Peter Miller (born 26 May 1942,

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, England), also known as "Big Boy Pete", is an English singer, songwriter,

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and record producer. Born in Norwich, England, he has lived in San Francisco since 1972. He is a veteran of the 1960s English pop music, starting out with a rock & roll band called the Offbeats, who recorded an EP in 1958, and joining the beat group Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers in 1961. He has

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with

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, and most of the rest of the

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. He released one of the first English

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songs ("Cold Turkey") which placed his name in

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. A copy of "Cold Turkey" sold for £250 at

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Rock and Roll auction in London. His 1965 record "Baby I Got News for You" on

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is also a sought-after

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. David Wells, owner of the British archival Tenth Planet

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has released four albums of Miller's 1960s music. They have been released by Dionysus Records and Gear Fab Records in the U.S. Recent releases are also on Raucous Records and Double Crown records. His recording studio in San Francisco recorded the early San Francisco

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. Miller is also the founder and CEO of the Audio Institute of America, an online recording engineer school which has taught thousands of students from more than 130 countries around the world. His debut novel, ''The Ice Cream Man'', was released by Stark House Press in 2023.The Ice Cream Man
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Discography

* 1958 ''Introducing the Offbeats'' – Peter Miller & the Offbeats ( EP) Magnegraph Records (Lead Guitar/Songwriter) * 1962 "Ever Since You Said Goodbye" –

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(single)

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326546 (Lead Guitar) * 1962 "Can Can 62" / "Redskins" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (single)

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11531 (Lead Guitar) * 1963 "Totem Pole" / "Jaywalker" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (single) Decca 11593 (Lead Guitar) * 1963 "Poet and Peasant" / "Ooh Lala!" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (single) Decca 11659 (Lead Guitar) * 1964 "Kansas City" / " Parade of the Tin Soldiers" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (single) Decca 11840 (Lead Guitar/Vocal) * 1964 "If You Love Me" / "You Girl" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (single) Decca 11917 (Lead Guitar/Vocal) * 1964 "Where Did Our Love Go" / "Caroline" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (single)

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35199 (Lead Guitar/Vocal) * 1964 "Tonight You're Gonna Fall" / "Red Cabbage" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (single) Piccadilly 35212 (Lead Guitar/Vocal) * 1964 "Kansas City" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (

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: ''Ready Steady Go!'') Decca 4577 (Lead Guitar/Vocal) * 1965 "

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" – The News (single) Decca 12356 (Lead Guitar) * 1965 ''Spectre/Solitaire'' –

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(album) Piccadilly 38016 (Composer) * 1966 "Baby I Got News For You" / "Girl with the Castle" – Peter Miller (single) Columbia 7972 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1966 "Stop!" – The Knack (single)

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602005 (Composer) * 1966 "The Baby Song" – Boz (single) Columbia 7735 (Composer) * 1966 "Rumpelstiltskin" –

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(single) CBS 202250 (Lead Guitar) * 1967 "Stop!" – Dan et Vanny (single)

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71080 (Composer) * 1968 "Cold Turkey" / "My Love is Like a Spaceship" – Big Boy Pete (single) Camp Records 602005 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1968 "Playboy" –

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(single) Columbia 7929 (Composer) * 1974 ''Music From Little Flint'' – Pete Miller (album) .22 Records TT2201 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1978 "Can Can 62" / "Totem Pole" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (compilation album: ''The Joe Meek Story'') Decca 19076 (Lead Guitar) * 1979 "I Hate Disco Music" –

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(single) Loral 001 (Backing Vocalist) * 1981 ''Pre C.B.S.'' – Peter Miller (album) .22 Records TT2202 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1983 "Can Can 62" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (compilation album: ''The Decca Originals Volume 4'') Decca TAB65 (Lead Guitar) * 1983 "Can Can 62" – Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers (compilation album: ''Twenty One Hit Wonders'')

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CM124 (Lead Guitar) * 1984 "Cold Turkey" –

Naz Nomad and the Nightmares Naz or NAZ may refer to: * Naz (name) * NAZ (studio), Japanese animation studio * Naz, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Naz, Switzerland, in the canton of Vaud * Naaz islands, a set of tidal islands in the Persian Gulf, south of Iran * ...

