Great Scot! It's Frankie Miller (by Jim George)

As the media has in recent years largely ignored the legacy of Frankie Miller, an artist considered a "singer's singer" and a songwriter whose tunes have been covered extensively by everyone from Ray Charles to Rod Stewart, here is a rare, 10-page interview done years before a devastating brain hemorrhage ended his performing career. In this Q&A which has never been published in its entirety, Miller discusses his voice (in more detail than ever), his favorite--and not so favorite--covers of his songs, other singers he does or does not admire, working with the legendary Allen Toussaint, writing songs with Andy Fraser, how Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid became his manager, and the inspiration for some of his songs on his Standing On the Edge album. Click on the "Preview" link to read my intro to this revealing Q&A.