lazarus57 - You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd
lazarus57
Jun 22, 2022 11:09pm
<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">MAGIC ROUNDABOUT ROUND 1</span></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/VAFS/f3745b9b60_BOQW_media.gif"></p><p><br></p><h1><strong>47 All-Time Funniest Songs To Cheer You Up</strong></h1><h3><strong>45. You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd – Roger Miller</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><strong>Roger Dean Miller Sr.</strong> (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honky-tonk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">honky-tonk</a>-influenced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelty_song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">novelty songs</a> and his chart-topping <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">country</a> and pop hits "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Road_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">King of the Road</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dang_Me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Dang Me</a>", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_Swings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">England Swings</a>", all from the mid-1960s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Nashville sound</a> era.</p><p>After growing up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Oklahoma</a> and serving in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">United States Army</a>, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, writing such hits as "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bayou" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Billy Bayou</a>" and "Home" for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reeves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Jim Reeves</a> and "Invitation to the Blues" for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Price_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Ray Price</a>. He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s, continuing to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Friends_(Willie_Nelson_album)&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(186, 0, 0);">Old Friends</a>" with Price and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Willie Nelson</a> in 1982. He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><em>Robin Hood</em></a>. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Tony Award</a>−winning Broadway musical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><em>Big River</em></a>, in which he acted.</p><p>Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 and was inducted into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Country Music Hall of Fame</a> three years later. His songs continued to be recorded by other singers, with covers of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall,_Tall_Trees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Tall, Tall Trees</a>" by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jackson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Alan Jackson</a> and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husbands_and_Wives_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Husbands and Wives</a>" by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_%26_Dunn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Brooks & Dunn</a>; both reached the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller_Museum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Roger Miller Museum</a> —now closed— in his home town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick,_Oklahoma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Erick, Oklahoma</a> was a tribute to Miller.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YGNrMgucQe4/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="See the source image"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.JhFad923e1W6t_yZpciM8AHaFj?w=223&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7" alt="Image result for roger miller you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd images"></p>