15 Facts About Jerry Miller

Jerry Miller was an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist.

Jerry Miller performed as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band.

Jerry Miller's longtime guitar was a Gibson L-5 CES Florentine guitar which he called "Beulah".

Jerry Miller was born in Tacoma, Washington on July 10,1943.

Jerry Miller attended Lincoln High School in Tacoma through the mid-1960's.

Jerry Miller's career began in the late 1950s, playing and recording with popular Northwest dance-rock bands including the Elegants and the Frantics.

Jerry Miller contributed guitar work to an early version of the hit record "I Fought the Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four, and toured with Bobby Fuller in his predecessor group to The Bobby Fuller Four.

Jerry Miller was the lead guitarist in the three-guitar band.

Jerry Miller's admirers include Jimmy Page, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Taj Mahal, David Fricke, Eric Clapton, and Robert Plant.

Jerry Miller fronted The Jerry Miller Band, with Tom Murphy and Darin Watkins on drums and Kim Workman on bass, among other musicians.

In July 2007, the Jerry Miller Band performed in Monterey for the 40th Anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival.

Jerry Miller had contributed to a 2005 benefit when Miller himself was in need of assistance to fund the Jerry A Miller Foundation for the Advancement of The Arts, with an objective of using local facilities to provide practice and teaching space for local musicians.

Jerry Miller substituted for Sky Saxon, who had been scheduled to perform with The Seeds, but who died unexpectedly a month before the tour was set to begin.

In January 2009, Jerry Miller lost almost all of his personal possessions and career memorabilia to flood damage.

Jerry Miller died in Tacoma on July 20,2024, at the age of 81.