Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American musician, singer, conductor, record producer, A&R man and record company executive. He was one of the most influential figures in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the head of Artists & Repertoire at Columbia Records and as a best-selling recording artist. He also recorded a string of successful albums and singles, featuring a male chorale and his own distinctive arrangements, under the name 'Mitch Miller and the Gang' starting in 1950. In the 1960s Miller became a household name with his television show Sing Along with Mitch, a community-sing program featuring him and a male chorale. During the second season of Sing Along with Mitch, Miller himself coined the catchphrase 'all smiles.' These were preceded by the instructions to 'sing along; just follow the bouncing ball' (a large dot that 'bounced' above the words that were superimposed on television of the song that Mitch and the chorale were performing. Here is a wonderful collection of Christmas songs. Listen to O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) in RealAudio. |