Mitch Miller

Mitch Miller
Mitch Miller (center) in December 1961
Mitch Miller (center) in December 1961
Background information
Birth nameMitchell William Miller
Born(1911-07-04)July 4, 1911
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 2010(2010-07-31) (aged 99)
New York City, U.S.
GenresChoral, traditional pop
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • conductor
  • record producer
  • record company executive
Instrument(s)English horn, oboe, vocals
Years active1928–2005

Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010)[1][2] was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor and artists and repertoire (A&R) man. Miller was one of the most influential people in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the head of A&R at Columbia Records and as a best-selling recording artist with an NBC television series, Sing Along with Mitch. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in the early 1930s, Miller began his musical career as a player of the oboe and English horn, making numerous highly regarded classical and popular recordings.

  1. ^ "Famed Conductor, Mitch Miller, Dies at 99 in Manhattan". WNBC News. Associated Press. August 2, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT-obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).