Biography:

Joseph Denton “Jay” Miller (May 5, 1922 – March 23, 1996) was an American record producer and songwriter from Louisiana, whose Cajun, swamp blues, and swamp pop recordings influenced American popular culture.

Biography

Miller was born in Iota, Louisiana, on May 5, 1922,^[1] and spent many childhood years in El Campo, Texas.^[2] He lived most of his life in Crowley, where in the late 1930s he played guitar with several Cajun bands, including the Four Aces, the Rice City Ramblers, and the Daylight Creepers. In 1946,^[3] he began to record Cajun musicians, using a studio belonging to the record producer Cosimo Matassa, in New Orleans.^[4][5] In 1946, his new label, Fais Do Do Records, recorded most notably the string band Happy, Doc, and the Boys (Happy Fats and Oran “Doc” Guidry).^[6] After a few records, in 1947, he changed the name of the label to Feature Records, which recorded Cajun musicians such as Amidie Breaux, Aldus Roger, Austin Pete and various other country musicians. Later, Miller would create and record for smaller labels for different genres of music: Rocko Records (originally Rocket), Zynn Records, Showtime Records, Rebel Records, Kajun Records, Cajun Classics, Blues Unlimited, Swade, Excello,^[7] Spot, Action, Kay, Ringo, Tribute, and French “Hits”.^[3]

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