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Encyclopedia > Jimmy Miller (musician)

Jimmy Miller (1944-1994) was a Brooklyn-born record producer who produced albums for The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, and The Rolling Stones (all albums from Beggars Banquet to Goats Head Soup), New York City's shock/punk rockers The Plasmatics and Motörhead. Among his last productions were two tracks on the 1991 Primal Scream album, Screamadelica. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... You Put the Hurt On Me The Spencer Davis Group was formed in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s as The Rhythm and Blues Quartet. ... Traffic on the cover of their eponymous 1968 album. ... The cover of the bands only album, Blind Faith The alternate cover of the bands only album, Blind Faith Blind Faith was a band formed in late 1968 when Eric Clapton (ex-Cream) and Steve Winwood (ex-Traffic) were at a loose end following the demise of their... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ... For the record label, see Beggars Banquet Records. ... Goats Head Soup is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1973. ... The Plasmatics were an American punk band, formed by Yale graduate and radical anti-artist Rod Swenson, around the late Wendy O. Williams. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Primal Scream. ... Screamadelica is a 1991 album by Primal Scream and was their first to be a commercial success. ...


Himself a percussionist, Miller was known for a distinctive drum sound, especially with The Rolling Stones. He sometimes played percussion on their recordings, including the famous opening cowbell on "Honky Tonk Women" and the drums on "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Most importantly, Miller's goal was to make a recording sound like what he and the band thought the recording should sound like instead of trying to achieve the best sound quality possible. If a song needed the vocals to be buried in the mix he would do it, even though it would make it unlistenable on AM radio. The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street is the best example of this. To this day, many critics cite Exile on Main Street as one of the best rock albums ever made. The Stones stopped using Miller after 1973's Goats Head Soup because of his heroin addiction, which lasted the rest of his life. Exile on Main Street is a 1972 (see 1972 in music) album by the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. ...


In 1983 he produced "The Intuition Element" for Joe Viglione, and together they worked on tapes with Buddy Guy featuring appearances by Nils Lofgren, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and blues singer Genya Ravan. Miller produced many tracks on the Boston Rock & Roll Anthology series.


His father, Bill Miller, was a Las Vegas entertainment director and the man who booked Elvis Presley into the International Hotel for his 1969 return to live performance. This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll, was an American singer, song producer and actor. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...


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Miller is also behind the kit on "You Can't Always Get What You Want", taking over when Charlie couldn't get the hang of the beat: Miller's mastery of syncopation is a vital element of what is arguably one of the best rock songs ever recorded.
Jimmy Miller understood the importance of the beat, and for that reason, left his stamp not only on the greatest rock n' roll band ever, but on rock music as a whole.
Miller was introducing the Stones to the studio as an instrument and a compositional tool just as powerful as a telecaster with 5 strings.
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