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Mitch Miller

American record producer and musician (1911-2010) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 99

Mitchell William Miller was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor and artists and repertoire (A&R) man.

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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award2000
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

Miller was one of the most influential people in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the head of A&R at Columbia Records and as a best-selling recording artist with an NBC television series, Sing Along with Mitch. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in the early 1930s, Miller began his musical career as a player of the oboe and English horn, making numerous highly regarded classical and popular recordings. His albums were #1 for 22 weeks in Canada between 1959 and 1962.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2010 · aged 99

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