcha Gonna Do, Leroy" from his upcoming album to be released in March, 2009, according to Miller's comments during the song's introduction.
Discography
*"Streetlight", 1983
*"Strong Hand of Love ", tribute toMark Heard , 1994
*"Man On The Moon" (Buddy Miller and The Sacred Cows), 1995
*"Your Love and Other Lies", 1995
*"Orphans of God ", tribute toMark Heard , 1996
*"Poison Love", 1997
*"Cruel Moon", 1999
*"Buddy & Julie Miller ", 2001
*"Midnight and Lonesome", 2002
*"Love Snuck Up" (Buddy & Julie duets compilation), 2004
*"Universal United House of Prayer", 2004Voted "Artist of the decade" by "No Depression" magazine, #75 May - June 2008 - this was also "The final issue of "No Depression". Or as the said, "The Final Issue of... Well, Whatever that is:.
[http://www.nodepression.net/]
External links
* [http://www.buddyandjulie.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0969700321/ Fender signature guitar]
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