{{Short description|American opera singer (1880–1923)}} {{for|the American actor|Reid Miller}} {{One source|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person |name = Reed Miller |image = James Reed Miller in 1917 (cropped).jpg |caption = |birth_name = James Reed Miller |birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|02|29}} |birth_place = South Carolina, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|1923|12|29|1880|02|29}} |death_place = New York, U.S. |occupation = Singer |other_names = James Reed |spouse = Nevada Van der Veer |children = 1 |module = {{Listen|style=margin: 1em auto;|embed=yes|filename=Arthur Sullivan, The Lost Chord, Reed Miller 1913 (restored 1).ogg|title=Miller singing "The Lost Chord" by Arthur Sullivan (1913)|type=song|description=|Recorded 1913]]}} }}
'''James Reed Miller''' (February 29, 1880 – December 29, 1923), who recorded as '''Reed Miller''' and as '''James Reed''', was an American tenor who had an active career as a concert and oratorio singer during the first quarter of the 20th century. He possessed a beautiful warm lyrical voice that was very expressive.<ref name="oper">{{Cite web |url=http://hosting.operissimo.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaabdhws&xsl=webDisplay&searchStr=Reed%20Miller |title=Biography at operissimo.com (in German) |access-date=2014-09-17 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113347/http://hosting.operissimo.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaabdhws&xsl=webDisplay&searchStr=Reed%20Miller |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Biography== James Reed Miller was born in South Carolina on February 29, 1880. Miller began his career as a soloist in churches in New York City where he achieved a high reputation. He began appearing at major music festivals throughout the United States in the first decade of the 20th century. He was married to contralto Nevada Van der Veer (1870-1958). Along with soprano Agnes Kimball, bass-baritone Frank Croxton, and his wife, Miller toured the United States in the Croxton Quartet. He was also a member of the Columbia Stellar Quartet.<ref name="oper"/>
Miller is best remembered today for his contributions to the early days of recorded music. Unlike many other recordings of his time, his are of a high musical level. His earliest known record dates to 1905 on Edison Records.<ref>UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive, James Reed "I'm wearing my heart away for you" [http://www.library.ucsb.edu/OBJID/Cylinder4322]</ref> He went on to make recordings through 1923 with Cameo Records Columbia Records, Edison Records (Amberola plates and cylinders), Pathé Records, Rainbow Records, Rex Records, Vocalion Records, and the Victor Talking Machine Company. He also made recordings with the Croxton Quartet for Edison and recorded several duets with Frederick Wheeler (under the names of "James Reed & James F. Harrison" ) for Victor.<ref name="oper"/> "River Shannon Moon" was likely his last recording, issued on the Cameo label (catalogue number 342) and recorded during the late winter/early spring of 1923.
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==External links== * [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107885 Reed Miller recordings] at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Reed}} Category:1880 births Category:1923 deaths Category:American operatic tenors Category:20th-century American male singers Category:20th-century American singers Category:Singers from New York City Category:Classical musicians from New York (state)