{{Short description|Jamaican drummer and record producer (1954–2019)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} thumb|Nelson Miller at SR Music Studio, Kingston, Jamaica '''Nelson Miller''' (12 November 1954 – 30 June 2019) was a Jamaican drummer and record producer. Miller was born and raised in Port Antonio.<ref name="MD">''Modern Drummer'', Volume 7, Issues 7-12, p. 20, 1983</ref> Influenced by Lloyd Knibb, Carlton "Santa" Davis, and Mikey "Boo" Richards, he began playing in bands in Port Antonio as a teenager.<ref name="Pelt">van Pelt, Carter (1995) "[http://incolor.inetnebr.com/cvanpelt/miller.html The Roots Is In The Rhythm]" (interview), originally published in ''400 Years'', vol. 1, Issue 1, retrieved 2011-02-19</ref>
He has played on and produced many Burning Spear albums since the late 1970s, including the Grammy Award nominated ''Resistance''.<ref name="Wachtel">Wachtel, Amy "[http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=burning_spear Burning Spear]", ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 2011-02-19</ref><ref>Gettelman, Parry (1991) "BURNING SPEAR FIRED UP ABOUT MUSIC", ''Orlando Sentinel'', 25 October 1991, p. 11</ref> He also led the band The Two Ton Machine, releasing the album ''Chinatown'' in 1985.<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=dCQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22nelson+miller%22+burning+spear&pg=PT61 Reviews: Albums]", ''Billboard'', 23 February 1985, p. 66, retrieved 2011-02-19</ref>
He later recorded with Clinton Fearon of The Gladiators,<ref>Fearon, Catherine (2010) "[http://unitedreggae.com/articles/n429/080210/interview-clinton-fearon-part-1-the-gladiator-is-here Interview: Clinton Fearon Part 1 - The Gladiator Is Here]", United Reggae, 2 August 2010, retrieved 2011-02-19</ref> and in the Solid Foundation Band, working with Prezident Brown.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
Miller unexpectedly took ill the morning of 30 June 2019 and was taken to the hospital. He died later that evening. Actual cause of death remains unknown.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
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==External links== *[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nelson-miller-mn0000861774] - Discography
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