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Miller Anderson (born 12 April 1945) is a UK-based
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guitarist and singer. He worked extensively with Ian Hunter in the formative years of the 1960s, before either of them achieved significant success. They worked in bands such as the Scenery and At Last The 1958 Rock 'n' Roll Show (later called Charlie Woolfe) and Anderson is referenced in the title track of Hunter's 1976 album ''
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'' ("well I remember all the good times me and Miller enjoyed, up and down the M1 in some luminous yo-yo toy"). Anderson would later guest on two Hunter solo albums. Apart from pursuing his solo career, he was a member of the
Keef Hartley Keith "Keef" Hartley (8 April 1944 – 26 November 2011)
was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted his own band ...
Band. Other groups he has been associated with are the
Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (keyboards, guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). Their best known songs include the UK numbe ...
, Broken Glass, the Dukes,
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,
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,
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and
Chicken Shack Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (later McVie) (vocals and keyboards) in 1967. ...
. In early 2006, he joined
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with
Maggie Bell Margaret Bell (born 12 January 1945 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock vocalist. She came to fame as co-lead vocalist of the blues-rock group Stone the Crows, and was described as the UK's closest counterpart to American sing ...
,
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,
Colin Hodgkinson Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s. Career Hodgkinson played in several bands, but was even more prolific as a sessio ...
and
Colin Allen Colin Eric Allen (born 9 May 1938) is an English blues drummer and songwriter. Career Allen spent the first ten years of his adult life working in aircraft engineering. He became interested in jazz at the age of 16 and two years later starte ...
. In the spring of 2016, Anderson returned to the studio and in July 2016 released a new album, ''Through the Mill''. Anderson was born in
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, Scotland.


Discography


Solo

*''Bright City'' (1971) *''Celtic Moon'' (1998) *''Bluesheart'' (2003, re-issue 2007) *''Chameleon'' (2008) *''From Lizard Rock'' (DCD 2009) *''Live at Rockpalast'' (MIG Music – MIG 90 352) CD 2010 *''Through the Mill'' (2016 - Anderson / Sherman Productions) *''Live in Vienna'' (2017 - Brücken Ton)


With Keef Hartley Band

*'' Halfbreed'' (1969) *''
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'' (1969) *'' The Time Is Near'' (1970) *''
Overdog ''Overdog'' is the fourth album by the Keef Hartley Band. Track listing 1971 LP Deram SDL 2 (UK), DES 18057 (US) # "You Can Choose" – 5:28 # "Plain Talkin" – 3:23 # "Theme Song / Enroute / Theme Song Reprise" – 8:05 # "Overdog" – 4:20 ...
'' (1971) *''Little Big Band – Live at the Marquee'' (1971)


With Hemlock

*''Hemlock'' (1972)


With Savoy Brown

*''Boogie Brothers'' (1974)


With Dog Soldier

*''Dog Soldier'' (1975)


With the Dukes

*''The Dukes'' (album, 1979)


With Spencer Davis Group

*''Live in Manchester 2002'' (2003/2004, DVD/CD)


With the British Blues Quintet

*''Live in Glasgow 2006'' (2007)


With Jon Lord Blues Project

*'' Jon Lord Blues Project Live'' (2011)


Guest appearances

*''
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'' (1972,
Dave Cousins Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Hindson; 7 January 1945) is an English musician who has been the leader, singer and most-active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967. Career Cousins is a founder member of the Strawbs, which started out as the S ...
) *''Overnight Angels'' (1977, Ian Hunter) *''Short Back and Sides'' (1981, Ian Hunter) *''Before I Forget'' (1982,
Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...
) *''Superblues'' (1994,
Pete York Peter York (born 15 August 1942 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England) is a British rock drummer who has been performing since the 1960s. Biography Born in Redcar, he attended the Nottingham High School and learnt to play the trumpet and snare drum ...
) *''Swinging Hollywood'' (1994,
Pete York Peter York (born 15 August 1942 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England) is a British rock drummer who has been performing since the 1960s. Biography Born in Redcar, he attended the Nottingham High School and learnt to play the trumpet and snare drum ...
) *''Pictured Within'' (1998,
Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...
) *''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' (2000,
Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...
) *''Not for the Pro's'' (2002,
Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He is often cited as one of the greatest drummers of all-time. He remains the only membe ...
) *''Beyond the Notes'' (2004,
Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...
) *'' Beyond the Notes Live'' (2004,
Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...
, DVD) *'' The Boy in the Sailor Suit'' (2007,
Dave Cousins Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Hindson; 7 January 1945) is an English musician who has been the leader, singer and most-active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967. Career Cousins is a founder member of the Strawbs, which started out as the S ...
) *''Hotel Eingang'' (2008,
Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940) is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single " Out of Time" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, which rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 19 ...
)


References


External links

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Interview with Miller Anderson
(by Dmitry M. Epstein, March 2008) 1945 births Living people Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists People from Renfrewshire British blues guitarists British rhythm and blues boom musicians Glam rock musicians Savoy Brown members Chicken Shack members T. Rex (band) members The Spencer Davis Group members The Dukes (British band) members {{UK-musician-stub