Dean Miller
Dean Miller | |
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| Born | Roger Dean Miller Jr. October 15, 1965 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Country music artist, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Known for | Country music albums and songwriting |
Roger Dean Miller Jr. (born October 15, 1965) is an American artist in the country music genre, recognized as Dean Miller. As the son of renowned country pop musician Roger Miller, he has produced four studio albums (one of which was never released), achieved four entries on the Hot Country Songs charts, and penned successful tracks for artists such as Trace Adkins and Terri Clark. His single "Nowhere, USA" reached his highest chart position, peaking at No. 54 in 1997.
Biography
Miller was born in Los Angeles, California and spent his formative years in Santa Fe, New Mexico and San Antonio, Texas. He started performing in local venues before relocating to Los Angeles during the early 1980s. There, while attending college and briefly exploring acting, he joined the band Sarcastic Hillbillies. Eventually, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he secured roles as a staff songwriter with Sony/Tree Publishing among others.
In 1995, Miller signed a contract with Capitol Records Nashville. His debut album released in 1997 included the track "Nowhere, USA," which received moderate radio attention but did not break into the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country charts. Additional singles from this album featured "Wake Up and Smell the Whiskey," co-written with Brett James. After ending his relationship with Capitol, Miller found success writing songs in 2000 for Terri Clark's "A Little Gasoline" and Trace Adkins' "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway."
Miller joined Universal South Records in 2002 and recorded his second album titled Just Me. Its lead single "Love Is a Game" reached No. 58 on the charts; however, the album itself was never officially released. Universal South also put out a rendition of "Old Toy Trains," a song originally written by Roger Miller for Dean during his childhood, featuring vocals from Roger himself. Miller eventually departed from Universal South.
In 2005, he signed with Koch Entertainment’s country division and released his third album, Platinum. This album included the song "Right Now," previously recorded by Rushlow, along with the single "Hard Love." Unfortunately, Koch’s country division was shut down that same year, leaving Miller without label support once again.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Dean Miller |
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| Platinum |
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| 'Til You Stop Getting Up |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| Stay EP |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| 1997 | "Nowhere, USA" | 54 | Dean Miller |
| "My Heart's Broke Down (But My Mind's Made Up)" | 67 | ||
| 1998 | "Wake Up and Smell the Whiskey" | 57 | |
| 2002 | "Love Is a Game" | 58 | Just Me |
| "Old Toy Trains" (with Roger Miller) | — | single only | |
| 2003 | "The Gun Ain't Loaded (But I Am)" | — | Just Me |
| 2004 | "Carry My Kisses" | — | |
| 2005 | "Hard Love" | — | Platinum |
| 2014 | "Begging for a Bullet" | — | 'Til You Stop Getting Up |
| "M Song" | — | ||
| "—" indicates singles that did not chart | |||
Music Videos
| Year | Video Title | Director |
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| 1997 | "Nowhere, USA" | |
| 2005 | "Hard Love" | Directed by Dale Resteghini |
| 2014 | "Til You Stop Getting Up" | Dean Miller served as director |
| 2018 | "Are You Ready for Some Hanky Panky?" | Jim Phelan directed this video |