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The Gypsy by Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers

Biographie de l'artiste pour Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers

Emmett Miller Was An American Minstrel Show Singer Noted For A Yodel-Like Falsetto Voice Born In Macon Georgia In 1900. In Addition To Touring Widely With Minstrel Shows He Made Several Recordings For Okeh Records Between 1924 And 1929. His Final Recording Session Was For Bluebird Records In 1936 Which Resulted In The Release Of Two Final Records. Because Minstrel Shows Are Now Looked Upon With No Small Degree Of Embarrassment Miller Has Been Mostly Forgotten Despite A Vocal Style That Influenced Early Country Singers Like Jimmie Rodgers And A Backup Group - The Georgia Crackers - That Included Tommy Dorsey Jimmy Dorsey Gene Krupa And Eddie Lang. He Continued To Perform In Minstrel Shows Well Into The 1950's Long After They Fell Out Of Fashion. He Finally Returned To Macon Where He Died In 1962 By Then A Penniless Alcoholic. He Is Buried In East Macon's Fort Hill Cemetery. Miller's Influence On Early Country Is Most Apparent In Bob Wills' Recording Of "I Ain't Got Nobody " And Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues " Which Closely Copy Miller's Recordings Of The Same Songs. Van Halen Recorded A Version Of The Emmett Miller Song "Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now " But Were Probably Copying A 1978 Leon Redbone Version That Mimicked Miller's Ironically Van Halen Frontman David Lee Roth Also Recorded A Version Of "I Ain't Got Nobody " But Mimicked Louis Prima's Version Of The Song . Similarly Alt Country Phenom Ryan Adams Recorded A Version Of "Lovesick Blues " But Was Copying Hank Williams' Version. Writer Nick Tosches Has Written Extensively About Miller Since The 1970s And His 2001 Book Where Dead Voices Gather Serves As Both A Biography Of Miller And A History Of Minstrelsy. In Spite Of Tosches' Tireless Research Much Of Miller's Life Remains A Mystery And Probably Always Will.

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ACCUEIL EMMETT MILLER & HIS GEORGIA CRACKERS
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