Miller Miller Miller & Sloan
Miller Miller Miller & Sloan | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Funk Rap Blue-eyed soul Pop |
| Years active | 1979–1993 |
| Labels | Meaningful Records |
| Past members | C.B. Miller, Michael Miller, Dan Miller, Blake Sloan |
Miller Miller Miller & Sloan was an American funk/Pop band, based in New York City, that reached its zenith in the early 1980s.[1] The band was made up of the three Miller brothers Dan, C.B. "Barney" and Mike, plus and their childhood friend, Blake Sloan. The band opened for The Clash,[2] as well as Tom Tom Club and Chaka Khan, playing prominent venues such as The Ritz and CBGB's.
The band was the subject of the documentary film, Miller Miller Miller & Sloan: We Don't Wanna Make You Dance,[3] by director Lucy Kostelanetz. The movie inspired a new Facebook page [4] for the band which links to their many music videos and other band information.
Miller, Miller, Miller & Sloan appear (as Miller, Miller, Miller & Sloane) in the Jonathan Lethem novel, "Fortress Of Solitude".[5]
Mike Miller, the band's vocalist/percussionist is now a solo artist known as Mr. Shy.[6]
Guitarist Barney Miller went on to a solo career as The Legendary Barney Miller. His music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Tidle, and other music streaming services. He also has a Facebook page.[7][8]
Dan Miller, the band's rhythm guitarist, later cofounded the Duck Corporation, later On2 Technologies.[9]
Their cousin is Dominic Miller, guitarist for Sting since 1990.
References
- ^ Jonathanlethem.com Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1981 Tour Schedule Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "We Don't Wanna Make You Dance on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/MillerX3Sloan/ [user-generated source]
- ^ Excerpt from Fortress Of Solitude
- ^ Mr-shy.com
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/The-Legendary-Barney-Miller-192833250763643/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "The Legendary Barney Miller on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ http://www.squiggle.com/danbmil/dmcv.pdf [bare URL PDF]