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Died On This Date (October 25, 1992) Roger Miller / Country Music Great

Posted by themusicsover on October 25, 2009

Roger Miller
January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992

millerRoger Miller was a popular country singer songwriter who landed several hits during the ’70s and ’80s.  His most popular hits were “Dang Me,” “Old Friends” (with Willie Nelson), and “King of the Road.”  As a songwriter, he’s penned hits for Brooks and Dunn, Ricky Van  Shelton, and Alan Jackson.  Over the course of his career, Miller has been awarded with an impressive 11 Grammys which was a record until Michael Jackson’s Thriller came along.  He also won a Tony for the lyrics he wrote for Broadway’s Big River.   A longtime smoker, Roger Miller died of lung cancer at the age of 56.

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