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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.
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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 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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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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.
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.
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.
The first Red Miller solo album, Out of the Blue (1986), was re-mastered and re-released in 2023. Available on
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The Red Miller Band is:
Red Miller - vocals, keyboards, guitar
Jen Ragusano - vocals,
Brian Liskey - vocals, guitar
Stan Traas - bass
Sean Waddington - drums
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)