Miller: Comedian in New York

About Miller

Miller refers to Miller Music Publishing Co., a Chicago firm established in 1906 by Webb Rockefeller Miller and long active in shaping the commercial life of American songs. In the mid-1930s it was folded into a larger merger alongside Leo Feist and Robbins, under MGM’s controlling stake, a consolidation that echoed through theatre pits and radio playlists, including those heard in New York City. Its legacy is less about a single authorial voice than about infrastructure: the cataloging, licensing, and circulation that helped standardize popular repertoire. The approach favors reach and organization over individual signature.