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VARIOUS - ROGER MILLER REMEMBERED 1997

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VARIOUS
Roger Miller Remembered
Nashville 1997 [no label, 2CD]
Live at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, TN; November 12, 1997. Very good audio (ripped from TV broadcasts).

Thanks to morningcalm for sharing the TV broadcast at Dime.

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This is a tribute show to Roger Miller and his music. Roger Dean Miller Sr (January 2, 1936 - October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits “King of the Road”, “Dang Me”, and “England Swings”, all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era.

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tampabay.com, 1998:

What becomes the King of the Road most?

A rollicking, music-filled salute would be the ticket, and TNN’s Roger Miller Remembered succeeds frequently in honoring the late singer-songwriter. Most musical specials are lucky to have one boffo performance. The concert has three. The Mavericks offer a beautiful rendition of Invitation to the Blues with help from Ray Price. John Goodman brings Broadway bravado and hip-rolling enthusiasm to Guv’ment, which took Miller just two hours to write. Trisha Yearwood, backed by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, soars through The Crossing.

The special has other fine moments: Willie Nelson’s heartfelt performance of When Two Worlds Collide, Reba McEntire’s tender Husbands and Wives and Lyle Lovett’s charming England Swings.

The show, part of TNN’s weeklong 15th anniversary celebration, would have made a superb one-hour show. Unfortunately, it lasts two hours. The special sags in the second hour when Miller’s widow, Mary, and such friends as Nelson, Price, Don Meredith, KT Oslin and Jessi Colter sit around, swap stories and sing.

Clint Black tries and fails to keep up with a spirited Miller performance of Dang Me. Kris Kristofferson tries to sing along with a slack duet by Miller and Kenny Rogers of Me and Bobby McGee. The setup works far better when Price and Nelson share Old Friends with an old performance by Waylon Jennings and Miller. Price is so good that you may wonder why he didn’t have more to do.

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Disc 1
Track 101. Intro/Roger Miller & The Cast - King Of The Road 5:29
Track 102. Intro 0:52
Track 103. The Mavericks - Invitation To The Blues/Ray Price - Invitation To The Blues 4:55
Track 104. Reba McEntire - Husbands and Wives 4:06
Track 105. Intro 1:41
Track 106. Lyle Lovett - My Uncle Used To Love Me, But She Died 1:02
Track 107. Lyle Lovett - England Swings 1:58
Track 108. Intro 1:34
Track 109. Dwight Yoakam with Dean Miller - It Only Hurts Me When I Cry 2:25
Track 110. Intro 0:58
Track 111. Willie Nelson - When Two Worlds Collide 3;21
Track 112. The Mavericks, Cast and Family - Muddy Water 3:45
Track 113. KT Oslin - River In The Rain 3:21
Track 114. Intro 2:07
Track 115. John Goodman - Guv’ment/John Goodman & Cast - Muddy Water reprise 6:16
Track 116. Clint Black and Roger Miller - Dang Me 1:45
46 mins

Disc 2
Track 201. Roger Miller - Oo-De-Lally 2:31
Track 202. Kathy Mattea - Worlds Apart 2:25
Track 203. Intro 2:09
Track 204. Kenny Rogers - Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 0:53
Track 205. Kenny Rogers - Don’t We All Have The Right 1:54
Track 206. Intro 1:13
Track 207. Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson & Roger Miller- Me & Bobby McGee 2:08
Track 208. Intro 2:46
Track 209. Dean Miller - Old Toy Trains 2:32
Track 210. Intro 1:56
Track 211. KT Oslin - I’ll Pick Up My Heart & Go Home 1:48
Track 212. Intro 1:52
Track 213. Jessi Colter - Walkin’ In The Sunshine 1:21
Track 214. Intro 2:53
Track 215. Willie Nelson - Sorry, Willie 1:37
Track 216. Intro 1:23
Track 217. Marty Stuart, Mary & Dean Miller - Don’t Tear The Honky Tonk Down 1:00
Track 218. Intro 1:06
Track 219. Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Waylon Jennings & Roger Miller - Old Friends 2:21
Track 220. Intro 2:53
Track 221. Trisha Yearwood & The Fisk Jubilee Singers - The Crossing 4:27
44 mins

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