Roger Miller - King Of The Road (1964) 4K

Roger Miller performing “King of the Road“, originally released in 1964. It reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart, #1 on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart, #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Roger Miller, born in 1936, grew up during the depression and lost his father at an early age. His mother was unable to care for her three sons, so each of them were sent to live with their uncles. Roger was an introverted child and often got in trouble for daydreaming at school. He spent most of his days in the cotton fields picking cotton and working the land while composing songs on his way to school. While living in Oklahoma, he was lonely and unhappy, but his mind took him places he could only dream about. He found solace in listening to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights and the Light Crust Doughboys on Fort Worth radio by day. It was during this time that he decided that he wanted to be a musician and songwriter. Roge