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Charles William Miller (June 2, 1939 – June 4, 1980) [1] was an American musician best known as the saxophonist and flutist for the 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).
[1] [2] A musical crossover band, War became known for its eclectic blend of funk, [3] soul, [4] jazz, and rock, [5] an amalgam of the different sounds and styles the band members heard living in the racially diverse ghettos of Los Angeles. Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard's best-selling album of 1973. [6]
"The Cisco Kid" is a song performed by War, and written by Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Morris "BB" Dickerson, Charles Miller, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar and Lonnie Jordan, all members of War at the time. It is the first song on their 1972 album The World Is a Ghetto, and is the group's highest-charting song on the Billbo
War had more personnel changes since the previous album in the series, earlier in 1979. Charles Miller (saxophone) left after recording one song, replaced by Pat Rizzo (ex Sly and the Family Stone) who is credited with playing "horns". The following year, Miller became the victim of an unsolved murder.
The Music Band is an album by the American band War, released on MCA Records in 1979. [2] [3] It peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard 200. [4] In 1979, War considered changing its name to The Music Band, possibly regarding its old name as too aggressive for modern times. (They had formed in 1969 during the Vietnam War.) But by the time this album ...
All tracks composed by War (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott), except where indicated. Note: The CD edition does not break "Leroy's Latin Lament" into sections. "Don't Let No One Get You Down" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:59 "Lotus Blossom" (War, Francie Nelson) – 3:59
Galaxy is the tenth studio album by American band War. ... Charles Miller — alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, vocals, clarinet, percussion;
War is the third album by American band War, and their first following the departure of singer Eric Burdon and the group's name change from the original Eric Burdon and War. It was released in March 1971 on United Artists Records , their first for the label.