Phil Miller Explained

Phil Miller
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Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Philip Paul Miller
Birth Date:1949 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Genre:Jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Guitar
Associated Acts:Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield and the North, National Health, Short Wave, In Cahoots

Philip Paul Miller (22 January 1949 – 18 October 2017)[1] was an English progressive rock/jazz guitarist and a central part of the Canterbury scene.

He was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. Self-taught on guitar, Miller formed his first band, Delivery, at age 17, which backed blues musicians playing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London.[2] In the 1970s he was a founding member of Matching Mole, Hatfield and the North and National Health. In later years he was a member of Short Wave (with Hugh Hopper, Pip Pyle, and Didier Malherbe), and In Cahoots with Richard Sinclair, Elton Dean, Peter Lemer, and Pip Pyle.[3] In 2005 and 2006, Miller toured with a re-united Hatfield and the North. Miller also performed and recorded extensively in solo projects.

Miller died on 18 October 2017 in London from cancer.[2]

Discography

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1970Carol Grimes & DeliveryFools Meeting
1972CaravanWaterloo Lily
1972Matching MoleMatching Mole
1972Matching MoleLittle Red Record
1973Coxhill/MillerMiller/Coxhill
1974Hatfield and the NorthHatfield & the North
1975Hatfield and the NorthThe Rotters’ Club
1978National HealthNational Health
1978National HealthOf Queues and Cures
1980Hatfield and the NorthAfters
1982Gowen/Miller/Sinclair/TomkinsBefore A Word Is Said
1982National HealthD.S. Al Coda
1986Dave Stewart & Barbara GaskinUp from the Dark
1987Phil MillerCutting Both Ways
1988Geoff Leigh and Frank WuytsFrom Here to Drums
1988Phil MillerSplit Seconds
1990National HealthComplete
1991Phil Miller/In CahootsLive 1986–1989
1991Phil MillerDigging In
1992Phil Miller/Fred BakerDouble Up
1993Phil Miller/In CahootsLive in Japan
1993Hatfield and the NorthLive 90
1993Short WaveShort Wave Live
1994Phil Miller/In CahootsRecent Discoveries
1994Matching MoleBBC Radio 1 In Concert
1994Robert WyattFlotsam Jetsam (Matching Mole)
1995Unsettled Scores
1996National HealthMissing Pieces
1996Phil Miller/In CahootsParallel
1998Pip Pyle7 Year Itch
1999Mark HewinsRebela
2001In CahootsOut of the Blue
2003Phil Miller/In CahootsAll That
2005Hatfield and the NorthHatwise Choice
2006Hatfield and the NorthHattitude
2006Phil Miller/In CahootsConspiracy Theories
2011Phil Miller/In CahootsMind Over Matter

Filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canterbury Legend Phil Miller Remembered. 19 October 2017. Teamrock.com. 19 October 2017.
  2. News: Phil Miller obituary. Doug. Boyle. The Guardian . December 29, 2017. www.theguardian.com.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p11196/biography|pure_url=yes}} Phil Miller: Biography ]. Allmusic . Jim . Dorsch. 2010-05-17.