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King Of The Road (ver. 1) by Roger Miller - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
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"King of the Road" is a 1965 song written and originally recorded by country singer Roger Miller. The lyrics tell of a rambling man who despite being poor revels in his freedom, describing himself jokingly as the "king of the road". Belgian recording artist Helmut Lotti states that the song was written at the Idanha Hotel in Boise, Idaho.[1] In an interview with deejay Robert W. Morgan in the early 70's, Miller mentioned writing it while in the Chicago area.[citation needed] The highly popular crossover record hit #4 on the Billboard Top 100, and #1 on their Country and Easy Listening surveys. It was also a UK #1. The song has been covered by several other artists, including Dean Martin, Jack Jones, Boney M., R.E.M., Johnny Paycheck, The Chipmunks, Boxcar Willie, Randy Travis, Rangers, James Kilbane, John Stevens, the Statler Brothers, Rufus Wainwright & Teddy Thompson, Giant Sand, Peligro, The.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was a Grammy and Tony Award winning American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs. His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me" and "England Swings" all from the mid-1960s Nashville Sound era. After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States military, Miller began his musical career as a Nashville songwriter in the late 1950s, penning such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later started a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the late-1960s, but continued to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "Old Friends" with Willie Nelson in 1982. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River, in which he also acted. Miller died from lung cancer in 1992, and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years thereafter. His songs continued to be recorded by later artists, with covers.
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