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Chuck Miller (other)
Chuck Miller may refer to: * Chuck Miller (musician) (1924–2000), American singer and pianist * Charles A. Miller (political scientist) Charles A. ("Chuck") Miller (October 27, 1937 – March 22, 2019) was an author and Professor of Politics and American Studies at Lake Forest College. Biography Miller received his Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College (1959) in political s ... (1937–2019), American author and academic * Chuck Miller (baseball) (1889–1961), Major League Baseball outfielder See also * Charles Miller (other) {{hndis, Miller, Chuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Miller (musician)
Charles Nelson Miller (30 August 1924 – 15 January 2000) was an American singer and pianist who had a US top ten hit in 1955 with his version of "The House of Blue Lights (song), The House of Blue Lights"''. Career He was born in Wellington, Kansas, United States, and learned to play piano as a child. Moon Mullican and Fats Waller were early singer piano influences. By the mid-1940s he was working as a singer and pianist in clubs in Los Angeles, before forming his own trio with bass player Robert Douglass. Miller was signed by Capitol Records in 1953, and began recording with arranger and saxophonist Dave Cavanaugh. His early recordings were middle-of-the-road pop and novelty numbers, influenced by Dean Martin and Bing Crosby, but his later recordings for Capitol, including "Idaho Red" and the self-penned "Hopahula Boogie", showed a more lively style. In 1955, he moved to Mercury Records, and his recording of "The House of Blue Lights", arranged by Douglass, and first recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles A
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Miller (baseball)
Charles Marion Miller (September 18, 1889 – June 16, 1961) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in and . External links 1889 births 1961 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders St. Louis Cardinals players Baseball players from Ohio Houston Buffaloes players Minor league baseball managers People from Woodville, Ohio {{US-baseball-outfielder-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |