Red Miller

 

The Red Miller Band

Funky blues, blues-rock, and boogie

 

Red Miller's latest Chart Bustin' Hits

On Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music and more.

About the Red Miller Band

Red Miller knows the blues, and life's ups and downs. With years of experience as both a band leader and sideman, Red's music helps people forget their troubles and have a good time.

Red started singing and playing keyboards in bands around Boston in his teens. At 21, Red moved to California and started the blues band Tombstone. Lowell George, the leader of Little Feat, heard Tombstone, and encouraged Red's songwriting and synthesizer playing.

After Lowell George passed, Red returned to Boston and worked at the Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee, Red played around New England, and released two solo albums. After Berklee, Red joined Knights of Crisis. Knights of Crisis recorded two albums with Red, and performed across the mid-west. They opened for major acts including Little Feat, Blue Oyster Cult, the Guess Who, Rare Earth, and David Allan Coe. Red counts playing the Chicago House of Blues as a highlight.

After Knights of Crisis, Red joined Rock and Roll Reunion to play festivals and shows in the Carolinas. When not performing, Red studied guitar with Steve Watson (who also taught Marcus King.)

In 2022, Red moved to Virginia and formed the Red Miller Blues Band. Over the years Red has learned much about life, music, and performing. The Red Miller Band uses that experience to entertain with a mix of funky blues, blues-rock and boogie.

Listen to Red Miller on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music and other streaming services.

Red playing keyboards

Jennifer Ragusano sings
Jennifer Ragusano is a powerhouse vocalist who can go from a whisper to belting the blues in a single song. Jen counts Aretha Franklin, Susan Tedeschi, Nora Jones and Etta James as influences. Originally from the West Coast, Jen now calls Waynesboro, Virginia, home.
 

Brian Liskey on guitar
Brian Liskey plays guitar and sings for the Red Miller Band. Brian is a man of few words, but he has an encyclopedic knowledge of rock and blues songs. Known for his multi-instrumental abilities, Brian is a Shenandoah Valley native.
 

Sean Waddington on drums
The Red Miller Band drummer is Sean Waddington. Sean is a Harrisonburg, Virginia, native, and man of many talents - including piano tuning! When he's not playing the blues, Sean runs Tuning Fork Repair in Harrisonburg.
 

Stan Traas on bass
With a background in classic rock and the British take on the blues, Stan Traas is a New Jersey native now based in McGaheysville, VA. Stan's playing is all about the groove. He counts Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane and Jack Bruce of Cream as a primary influences.

Schedule

Performances

Upcoming Shows

October 28, Apple Butter Festival, New Market, VA
Red Miller Blues Band Noon - 2pm

November 4, Apple Harvest Festival, Sage Bird Ciderworks, Harrisonburg, VA
Red Miller Blues Band 3 - 5pm

November 12, Sage Bird Ciderworks, Harrisonburg, VA
Red Miller Blues Band Noon - 1pm, Blues Jam 1-3pm

November 16 through December 9, Reserved

December 10, Sage Bird Ciderworks, Harrisonburg, VA
Red Miller Blues Band Noon - 1pm, Blues Jam 1-3pm

December 11-15, Reserved

December 16, Restless Moons Brewing, Harrisonburg, VA
Red Miller Blues Band 7-10pm

December 22-31, Reserved

2024

February 28 through March 5, Reserved

May 4 & 5, Staunton Jams, Staunton, VA
Red Miller Band TBA

More dates coming soon!


The Red Miller Band at Sage Bird Ciderworks, Harrisonburg, VA


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Music

Chart Bustin Hits album cover
Chart Bustin' Hits is a collection of Red Miller favorites. It includes 3 previously unreleased songs with Paul Barrere of Little Feat on slide guitar.
Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music and all major streaming services.

Long Time album cover
Re-mastered and re-released in 2023, Long Time is the second Red Miller solo album. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and all major streaming services.

Disaster Days
Red wrote, produced, and performed on much of the Knights of Crisis album Disaster Days (2007). It includes 2 songs with Fred Tackett of Little Feat on guitar.
Engineered by Mark Rubel. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and all major streaming services.

Knight Job
The first Knights of Crisis album Knight Job (2006) featured Red Miller and several of his songs.
Engineered by Mark Rubel. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and all major streaming services.

Out of the Blue
The first Red Miller solo album, Out of the Blue (1986), was re-mastered and re-released in 2023. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and all major streaming services.


The Red Miller Band is:
Red Miller - vocals, keyboards, guitar
Jen Ragusano - vocals,
Brian Liskey - vocals, guitar
Stan Traas - bass
Sean Waddington - drums

Red playing guitar

the Red Miller Band after a show


The Red Miller Band plays blues songs from blues, rock, R&B, and country artists. Cover songs they may play include:

Song

Writer or Artist

At Last

Etta James

Baby I Love You

Aretha Franklin

Born Under a Bad Sign

Albert King

Brickyard Blues

Allen Toussaint (Maria Muldaur)

Bring It On Home to Me

Sam Cooke

Cry to Me

Soloman Burke (Dirty Dancing)

Easy Money

Rickie Lee Jones

Further On Up the Road

Bobby Blue Bland (Eric Clapton)

Give Me One Reason

Tracy Chapman

Goin Down the Road Feelin Bad

Traditional (the Grateful Dead)

Got My Mojo Working

Muddy Waters

Guilty

Randy Newman (Bonnie Raitt)

I Know You Rider

Traditional (the Grateful Dead)

I'd Rather Go Blind

Etta James

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Bob Dylan

Key to the Highway

Traditional (Tedeschi Trucks Band)

Let the Good Times Roll

B.B. King

Little by Little

Susan Tedeschi

Love and Regret

Billy Strings

Love Me Like a Man

Bonnie Raitt

Night Life

Willie Nelson (Nora Jones)

On Your Way Down

Allen Toussaint (Little Feat)

The Thrill Is Gone

B.B. King

Truckin

the Grateful Dead

Willin

Little Feat

You Got the Silver

The Rolling Stones (Susan Tedeschi)

Contact


For booking:

Email – [email protected]

Phone – (864) 283–4962


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