Songwriter and singer Roger Miller is best known for his humorous novelty songs that topped the country music charts in the mid-1960s. Miller was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1936, but after the death of his father, his mother underwent a serious illness and Roger went to live with his aunt and uncle in Erick, Oklahoma, a small farming community. Leaving school at the end of the eighth grade, Miller worked as a ranch hand and as a rodeo rider. During these years, he taught himself to play guitar, banjo, fiddle, piano, and drums. Leaving Oklahoma to join the Army, Miller was stationed in Korea, where he worked as a jeep driver. Displaying his musical skills on the side, he was soon transferred to the Army's Special Services division, where he became part of a hillbilly band entertaining the troops. His success there...