![]() ![]() Starting in 1950, Miller headed A&R for Columbia, and in that capacity guided the careers of many significant artists of the MOR era, including Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Patti Page, and Percy Faith, all of whom he brought to the label. And before that, he had shaped the sound of American popular music. Before that, he had scored hits as a bandleader. Before that, however, Miller had established the “sing along” franchise. I am just old enough to vaguely remember Sing Along With Mitch, Miller’s TV program. Same with Mitch Miller, who died over the weekend at age 99. When TV personality Art Linkletter died earlier this year, I was surprised because I didn’t know he was still alive to begin with. ![]()
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