Dan John Miller is an American singer-songwriter and actor from Detroit, Michigan. He is currently the guitarist and lead vocalist for the gothic country-garage band
Blanche. He made his major film acting debut in the film ''
Walk The Line'', playing
Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
's guitar player
Luther Perkins.
Biography
Career
Miller's musical career began in the 1990s, fronting the country-punk band
Goober & The Peas, whom ''The Austin Chronicle'' called "the most exciting live band in America" after playing
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in m ...
. The band toured with such bands as
Uncle Tupelo and
Morphine, and released two albums. He collaborated again with
Jack White in the band
Two Star Tabernacle, mixing elements of raw country and garage rock.
Currently, Miller and wife Tracee Mae Miller front the gothic country-garage band
Blanche. The band's critically acclaimed debut album,'' If We Can't Trust the Doctors'', was released on
V2 Records at the end of 2004. Their second album, ''Little Amber Bottles'', was released to similar critical acclaim in 2007.
As a solo performer, he was chosen to perform at
Dave Eggers' Revenge of the Book–Eaters benefit concerts. He has also played with
Ralph Stanley,
Josh Ritter and
The Mekons. As part of the promotion for the release of ''Walk The Line'', Miller performed solo along with the
Tennessee Three
The Tennessee Three was the backing band for singer Johnny Cash for nearly 25 years; he was known especially for his country/rockabilly style, although he won awards in numerous categories. In 1980, he reorganized the group, expanding it and namin ...
at the
ArcLight Theatre in Hollywood.
Miller also played and sang on Loretta Lynn's Grammy-winning album ''Van Lear Rose'', as well as Charlie Louvin's (of country legends The Louvin Brothers) Grammy-nominated self-titled album.
Miller has made cameos in music videos by the
Melvins
Melvins (sometimes The Melvins) are an American rock band formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal. Initially, they performed as a trio but later also sometimes appeare ...
,
The Soledad Brothers and
The White Stripes.
An acclaimed audiobook narrator,
Miller was named a Best Voice by ''
AudioFile'' magazine for performances of
Pat Conroy's ''
The Lords of Discipline'' and
Philip Roth's ''
My Life As a Man.'' In 2009, he was nominated for two Audies, as well garnering a Golden Earphone award (''Audiofile'' magazine), and a Listen Up! award from ''
Publishers Weekly''.
Instruments
Miller plays a Harmony H60 Meteor archtop guitar mostly on tours with a Fender Twin Reverb amplifier and occasionally a Danelectro Daddy-O distortion pedal. He also plays a Gibson J-100 acoustic guitar.
Marriage and children
He married painter Tracee Mae Miller on October 13, 1996. They have two children, daughter Frances Rose Miller (born February 18, 2009), and Hollis Harmon Miller (born September 14, 2011).
Solo discography
As musician:
*
Loretta Lynn, ''
Van Lear Rose'' (2004) – acoustic guitar, percussion, background vocals
*
Charlie Louvin, ''Charlie Louvin'' (2006) – vocals
As director:
*
The White Stripes, "
Hotel Yorba" – co-director, music video
Filmography
*''Murder Too Sweet'' (1994), priest
*''
Timequest
''Timequest'' is an interactive fiction game released by Legend Entertainment, and written by Bob Bates. The game can be played online at the Internet Archive.
Plot
In the year 2090 AD, the use of time machines (called interkrons) is regulated b ...
'' (2000), Dan Rather
*''
Walk the Line'' (2005),
Luther Perkins
*''
Mr. Woodcock'' (2007), Family Man
*''
Leatherheads
''Leatherheads'' is a 2008 American sports comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by and starring George Clooney. The film also stars Renée Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce, and John Krasinski and focuses on the early years of professional American ...
'' (2008), Hotel Clerk
References
External links
*
Goober & the PeasThe Blanche websitedanjohnmiller.com
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American alternative country singers
American male singer-songwriters
Living people
Singers from Detroit
Country musicians from Michigan
Year of birth missing (living people)
Singer-songwriters from Michigan
Goober & the Peas members
Blanche (band) members
Two-Star Tabernacle members