Biography

Though bashful about his singing voice, Nashville native Gene Miller had never performed publicly until a friend coerced him into singing at a high school function. "I performed about ten songs, just my guitar and me, for about three hundred people. I was hooked from that moment on." He sang and played guitar in bands and got involved in high school theater productions. Following graduation, he landed a gig performing in a musical revue at Opryland theme park. Miller progressed from job to job until he was hired as a backup singer for Barbara Mandrell on her tours and television show. In between, he learned studio technique by singing jingles and doing sound-alike vocals for an advertising agency. Miller moved to Los Angeles to tour with Donna Summer and break into West Coast studio work in the mid-1980s. "L.A. was a harder nut to crack. People have work wrapped up and you have to really network." It took some time to build up a reputation through word of mouth, but eventually he had s

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