Roger miller

September 12, 1966 : ABC-TV's "The Roger Miller Show" premiered. Roger Miller was a prominent hitmaker in country music, particularly during the mid-1960s. Probably, he was best known for his song “King of the Road” which also became his alias.“Chug-a-lug” was one of the first two songs that Miller performed during his first session with Smash Records in 1964.

Hear Roger Miller sing the Beatles' "Yesterday" from his short-lived variety series.

Roger Miller *January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992*

Celebrity Birthdays on January 2 | Country music legend Roger Miller, Larry Harmon (known best as Bozo the Clown), Saint Thérèse and Nathaniel Bacon were all born on this day in history.

Going to a go-go with the Shin-diggers and more.

Roger Miller

'King of the Road,' a two-disc tribute album to country-pop legend Roger Miller, will be released August 31st.

There are only a few instances in the history of country music when a song and a songwriter came along and released something so revolutionary, it changed the possibilities of what country music could be.

There's an outbreak of "cluckitis" in the theater, a disease which causes the sufferer to sneeze and turn into a chicken. Kermit tries to hide this from Roger, but it doesn't work -- Robin turns into a chick in front of him, and Roger recognizes the Lew Zealand chicken and his boomerang egg act. By the end of the show, the backstage is covered in nests, and Gonzo (the only one apparently immunized against the cluckitis) is thrilled. Kermit is humiliated, but Roger's very understanding; he…