Rhett Miller

Born Stewart Miller II, Rhett Miller began his musical career as something of a prodigy. He dropped out of his creative writing scholarship at the Sarah Lawrence College at the age of 19 to pursue a career in music and released his debut solo album “Mythologies” in the same year. “Mythologies” was produced by Miller's friend Murray Hammond, whom he found he had such creative chemistry with that after Miller's album sank without a trace, the duo teamed up with drummer Benjamin Warrenfells to form a new band called the Sleepy Heroes in 1990. The band released one album together before Miller and Hammond formed a new band together in 1993, called Old 97's. The Old 97's were the first project of Miller's to see genuine success, signing to Elektra Records in 1995, releasing several albums over the course of the decade.

However, come 2002, Miller had written a set of songs that didn't sound quite right played by Old 97's, and because of this, he decided to re-start his solo career after twelve years of dormancy. His second solo album “The Instigator”, received the kind of critical acclaim and radio play that his debut missed out on, and over a decade later, Miller's gone one better than most frontmen who start a solo career. To this day, he juggles his solo work and his work in his band pretty equally, releasing a further four solo albums alongside his further four albums with the Old 97's. Miller remains one of the true elder statesmen of alternative country, equally respected for his songwriting whether it's with his band or solo, and for that, he comes highly recommended.