Roger Miller - Kansas City Star video free download

Colin Sanders

entered Cashbox Sept 11, 1965

davgard1960

Torey time with gus the puppet. Ed Muscary i thinks.

dheller777

Been awhile since I heard that one, Thanks!

Fer0c10us

Great song. If you like this, find Roger singing 'Not in Nottingham' from the Disney movie 'Robin Hood'. You have to watch the movie clip to hear it because it never came out on disc, but I think it's his all-time best of a wonderful portfolio.

Rachel Palmer

an ode to Jason Whitlock.

diasirea

Was he singing about Whizzo or Torey?(You have to be from Kansas City to figure that one out.)

St Pauli

back in the 50's-60's in GR Mich we had a yodelling cowboy who had a Saturday morning kid show.he was corny but a very kind person.his Palomino died and he was heart broken.Bob Barker flew him to supposedly be on Truth or Consequences.when he got to the show they presented him with a Palomino.it made him cry on national TV.

Bruce Beatlefan

Roger's little laughs and commentary during the song remind me very much of Melanie Safka's style of singing--very endearing and humorous.

Jimmy Snodgrass

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!

tubergomez

WOW ! Classic!

sethweston4654

dang, I wish people made music like this today.. the deep storyies just can't compare to the shallow meaningless music today

Nic Fewer

I just read that Roger wrote this song for, but obviously not about, his friend actor Doug McClure. I looked up the song to see what it was about, I see it was inspired by a real life character, Tori Southwick.

boone117265

@panzercat39 right there with you

panzercat39

My favorite band in the world covered this song,and I hate to say it,but the original is better,this is just perfect.

smadge1

got a letter this mornin'

nickellicker

An extremely unique country-western talent, and the only composer-singer I can put into the same catagory is Jerry Reed. Thank you very much for this posting...

raymoj28

Ahhhh...MY CHILDHOOD!!...Thankyou Roger Miller!!

April Ramsey Ashcraft

Roger Miller was and continues to be a legend of innovation and uncompromising talent. He and his kind are sorely missed in the entertainment industry.

Barry I. Grauman

Like most of Roger's best songs, they were inspired by something that either happened in his life, or happened to know first hand. Yes, he knew about Tori Southwick, and wrote the song with him in mind...only the way HE told it, this was more about "doing your own thing" {and enjoying it} rather than being a part of the drab, "normal" workaday world, making "higher wages" and its "meaningless" perks- why should he be a "soldier of industry" when he's already the "King of Kansas City"?

Zachary Hogan

I love the re-recorded version from 1990 better!

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