{"id":8462,"date":"2024-09-19T22:28:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T03:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/?p=8462"},"modified":"2024-09-20T13:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:10:16","slug":"in-a-league-of-his-own-bill-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/2024\/09\/19\/in-a-league-of-his-own-bill-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"In A League of His Own: Bill Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New Age Native American music emerged in the late 20th century as a fusion of traditional indigenous sounds and contemporary influences. Artists like Bill Miller and R. Carlos Nakai are notable figures in the emergence of this genre, which celebrates Native American culture while reaching broader audiences. In this post I will be focusing on Miller\u2019s contribution to the New Age Native American scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/81A0JX755Xc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miller&#8217;s 1992 Hit &#8220;Tumbleweeds&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The work that Bill Miller has done has been of paramount importance. From his symphonic work to folk albums, he\u2019s done it all. On his success in the media, it was said in the January-March 1996 edition of Akwesasne Notes \u201cI believe his label has pushed the \u201cIndian\u201d side of Bill\u2019s music, but Bill delivers it well, he could be played on any number of mainstream music formats.\u201dAnd that he was. Miller\u2019s music has been included on projects such as the Grammy winning song <em>Colors of the Wind<\/em>\u00a0 from Disney\u2019s <em>Pocahontas<\/em>, and has done collaborations with many other artists including Pearl Jam, Tori Amos, and Arlo Guthrie. In the year 2000, he brought home five Nammys from the Native American Music Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2024\/09\/Bill-Miller-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2024\/09\/Bill-Miller-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2024\/09\/Bill-Miller-2.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2024\/09\/Bill-Miller-2-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2024\/09\/Bill-Miller-2-150x120.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2024\/09\/Bill-Miller-2-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2024\/09\/Bill-Miller-2-376x300.jpeg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller has been able to very successfully weave together these many traditions with his Native American identity, and it has been a true testament to the importance of music in everything. For example, his symphonic world titled <em>The Last Stand <\/em>about the Battle of Little Bighorn was a huge deal when it premiered in 2008. The performance was sold out and there were many pictures taken that are now a part of the Smithonian\u2019s National Museum of the American Indian. Music has the power to impact so much, and Bill Miller\u2019s music has and continues to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Works Referenced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAkwesasne Notes Vol. 2 No. 1.\u201d American Indian Digital History Project. Accessed September 19, 2024. https:\/\/www.aidhp.com\/items\/show\/3.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key, Tyler, Ken Lingad, and Bill Miller. \u201cMain Home.\u201d Official Bill Miller Website, December 9, 2022. https:\/\/billmiller.co\/pages\/about\/.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Age Native American music emerged in the late 20th century as a fusion of traditional indigenous sounds and contemporary influences. Artists like Bill Miller and R. 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