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Encyclopedia > Buddy Miller

Buddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. Country music, formerly called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ...


Miller formed the Buddy Miller Band, which included singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin on vocals and guitar. Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1958) is a pop artist who received critical success in the 1990s with a number of Grammy winning/nominated albums. ...


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, and Linda Ronstadt. He co-produced and performed on Jimmie Dale Gilmore's 2000 album Endless Night. He has also appeared on several albums by songwriter/singer Lucinda Williams Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer, songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated high school as class valedictorian and won a dramatic scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... Steve Earle Steve Earle (born January 17, 1955) is a country musician who grew up in Schertz, Texas. ... Linda Ronstadt on the cover of her 2002 collection The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer. ... Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born May 6, 1945) is a country singer, songwriter, recording artist and producer, currently living in Austin, Texas. ...


Miller is married to singer/songwriter Julie Miller. Julie Miller (born 3 January 1956 in Dallas, Texas) is a country songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. ...


Discography

  • Your Love and Other Lies, 1995
  • Poison Love, 1997
  • Cruel Moon, 1999
  • Midnight and Lonesome, 2002
  • Universal United House of Prayer, 2004

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Country Standard Time: Buddy Miller, November 2004 (1711 words)
That is the essence of Miller, apologizing for an inadvertent inconvenience.
Miller's original intention was to create an album that synthesized his rootsy country ethic with a decidedly gospel tangent, but his sense of disquietude about the state of the planet changed the focus of "House of Prayer."
Perhaps Miller's most important message on the album is found in its title, taken from the name of an actual but now defunct church located in east Nashville pictured on the album's cover.
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