(album track) Bigbeat WIK21 (Composer) * 1986 ''Rockin' is My Bizness'' – Peter Miller (album) .22 Records TT2203 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1989 "Baby I Got News for You" – Peter Miller (compilation album: ''English Freakbeat Volume 3'') Archive International AIP10048 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1995 "Double Diamonds" – Shig & Buzz (single) Maitai DD0103 (Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1995 "Spectre" – Shig & Buzz (compilation album: ''Secret Agent Sounds'') Maitai DD0118 (Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1995 "Swept Away" – Shig & Buzz (compilation album: ''21st. Century Surf Sounds'') Orange ORA1007 (Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1996 "Good Luck Charm" – Shig & Buzz (single) Sheena Music MCE38 (Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1996 ''Homage to Catatonia'' – Big Boy Pete (album) Tenth Planet TP026 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1997 ''Summerland'' – Peter Miller (album) Tenth Planet TP030 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1997 ''Homage to Catatonia'' – Big Boy Pete (album)

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BA1123 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1998 ''Return to Catatonia'' – Big Boy Pete (album) Tenth Planet TP035 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1999 "Baby I Got News For You" – Peter Miller (compilation album: ''The Story of Oak Records'') Wooden Hill WHCD007 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1999 "Baby I Got News For You" – The Bristols (track from – ''Tune In with...'')

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193CD (Composer) * 1999 "Me" / "Nasty Nazi" – Big Boy Pete (single) 3 Acre Floor Records 3eeAC05 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1999 "Psycho-Relics" – Big Boy Pete (single) Bacchus Archives BA 1137 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 1999 ''Return to Catatonia'' – Big Boy Pete (album) Gear Fab Records GF-139 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2000 ''Summerland'' – Pete Miller (album) Gear Fab Records GF-147(Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2000 ''World War IV... A Symphonic Poem'' – Big Boy Pete (album) Gear Fab Records GF-157(Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2001 ''World War IV... A Symphonic Poem'' – Big Boy Pete (album) Comet Records GFC-414 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2002 ''London American Boy'' – Big Boy Pete (album)

Raucous Records Raucous Records is a British record label focusing on rockabilly, psychobilly, rock and roll, and surf music. The label has released albums such as "Between The Polecats" by The Polecats, "Rock 'n' Roll Fever" by Jay Chance, "Rockabilly Expres ...

RAUCD-105 (Vocal/Lead Guitar) * 2002 ''Big Boy Pete Treats'' – The Squires of the Subterrain (album) Rocket Racket Records RRCD-209 (Composer/Producer) * 2002 ''Strawberries on Sunday'' – The Squires of the Subterrain (album) Rocket Racket Records RRCD-210 (co-producer) * 2003 ''Great British Rock 'N' Roll and Rockabilly Collection – Vol. 3'' – Big Boy Pete (compilation album) Raucous Records RAUCD-120(Vocal) * 2004 ''The Margetson Demos'' – Big Boy Pete (album) Gear Fab Records GF-206 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2005 ''Rock-Ola'' – Bonney & Buzz (album) Double Crown Records DCCD-20 (Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2006 ''The Perennial Enigma'' – Big Boy Pete (album)

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SJPCD-224 (Vocal/Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2007 ''Rock It Racket'' – The Squires of the Subterrain and Big Boy Pete (album) Rocket Racket Records RRCD2112 (Vocal/Lead Guitar) * 2007 ''Seasonal Favorites Vol.2'' – Big Boy Pete (compilation album) Double Crown Records DCCD28 (Vocal/Guitar) * 2008 ''Bang It Again!'' – Bonney & Buzz (album) Double Crown Records DCCD29 (Guitar) * 2010 ''Bark!'' - Big Boy Pete (CD) .22 Records TT2203-A (Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2010 ''Winklepickin'' - Big Boy Pete and the Offbeats skiffle group (CD) .22 Records TT2204 (Guitar/Banjo//Vocals/Composer) * 2010 ''Be Dreamers'' - Kelley Stoltz (CD) Sub Pop Records SP890 (Guitar/Composer/Producer of one track) * 2012 ''Merry Skifflemas!'' - Big Boy Pete and Hilton Valentine (CD) .22 Records TT2205 (Vocals/Guitar/Composer) * 2012 ''Jaywalkin - Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers (CD) Cherry Red Records, Retro 906 (Lead Guitar/Composer) * 2012 ''Play Rough'' - Bonney & Buzz (CD) Double Crown Records DCCD 47 (Guitars/Composer) * 2012 ''Cold Turkey'' - Big Boy Pete (CD) Gear Fab Records GF 258 (Vocals/Guitars/Composer) * 2013 ''Hitmen'' - Big Boy Pete and The Squire (CD) Rocket Racket Records RRCD221 (Vocals/Guitars/Composer) * 2013 ''Through The Back Door'' - Big Boy Pete (CD) 22 Records TT-2206 (Vocals/Guitars/Composer) * 2016 ''Miller's Tales'' - Big Boy Pete (DVD) 22 Records TT-2207 (Vocals/Guitars/Composer)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Peter 1942 births Living people English male singers English rock guitarists English pop guitarists English male guitarists English male songwriters English record producers Musicians from Norwich