Nelson Miller (12 November 1954 – 30 June 2019) was a Jamaican drummer and record producer. Miller was born and raised in

Port Antonio Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991. It is the island's third largest port, famous as a shipping point for b ...

.''Modern Drummer'', Volume 7, Issues 7-12, p. 20, 1983 Influenced by

Lloyd Knibb Lloyd Knibb OD (8 March 1931 – 12 May 2011) was a Jamaican drummer who is considered Jamaica's most important and influential modern drummer. A master percussionist, he contributed to every style of this nation's popular and not so popular mus ...

Carlton "Santa" Davis Carlton "Santa" Davis (born 21 November 1953) is a musician from Jamaica, primarily known for his drumming with bands such as Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Aggrovators, Soul Syndicate and Roots Radics. He has worked with reggae artists such as ...

, and Mikey "Boo" Richards, he began playing in bands in Port Antonio as a teenager.van Pelt, Carter (1995)
The Roots Is In The Rhythm
(interview), originally published in ''400 Years'', vol. 1, Issue 1, retrieved 2011-02-19 He has played on and produced many

Burning Spear Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots ...

albums since the late 1970s, including the

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

nominated '' Resistance''.Wachtel, Amy
Burning Spear
, ''

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...

'', retrieved 2011-02-19 He also led the band The Two Ton Machine, releasing the album ''Chinatown'' in 1985. He later recorded with Clinton Fearon of The Gladiators,Fearon, Catherine (2010)
Interview: Clinton Fearon Part 1 - The Gladiator Is Here
, United Reggae, 2 August 2010, retrieved 2011-02-19 and in the Solid Foundation Band, working with

Prezident Brown Fitz Albert Cotterell (born ), better known as Prezident Brown, is a Jamaican reggae/dancehall vocalist Biography Fitz Albert Cotterell was born in Johnny's Hill district on the Bullhead Mountain, Jamaica in the mid-1960s and raised in Oracabes ...

. Miller unexpectedly took ill the morning of 30 June 2019 and was taken to the hospital. He died later that evening. Actual cause of death remains unknown.

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- Discography Jamaican reggae musicians People from Portland Parish Jamaican drummers Jamaican record producers 1954 births 2019 deaths {{Drummer-stub