Dan John Miller
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| Dan John Miller | |
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.jpg/220px-Blanche(band).jpg) Dan John Miller and Tracee Mae Miller
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| Label(s) | Cass Records V2 Records |
| Associated acts | Goober & The Peas Two Star Tabernacle Blanche |
Dan John Miller is an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He is currently the guitarist and lead vocalist for the gothic country-garage band Blanche. He made his major film acting debut in the film Walk The Line, playing Johnny Cash's guitar player Luther Perkins.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Miller's musical career began in the 1990s, fronting the country-punk band Goober & The Peas, whom The Austin Chronicle called "the most exciting live band in America" after playing South By Southwest. The band toured with such bands as Uncle Tupelo and Morphine, and released two albums. He collaborated again with Jack White in the band Two Star Tabernacle, mixing elements of raw country and garage rock.[2]
Currently, Dan and wife Tracee Mae Miller front the gothic country-garage band Blanche. The band’s critically-acclaimed debut album, If We Can't Trust the Doctors was released on V2 Records at the end of 2004.[3] Their second album, Little Amber Bottles, was released to similar critical acclaim in 2007.
As a solo performer, he was chosen to perform at Dave Eggers' Revenge of the Book–Eaters benefit concerts. He has also played with Ralph Stanley, Josh Ritter and The Mekons. As part of the promotion for the release of Walk The Line, Miller performed solo along with the Tennessee Three at the ArcLight Theatre in Hollywood.
Miller has also made cameos in music videos by the Melvins, The Soledad Brothers and The White Stripes.
[edit] Marriage and children
He married painter Tracee Mae Miller on October 23, 1996.
[edit] Solo discography
As musician:
- Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose (2004) - acoustic guitar, percussion, background vocals
As director:
- The White Stripes, "Hotel Yorba" - co-director, music video
[edit] Filmography
- Murder Too Sweet (1994), Priest
- Timequest (2000), Dan Rather
- Walk the Line (2005), Luther Perkins
- Mr. Woodcock (2007), Family Man
- Leatherheads (2008), Hotel Clerk
[edit] References
- ^ "Royal Oak native plays in Cash film", The Detroit News, 2005-11-23. det20392390. "When Dan John Miller was filming his role as guitarist Luther Perkins in the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line," the director advised him not to impersonate Perkins, but to capture his essence as a musician and a person."
- ^ Moriarity, W.C.. "Blanche--Ol' Fashioned Hick'ry Smoked Tunes", Creem, 2004-11.
- ^ Handyside, Chris. "Fallin' together", Metro Times, 2030-12-03.
