According to one Youtube viewer, 'Roger
Miller was an unparieled genius.' I have no idea what that means but, as a singer, songwriter, entertainer and all around
character, he
was certainly unparalleled.
It's more than likely I'll write more about
Roger Miller another time because I am a major fan. This entry, however,
is regarding Miller's appearance on a show called Opry Almanac.
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| That's Charlie Louvin's guitar! |
This episode
was shot Tuesday, March 8th, 1966. Miller is clearly "feeling
good" in spite of his "laryngitis." He smokes, cracks
jokes and takes the lord's name in vain (but apologizes for it immediately).
His brilliance, talent and humor are highlighted even more when conversing with
super square Ralph Emery. In fact, the interplay between all these folks
is often dryly hilarious. This footage is awesomely weird and weirdly
awesome.
The house
band was Beegie Adair on piano, Jimmie Colvard on guitar, Buddy Rogers on
drums, Bobby Dyson on bass and Bob Olson on the weather.
Guitarist Thumbs Carlisle (Nice shirt!) and
drummer Jerry Allison (Formerly of The Crickets!) from Roger's band sit in and
there's a little pickin' and grinnin' (and singin') from Charlie Louvin!
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| I was the drummer in The Crickets! Peggy Sue's my wife! |
Here are the links:
To me, this
footage is a fascinating and hilarious window into another time and a fantastic
opportunity to see Roger Miller in action.
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| Not to mention the great Thumbs Carlisle! |
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