Mitch Miller
American oboist, conductor, record producer
Died when: 99 years 27 days (1188 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) 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.
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