Roger Miller

Birth Name:

Roger Dean Miller

Birth Place:

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Writer

Began his music career by running away from home to perform in Oklahoma and Texas venues, until the theft of a guitar at age 17 led him to avoid jail time by enlising in the Army
Born in Fort Worth, the hardships of the Great Depression forced his father to send him away to live on an uncle's farm in Erick, Okla
After marrying and having his first child, he briefly abandoned his Nashville career and moved to Amarillo, Texas, to become a firefighter, but a chance meeting with singer Ray Price led to his return to music
His first Top Ten hit, "When Two Worlds Collide," was written under a moonlight sky during a trip to Texas

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