Francis John Miller was born on 2 November 1949 and is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter and actor.
18 Facts About Frankie Miller
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Frankie Miller began singing professionally as a teenager with a Glasgow band called The Stoics.
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Later in 1972, Frankie Miller signed a solo recording contract with Chrysalis Records, and recorded his first LP Once in a Blue Moon, with record producer Dave Robinson.
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Frankie Miller received consistently good reviews, although his singles and albums were not chart hits, Chrysalis continued to invest in his talent.
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In 1974 Frankie Miller sang "Still in Love with You", as a duet with Phil Lynott; the song appeared on the Thin Lizzy album, Nightlife.
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In 1978 Frankie Miller hit the UK top 10 with the song "Darlin' ", which peaked at No 6 on 14 October 1978.
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Frankie Miller later re-recorded the album's closing track, "Tears", as a duet with Bonnie Tyler on her album Faster Than the Speed of Night.
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Frankie Miller moved to Capitol Records for his next album, Standing on the Edge.
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In 1985, Frankie Miller released his final studio album, Dancing in the Rain.
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In 1991, Frankie Miller recorded an excerpt of "Caledonia" for a Tennent's lager television advert.
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Later that same year, Frankie Miller recorded a second duet with Bonnie Tyler, titled "Save Your Love", for her album Angel Heart.
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In 1993, Frankie Miller recorded "Why Don't You Try Me" with Sarah Bettens for the Belgian film Ad Fundum.
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In 1994, Frankie Miller formed a new band with Joe Walsh, Nicky Hopkins and Ian Wallace.
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Frankie Miller was writing music in New York City when he suffered a brain aneurysm on 25 August 1994.
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Frankie Miller was unconscious for five months, and when he woke up he found himself unable to speak or sing.
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The episode was titled Frankie Miller: Stubborn Kinda Fella, and it documented Miller's road to recovery.
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In 2006, Frankie Miller released a new studio album, Long Way Home, featuring vocals extracted from demos he recorded before his brain aneurysm.
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In March 2022, Frankie Miller released the track "One More Step to the Rainbow" as a protest to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.