More Than "King of the Road": Roger Miller

[MarkRhodes]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news...427ccae7&ei=33

A few of Miller's other songs.

[Irishmuso]

He also wrote 'The Last Word in Lonesome is Me' - clever guy; he also rhymed 'grocery' with 'no-sirree'. Buddy Emmons was his road band bass player for a while then he allegedly found out who Buddy was and recorded 'A Trip in the Country' which was a much sought after and hard to find artefact for pedal steel players - which I was - pre-internet. He could tell a great story in his song lyrics.

[Dennis D]

He also wrote 'The Last Word in Lonesome is Me' - clever guy; he also rhymed 'grocery' with 'no-sirree'. Buddy Emmons was his road band bass player for a while then he allegedly found out who Buddy was and recorded 'A Trip in the Country' which was a much sought after and hard to find artefact for pedal steel players - which I was - pre-internet. He could tell a great story in his song lyrics.

- - - - from " Dang Me "

..Roses'r red
Violets'r purple

Sugar's sweet
N'so' s maple surple......

...The older I'm getting, the more I've come to believe there was something in the water back then !!

: )

[TheGrandWazoo]

The great Cosmic Country band The Western Terrestrials wrote a great song about Roger Miller.

(Watch to the end for an added bonus)

[MarkRhodes]

He also wrote 'The Last Word in Lonesome is Me' - clever guy; he also rhymed 'grocery' with 'no-sirree'. Buddy Emmons was his road band bass player for a while then he allegedly found out who Buddy was and recorded 'A Trip in the Country' which was a much sought after and hard to find artefact for pedal steel players - which I was - pre-internet. He could tell a great story in his song lyrics.

One of my favorite songs from that set.

[Jim Soloway]

This is my favorite

[MarkRhodes]

This is my favorite

It is a great song. Heck, Jimmy Smith and Wes even covered it! ;o)

[ruger9]

- - - - from " Dang Me "

..Roses'r red
Violets'r purple

Sugar's sweet
N'so' s maple surple......

...The older I'm getting, the more I've come to believe there was something in the water back then !!

: )

Every time that song comes on I want to shoot the radio.

[BFrench]

believe Roger told Willie...don't put your pills and change in the same pocket because I just took 28 cents

[Jim Soloway]

It is a great song. Heck, Jimmy Smith and Wes even covered it! ;o)

Lenny Breau played it too, on his first album. The lyrics still rumble around my brain fairly often.

[ruger9]

believe Roger told Willie...don't put your pills and change in the same pocket because I just took 28 cents

Now that's funny right there

[unknownguitarplayer]

It is a great song. Heck, Jimmy Smith and Wes even covered it! ;o)

The Wes/Jimmy cover of "King of the Road" is up there among the best of the best recordings of Wes ever.

[Jim Soloway]

Lenny at the peak of his powers.

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