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#A) Summary Discography
#B) Full Discography
#C) Articles/Reviews
#D) Sources
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Installed here on 08-10-2008, the original text file discography was first installed in the UW-Parkside Music Archives on 03-13-1994.
t = Complete list of track titles appears in the Full Discography
p = Partial list appears, Bill Miller tracks only
(r) = published reviews of this album are listed in section #A
* = listed in the Winter 1994/95, Schwann "Spectrum", p. 144
p.# = Schwann listing page number
Solo Albums
#01)t 1982 .Bill Miller and Native Sons Windspirit
#02)t 1987 Old Dreams and New Hopes Windspirit
#03)t 1990 .The Art of Survival (r) Rosebud, Vanguard
#04) 1991 Loon, Mountain, and Moon (r) Rosebud
#05) 1992 Reservation Road Rosebud
#06) 1992 .Reservation Road Live Vanguard
#07)t 1993 * The Red Road (r) Warner Bros. Western
#08) 1994 Big Country for Little People ?
#09) 1995 .Raven In The Snow ?
#10) 1998 .Ghostdance Sol Records
#11) 19?? A Native American Odyssey, Inuit to Inca ?
#12) 1999 .Healing Waters PJM Records
#13) 2000 .Hear Our Prayer Integrity Music
#14) 2002 .A Sacred Gift Paras Recordings
#15) 2004 Spirit Songs: The Best of Bill Miller Vanguard
#16) 2005 .Cedar Dream Songs Cool Springs Music
Bill Miller and Robert Mirabal
#17) 1996 .Native Suite Warner Bros. Records
Session Work
Billy Joe Shaver
#18)t 1993 * Tramp on Your Street (r) Praxis 11063
Kennedy-Rose
#19)p 1994 *.Walk the Line (r) Pangaea 13202
Various Artists Collections
#20)p 1993 The Wild West Mogull 35828
#21) 1995 .Between Father Sky and Mother Earth Narada
#B) Full Discography (top/bottom of page)
[number] = Actual albums I have seen
"Owners" = Who owns, or owned, the album I saw
(see the complete code list in library)
i = instrumental
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page) Owners
----------Windspirit Music ------
#01) 1982 Bill Miller and Native Sons [LP: WSM-101] {A}
#01 (CS: WSM-101)
--- (recorded at OM Recording Studios, Boscobel, WI - 6/82)
--- (all songs by Bill Miller)
---
#01. A1 5:24 Let it Rain
#01. A2 2:50 Paintings
#01. A3 4:50 Whirlwind
#01. A4 4:14 Two Places at Once
#01. B1 4:20 Eagle Song
#01. B2 3:46 Lessons
#01. B3 3:55 Hard Earned Love
#01. B4 3:27 Mother and Child
Bill Miller: acoustic guitar (all)
lead vocal (A1-3,B1-4)
alternate lead vocal (B4)
Tim Cox: acoustic bass (A1,B4), bass (A3,4,B1,3)
unheard laughter (A3)
Jamie Goldsmith: string synthesizer (A1)
Tim Konrad: acoustic guitar (A1,3,B4)
Norbert Nix: acoustic guitar (A2)
12-string acoustic guitar (A4,B3)
harmony vocals (A4,B1,3)
rhythm guitar (B1)
Mark Roeder: violin (A1,3,B1,3,4), harmonica (B3)
harmony vocals (A1)
Dan Sabranek: acoustic guitar (A1,3,4,B2-4)
harmony vocals (A1,2,B1-3)
alternate lead vocal (B4)
Algie Wolters: congas (A1,3,B1,4)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#02) 1987 Old Dreams and New Hopes (CS: WSM-102) {AB}
--- (track times are not listed on the cassette)
--- (all songs by Bill Miller except as noted)
--- Author:
#02. A1 : Westwind Bill and Renee Miller
#02. A2 : Legends Never Die
#02. A3 : Some of Shelly's Blues Mike Nesmith
#02. A4 : I'll Wait for You Bill Miller, David Hoffner
#02. A5 : Old Dreams and New Hopes
#02. B1 : Borderline
#02. B2 : No One Else But You Bill Miller, David Hoffner
#02. B3 : Dance the Blues Away
#02. B4 : Billy Ray Bill Miller, David Tiller
#02. B5 : Under the Roof Bill Miller, David Hoffner
Carmen Acciaioli
Mike Brignardello
James Isaac Elliott
Jeff Hanna
Michael Martin Murphey
Peter Rowan
Gary Talley
Algie Wolters
("Special thanks to [the above] for their talented
contributions to this project") the cassette liner
