He also served as the narrator for the film. He wrote and sang several songs for Disney's 1973 animated film adaption of Robin Hood.Miller sang his GRAMMY-winning songs "Dang Me" and "King Of The Road" on the 7th GRAMMY Awards' "Best On Record" telecast in 1965.The following year he won six GRAMMYs, all in the Country & Western Field, setting the mark for the most GRAMMY wins in one night at the time. At the 7th GRAMMYs for 1964, he earned four awards for "Dang Me," and also took home the title of Best New Country & Western Artist Of 1964, for a total of five GRAMMYs.
Roger Miller scored a series of hits in the 1960s, including the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 songs "Dang Me," "Chug-A-Lug," "King Of The Road," and "Engine Engine #9.".Even so, Miller was a quick-witted charmer who made friends well beyond his corner of the music world."I want my music to leave an indelible mark." 31) which is designed to shine a light on Miller's underappreciated contributions to country and popular music at large – not to mention his against-the-odds success, coming from a hardscrabble Texas background. Third boxcar, midnight train Destination, Bangor Maine. This new take hails from the two-disc celebration King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller (Aug. King of the Road (Roger Miller) Trailers for sale or rent, Rooms to let- fifty cents No phone, no pool, no pets Aint got no cigarettes, Ah, but two hours of pushing broom Buys an eight by twelve four-bed room Im a man of means, by no means King of the road. Additionally, Kris Kristofferson, Eric Church, Travis, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Ronnie Dunn and many more* lend their voices to this irrepressible ode to vagabond life, premiering on Facebook. Now, a new version of the oft-covered song is out, and it features some of the biggest names to ever hit the genre, several of whom performed the song together at the 1995 CMA Awards: Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard (who recorded his verse prior to his death), Dolly Parton and Dwight Yoakam. 4-peaking "King of the Road." The good-natured, pop-leaning country tune about a man with few pennies but fewer worries was an instant crossover success and remains one of the most enduring hits of the '60s, covered by everyone from Dean Martin to Randy Travis (who scored a hit version of the song in the '90s). Of his five top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Roger Miller is certainly best remembered for his highest charting of those, the No.
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