James 'Jimmy' Miller (23 March 1942 - 22 October 1994) was a Brooklyn born record producer and musician. Best known for his long running relationship with The Rolling Stones, Miller produced several of their most highly regarded albums,Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street.
In addition to working with The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Miller produced albums for The Spencer Davis Group and co-wrote one of their hits, "I'm ...
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James 'Jimmy' Miller (23 March 1942 - 22 October 1994) was a Brooklyn born record producer and musician. Best known for his long running relationship with The Rolling Stones, Miller produced several of their most highly regarded albums,Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street.
In addition to working with The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Miller produced albums for The Spencer Davis Group and co-wrote one of their hits, "I'm A Man" with Steve Winwood, as well as the lyrics for the Traffic song, "Medicated Goo"). Nirvana, Blind Faith, Bobby Whitlock, Kracker, The Plasmatics and Motörhead.
One of Miller's signature techniques was a certain equilibrium in the mix, which essentially buried the vocals among the guitars and horns.
A percussionist, Miller was known for a distinctive drum sound, especially with the Rolling Stones and he occasionally played percussion on their recordings, including the famous opening cowbell on "Honky Tonk Women," the drums on "You Can't...
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