notes do not say who plays what on which track(s)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Rosebud Records
#03) 1990 The Art of Survival [CS: RR-101] {K}
#03 [CD: RR-101] {A}
---
#03. A1 4:40 Ordinary Man
#03. A2 2:47 I Could Fall All Over and Over Again
#03. A3 3:54 Reservation Road
#03. A4 5:04 Forever Ride
#03. A5 i 4:48 Night Chase
#03. B1 4:57 Art of Survival, The
#03. B2 3:35 As Long As the Grass Will Grow
#03. B3 4:24 Broken Bottles
#03. B4 4:02 Road Home, The
#03. B5 i 2:53 Wind Spirit
Bill Miller: acoustic guitar, vocals, Native American courting flute,
rattle
Mark Casstevens: acoustic guitar
Phillip Donnelly: electric guitar
Jerry Douglas: Dobro
Kenny Greenburg: electric guitar
David Hoffner: synthesizer, keyboards
Roy Huskey, Jr.: upright bass
Kenny Malone: drums, percussion, conga, tambourine
Dave Martin: 5-string fretless bass
Scot Merry: ? (B4)
Maura O'Connell: harmony vocal
Jim Rooney: acoustic guitar
Peter Rowan: acoustic guitar, harmony vocals, mandola
Paul Scholten: drums
Biff Watson: acoustic guitar
Glenn Worf: bass guitar
Jonathan Yudkin: acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals,
violin, percussion, electric guitar
#04) 1991 Loon, Mountain, and Moon: Native American Flute Songs
#04 (?: RR-103)
#05) ? Reservation Road (?)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Warner Bros. Western
#07) 1993 The Red Road (CS: 45324-4) * 7-93
#07 [CD: 45324-2] * {.A}
--- Author:
#07. 1 4:12 Dreams of Wounded Knee Bill Miller
#07. 2 5:44 Praises Bill Miller,Myron Pyawasit
#07. 3 2:16 Two Hawks Bill Miller
#07. 4 4:34 Reservation Road Bill Miller,John Flanagan,
--- Brent Holmes
#07. 5 4:35 Tumbleweed Bill Miller, Peter Rowan
#07. 6 6:55 Faith of a Child Bill Miller
#07. 7 2:42 Many Trails Bill Miller
#07. 8 4:51 Trail of Freedom Bill Miller, Bob Corbin
#07. 9 2:30 Inter-Tribal Pow Wow Song Myron Pyawasit
#07. 10 12:43 Kokopelli's Journey Bill Miller,David Hoffner,
--- Sam Bacco, Robert Mirabal
#07. 11 4:50 My People Bill Miller, John Flanagan
Bill Miller: vocals, guitar, flutes, harmonica,
percussion
David Angell: violin
Sam Bacco: percussion
Richard Bennett: guitar
Mike Brignardello: bass
John Catchings: cello
Joe Chemay: bass
Bob Corbin: harmony vocal (#8)
David Davidson: violin
Dan Dugmore: pedal steel guitar
Jim Grosjean: viola
David Hoffner: keyboards, string arrangements
Mary Ann Kennedy: vocals
Robert Mirabal: flute and voice (#10)
Pam Rose: vocals
Dave Pomeroy: bass
#08) 1994 Big Country for Little People ? ?
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Mogull Entertainment / Telepictures Productions
(mfg. and dist. by BMG Music)
#20) 1993 The Wild West [CD: 35828-2] {.A}
--- (all 45 tracks are listed in Miscellaneous Collections Discography)
---
#20. 38 1:32 Wild Indian Guitar
Bill Miller: guitar, vocal
John McEuen: banjo
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
Session Albums (where Bill Miller appears on albums by other artists):
----------Praxis International / Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music
#18) 1993 Tramp on Your Street [CS: 11063-4] * 8-93 {A}
--- p.177 (CD: 11063-2) *
--- by Billy Joe and Eddy Shaver (rel. 8-10-93)
--- (track times are not listed on the cassette)
--- (titles by Billy Joe Shaver except as noted)
--- (there is no indication in the cassette liner notes about
--- which track(s) Bill Miller appears on, but I have been
--- told that the CD notes say he appears only on track #2)
---
#18 A1 : Heart of Texas
#18. A2 : Oklahoma Wind
#18 A3 : Georgia on a Fast Train
#18 A4 : Live Forever Billy Joe Shaver,
--- Eddy Shaver
#18 A5 : If I Give My Soul
#18 A6 : Tramp on Your Street
#18 B1 : KAND, Corsicana, Texas
#18 B2 : Good Ol' U.S.A.
