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War
War
American funk band
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Lee Oskar
Lee Oskar
Danish harmonica player
2
Howard E. Scott
Howard E. Scott
American musician
3
Wayne Cochran
Wayne Cochran
American soul singer
4
Terry Melcher
Terry Melcher
American musician and record producer
5
Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson
American musician; original member of The Beach Boys (1946-1998)
6
Harold Ray Brown
Harold Ray Brown
American musician
7
Paul Tanner
Paul Tanner
American trombonist
8
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
American rock band
9
Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
English singer-songwriter
10
Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
11
John Densmore
John Densmore
American drummer and songwriter
12
Don Randi
Don Randi
American pianist
13
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
band
14
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
American blues and soul band
15
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee
American musician
16
Spencer Dryden
Spencer Dryden
American musician; rock drummer for a number of San Francisco-based bands
17
George Duke
George Duke
American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (1946-2013)
18
Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
19
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
20
Mel Powell
Mel Powell
American composer
21
Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger
American rock guitarist and songwriter
22
Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
23
Bruce Sudano
Bruce Sudano
American musician
24
Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye
American bass guitarist
25
Randy Stonehill
Randy Stonehill
American musician
26
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer
American drummer
27
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
28
Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician
29
Vincent DeRosa
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
30
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
31
Neil Turbin
Neil Turbin
American singer
32
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Jamaican reggae band
33
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
American musician (1944-1983)
34
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
35
Tommy Tedesco
Tommy Tedesco
American guitarist
36
Sheb Wooley
Sheb Wooley
American actor and singer
37
Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
38
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
American musician
39
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
40
John Heard
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
41
Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin
Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield
42
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
43
Kim Fowley
Kim Fowley
American musician
44
Jan and Dean
Jan and Dean
American musical duo
45
Mike Einziger
Mike Einziger
American musician
46
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
47
Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno
American musician
48
Phil Spector
Phil Spector
American record producer, songwriter, and convicted murderer
49
Low
Low
American indie rock group
50
The Tams
The Tams
51
Billy Nichols
Billy Nichols
American musician
52
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
53
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
54
Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley
American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer
55
Phil Madeira
Phil Madeira
Musician, composer, producer, singer, writer.
56
Bob Wills
Bob Wills
American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (1905-1975)
57
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
American record producer
58
O. C. Smith
O. C. Smith
American musician
59
Shawn Lee
Shawn Lee
American musician
60
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
61
Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton
American songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer
62
Joe Osborn
Joe Osborn
American bassist
63
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
64
Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
65
Billy May
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
Charles Miller
American musician

Charles Miller

Intro
American musician
Genres
Music

Charles Miller (June 2, 1939 – June 4, 1980) was an American musician best known as the saxophonist and flutist for multicultural California funk band War. Notably, Miller provided lead vocals as well as sax on the band's Billboard R&B #1 hit "Low Rider" (1975).