Jimmy Miller
b. 1942, New York, USA, d. 22 October 1994, Denver, Colorado, USA. Record producer Miller arrived in Britain during the mid-60s. His 1965 composition, Incense, was recorded by the Anglos, a studio group which featured Steve Winwood (as Steve Anglo) on vocals. Miller later co-wrote and produced I'm A Man, Winwood's final single with the Spencer Davis Group. Their association continued on Winwood's next venture, Traffic. Miller's unfussy style allowed the group to blossom, a feature prevalent in his work with another contemporary unit, Spooky Tooth. However, he gained his outstanding reputation for work with the The Rolling Stones. BEGGAR'S BANQUET marked the group's return to basics in the wake of psychedelic ephemera, and Miller's natural but dynamic technique resulted in several classic performances, including Street Fighting Man, Sympathy For The Devil and Stray Cat Blues. His contribution to what is arguably the Stones’ finest period, which encompassed LET IT BLEED, STICKY FINGERS and EXILE ON MAIN STREET, cannot be over-emphasized, but their mutually beneficial collaboration ended with the release of IT'S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. Miller's own profile diminished with this severance, but he remained one of the most important producers to emerge during the late '60s.