David Miller (American musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Miller (American musician)

musician, one of the earliest country music recording artists

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1883

Place of Birth: Ohio River, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1953

Profession: musician, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

David Miller (March 17, 1883, Ohio River, Ohio – November 1, 1953) was an American country musician.
He is one of the earliest musicians to be associated with country music recording. Miller grew up working at a fruit farm, and served in the Army in World War I.
While there, he contracted blepharitis, and became totally blind as a result.
After his blindness set in, he began playing guitar and moved to Huntington, West Virginia.
He recorded a few pieces for the Starr Piano Company in 1924 and again in 1927, which are some of the earliest surviving audio documents of old-time music.
He also recorded for Paramount Records in 1930.
He played on West Virginia radio station WSAZ with Cecil Adkins from 1927 to 1933.
He also played with a string band called the West Virginia Mockingbirds in the 1930s and 1940s, alongside four brothers, Ed, George, Albert, and Frank Baumgardner.
They played on radio and at local churches and dance parties, and became regionally popular.
Miller continued to perform into the early 1950s, playing regularly at the Guyandotte theater alongside musicians such as T.
Texas Tyler and Patsy Cline.