Search - Roger Miller :: Man Like Me: The Early Years of Roger Miller

Before his comedic career

Jess | Coal Country, PA | 02/27/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is an excellent early collection of the Great Roger Miller. This collection is a 17-song compilation provided by Bear Family Records, covering the earliest years of Miller's career. Here, you can hear the unmistakable influences of Ray Price, Faron Young, and even Wynn Stewart. I was surprised at just how good Roger imitated their style and delivery; nearly flawless. But, this CD also covers the beginning of the styling that would become Roger's trademark, with "Poor Little Me", "A Man Like Me', and "Jason Fleming". The sound is excellent, considering the fair quality of the original recordings. But, then again, Bear Family has yet to put out a bad product. There's also a complete set of liner notes detailing Roger's discography and bio for this era (1957-64). Highly recommended."

Roger Miller's early work

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 01/24/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a fun collection of early work by country singer Roger Miller, in the years before he hit the bigtime as a novelty-singing goofball in the early 1960s. These late '50s recordings on Starday and Decca show us a different Miller -- a straight country singer in the honkytonk mould, and a pretty darn good one at that! I have a bunch of this stuff on old LPs, but it sure is nice to hear it on CD as well, especially with Bear Family's tried-and-true top-quality sound mix. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue)"