James 'Jimmy' Miller (
23 March 1942 -
22 October 1994)
[The Dead Rock Stars Club 1994 - 1995] 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.
Professional Life
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.