#18 B3 : Hottest Thing in Town, The
#18 B4 : When the Fallen Angels Fly
#18 B5 : Take a Chance on Romance
#18 B6 : Old Chunk of Coal
#18 B7 : I Want Some More
#18 B8 : Tenntex Tear Down
Billy Joe Shaver: vocals
Eddy Shaver: lead and rhythm guitars
Terry Anderson: backing vocals
Scott Baggett: bass guitar, Hammond B3 organ
Keith Christopher: bass and rhythm guitar
Jim Hoke: harmonica, lapsteel, clarinet
Waylon Jennings: vocals (A1,2)
All Kooper: Hammond B3 organ,
Wurlitzer and acoustic pianos
Bill Miller: Native American flute, chants (A2)
Greg Morrow: drums, percussion
Brother Phelps: vocals (A4,5)
Danny Thorpe: rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Pangaea Records, manufactured by I.R.S. Records
(I.R.S. = International Record Syndicate)
#19) 1994 Walk the Line (CS: 13202-4) * 2-94
#19 p.124 [CD: 13202-2] * {.A}
--- by Kennedy-Rose
--- (all 12 tracks are listed in the Kennedy-Rose Discography)
--- Author:
#19. 3 5:17 Iron Horse Kennedy-Rose, Kye Fleming
Bill Miller: flute
Bill Baker: desert sound, oodo drum
Mary Ann Kennedy and Pam Rose: spike and earth
Mary Ann Kennedy: lead vocal, high-string guitar,
hand drum, tambourine
Ray Kennedy: National steel guitar
Pamela Rose: duet vocal, acoustic guitar
The Smokey Town Singers (Menominee Tribe - Wisconsin):
chant, tribal drums
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#C) Articles/Reviews (top/bottom of page)
Articles:
"Bill Miller: Old Dreams and New Hopes", by Barbara Schaffer
.Dirty Linen, 12/92-1/93, Issue #43, p. 17-8
"Wild Bill"
Folk Roots, 10/93, #124, p. 39+
"Indian singer/songwriter to perform at UW-O Dec. 2", no byline
.The Oshkosh (WI) Northwestern, 11/24/94, p. E5
"Friday workshop is with singer/songwriter", no byline
.The Oshkosh (WI) Northwestern, 12/01/94, p. C3
"Native American singer to perform at Reeve Union", by UW Oshkosh
News Bureau
.Advance-Titan (UW Oshkosh), 12/01/94, p. 10, 24
Reviews: (reviewer)
Albums:
(#03) "The Art of Survival"
.Sing Out!, 11-12/91 - 1/92, Vol. 36(3), p. 102 (Steve Key)
.Dirty Linen, 2-3/92, Issue #38, p. 52 (Barbara Schaffer)
(#04) "Loon, Mountain, and Moon"
Folk Roots, 10/91, #100, p. 73
.Dirty Linen, 2-3/92, Issue #38, p. 52 (Barbara Schaffer)
(#07) "The Red Road"
Entertainment Weekly, 10/01/93, p. 52(2) (David Browne)
.Acoustic Musician, 6/94, Vol. 1(4), p. 57
(#18) "Tramp on Your Street"
Entertainment Weekly, 8/20/93, #184, p. 63 (Bob Cannon)
Stereo Review, 11/93, Vol. 58(1), p. 113 (Alanna Nash)
.Guitar Player, 4/94, Vol. 28(4), Issue 292, p. 115 (Chris Gill)
[the above reviews do not mention Bill Miller, I have not seen
the ones below]
Playboy, 11/93, p. 24 (Charles M. Young)
Country Music, 11-12/93, p. 24 (Rich Kienzle)
Country Music, 11-12/93, p. 60 (interview) "20 questions with
Billy Joe Shaver", by Michael Bane
Rolling Stone, 8/19/93, #663, p. 77 (D. McLeese)
Stereo Review, 2/94, Vol. 59, p. 58
(#19) "Walk the Line"
Country Music, 5-6/94, p. 32(2) (Geoffrey Himes)
Concerts:
Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA, 9/21/91 (Barbara Schaffer)
.Dirty Linen, 12/91-1/92, Issue #37, p. 20
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#D) Sources (for more information) (top/bottom of page)
#fq 1998, Walters & Mansfield, "MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide", p. 549
For additions and/or corrections, thanks to:
Paul Estro
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