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"King of the Road" is a song written by country singer Roger Miller, who first recorded it in November 1964. [2] The lyrics tell of the day-to-day life of a traveling hobo who, despite having little money (a "man of means by no means"), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously and cynically as the "king of the road".
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings".
King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller is a compilation album by Roger Miller released in 1995. [2] 70 songs in chronological order from every label (Mercury/Starday, Decca, RCA, Smash, Columbia, and MCA) for which Roger Miller recorded, and two songs from the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical Big River. Including eight unreleased ...
In 1965, Capitol tapped Jody Miller to cut “Queen of the House,” an answer song to fellow Okie Roger Miller's now-iconic smash “King of the Road."
The Return of Roger Miller "King of the Road" 1 4 1 — 10 — 1 16 "Engine Engine #9" 2 7 2 — 11 — 33 70 The 3rd Time Around "One Dyin' and a Buryin'" 10 34
The Return of Roger Miller is the second studio album of country music singer-songwriter Roger Miller.It was released under the Smash Records label in 1965. It reached No. 2 on the country album charts and No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and was ultimately certified as Gold by the RIAA.
"Before the days of "Dang Me", "King of the Road" and such, I was a young, ambitious song-writer walking the streets of Nashville, trying to get anybody and everybody who would to record my songs. All in all, I wrote about 150 songs for Ray Price , George Jones , Ernest Tubb and others.
Pages in category "Songs written by Roger Miller" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... King of the Road (song) L. The Last Word in ...