When I first started out in the music business I remember talk of a maverick singer/songwriter, a Scotsman who refused to cowtow to the Industry executives and followed his own path. Frankie Miller sang with a voice like a sack of stones. He was the epitome of the British "Blue-eyed Soul" movement.
He co-wrote with many people, including Steve Cropper, Joe Walsh & Clint Black.
19 years ago he suffered a brain hemorrhage while in New York, recording with Joe Walsh. His road to recovery has been a long one, and he is still partially disabled, but his legendary determination & stoicism have continued to fuel his efforts.
I couple of months back I was contacted by David Mackay (producer). He had found a number of Frankie's original demos, mostly on cassette tape, and he'd lifted Frankie's vocal, cleaned them up and added new instrumentation. He asked if I might be interested in playing drums on a couple of tracks. Well I jumped at the chance and, along with bassist (& good friend) Mark Prentice, we tracked two songs for the upcoming album at Manicdrums Productions.
"Sending Me Angels" is a duet which features the incredible talents of Kiki Dee, and "Long Way Home" will ultimately feature Frankie alone on vocals. The energy on this project is quite amazing. Already such artists as Bonnie Tyler, Paul Carrack, Steve Cropper & Joe Walsh have lent their talents to the project, and there's talk of many more. I'm looking forward to hearing the finished product. A voice from two decades ago on new, fresh music tracks....
He co-wrote with many people, including Steve Cropper, Joe Walsh & Clint Black.
19 years ago he suffered a brain hemorrhage while in New York, recording with Joe Walsh. His road to recovery has been a long one, and he is still partially disabled, but his legendary determination & stoicism have continued to fuel his efforts.
I couple of months back I was contacted by David Mackay (producer). He had found a number of Frankie's original demos, mostly on cassette tape, and he'd lifted Frankie's vocal, cleaned them up and added new instrumentation. He asked if I might be interested in playing drums on a couple of tracks. Well I jumped at the chance and, along with bassist (& good friend) Mark Prentice, we tracked two songs for the upcoming album at Manicdrums Productions.
"Sending Me Angels" is a duet which features the incredible talents of Kiki Dee, and "Long Way Home" will ultimately feature Frankie alone on vocals. The energy on this project is quite amazing. Already such artists as Bonnie Tyler, Paul Carrack, Steve Cropper & Joe Walsh have lent their talents to the project, and there's talk of many more. I'm looking forward to hearing the finished product. A voice from two decades ago on new, fresh music tracks....
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