Allen Scott Miller (born 1968) is an American

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and

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singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Biography

Miller grew up on a farm in

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. After graduating from William & Mary, he moved to

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in 1990. In 1994, he helped form a band called the Viceroys, which was renamed The V-Roys to avoid confusion with an existing group. The V-Roys were the first act signed on

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's label,

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. After the V-Roys split up in 1999, Miller formed a new band, Scott Miller and the Commonwealth, who were briefly the house band on

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. The ''

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'' wrote of Miller's first albums after the V-Roys as "strong, folk-infused songs" in which "the boozy charm of his music was innocuous." Miller's songs reflect his degrees in American history and Russian studies, with references to his home, family, history, geography, writers and

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. As of 2011, Miller was based in

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, having moved back home to help manage the family cattle farm. Miller collaborated with filmmaker James Weems and photographer Glen Rose on mini-documentar
Going Home
which explores Miller's personal and musical journey in returning to the family farm. As of 2015, in addition to solo shows, Miller played some shows with a full Commonwealth band lineup, but more often played trio shows with what he has come to call the Commonwealth Ladies Auxiliary (bass player

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and fiddler

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Discography

Solo: *''Are You With Me?'' (2000) – live, independent self-release *''For Crying Out Loud'' (2008) – self-released on F.A.Y. Recordings *''Christmas Gift'' EP (2010) – self-released on F.A.Y. Recordings *''Big Big World'' (2013) – self-released on F.A.Y. Recordings *''Ladies Auxiliary'' (11/2017) – self-released on F.A.Y. Recordings As Scott Miller & the Commonwealth: *'' Thus Always to Tyrants'' (2001) – Sugar Hill *''Upside Downside'' (2003) – Sugar Hill *''

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'' (2006) – Sugar Hill *''Reconstruction'' (2007) – live, independent self-release With

: *''CoDependents'' EP (2012) – self-released on F.A.Y. Recordings

References

External links

Official websiteAllen Scott Miller repertoire
at BMI * *
Live Music Archive Collection of Live Scott Miller Shows for Streaming Online or Download
A collection of concert and album reviews of Scott Miller & The V-Roys.
The V-Roys
- Home page of Miller's old band, the V-Roys. {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Scott American alternative country singers American country singer-songwriters Musicians from Knoxville, Tennessee People from Augusta County, Virginia Singer-songwriters from Virginia Living people College of William & Mary alumni 1968 births Singer-songwriters from Tennessee