His 1965 follow-up, The Return Of Roger Miller, also quickly went Gold on the power of his signature song, “King of the Road,” the Top 40 hit “Do-Wacka-Do,” and the beloved novelty tune, “You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd.” In addition to “King of the Road” hitting the top of the Country and Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.
1 country song and Top 10 pop crossover hit, “Dang Me,” which along with the hit single, “Chug-A-Lug,” garnered him his first five Grammys, including Best Country Song Best Country and Western Recording, Single Best Country and Western Performance, Male Best Country and Western Album and Best New Country and Western Artist. Miller’s Gold-certified debut, Roger And Out, made him a household name with his first No. In all, 12 albums will be made available throughout the summer months, including three of Miller’s biggest records: 1964’s Roger And Out (later to become known as Dang Me) and 1965’s The Return Of Roger Miller and The 3rd Time Around. I hope these songs bring you a laugh, a tear, but most of all, a smile.” “As I revisit his wonderful catalog of songs, I’m reminded how much I like hearing his lighthearted ones like “Hey Would You Hold It Down?” as well as how poignant his ballads are. “I’m excited that these classic albums of Rogers are being made available digitally for all to enjoy,” said Miller’s widow, Mary Miller. Beginning tomorrow, Friday, May 27th, three albums will be released once a month throughout August, starting with 1970’s A Trip In Country, Miller’s recordings of hit country songs he wrote for George Jones, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price and others 1979’s Making A Name For Myself, featuring his single “The Hat” which he memorably performed on “The Muppet Show,” and 1985’s eponymous Roger Miller, featuring his recording of “River In The Rain” which he wrote for the seven Tony Award-winning play, “Big River ” and his last-ever single, “Some Hearts Get All The Breaks.”
To honor Miller’s life, legacy, and timeless music, Capitol Nashville/UMe will be making several of his classic albums originally released on Smash Records, Mercury Records, and MCA Records available digitally for streaming and download for the first time ever. 1 country hit with the song in 1995, the year Miller was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Nearly 40 years later, and three years after Miller tragically passed away following a short battle with lung cancer, Alan Jackson had a No. The year 2022 marks 65 years since Roger Miller first burst onto the Nashville songwriter’s scene in 1957 with his big break when then-rising country star George Jones recorded and released “Tall, Tall Trees,” which they co-wrote together on a road trip to Texas.
On the strength of the back-to-back hits “Dang Me” and “Chug-A-Lug,” the album was a smash and set the stage for a peerless career that included 11 Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, Academy of Country Music’s Pioneer Award, multiple hit records, several movie soundtracks, a television show, induction into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and so much more. Best known for his chart-topping hits “King of the Road,” “Dang Me,” “Chug-A-Lug” and “England Swings” from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era, Miller released his debut album, Roger And Out, in 1964 on Smash Records after several years of playing with, and becoming a hit songwriter for country greats like George Jones, Jimmy Dean, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, and Faron Young, along with releasing a dozen singles of his own. Over the course of his wildly successful four-decade long career, Country Music Hall of Famer, Roger Miller, recorded and released hundreds of songs across 19 studio albums, including a remarkable 52 singles.