Rhett Miller is a revered singer-songwriter known for his more than three decades
fronting the popular rock band Old 97’s who were honored with a Lifetime
Achievement Award during the 2025 Americana Awards at Nashville's Ryman
Auditorium. After two independent releases, Miller and the 97’s signed to Elektra
Records and released the critically acclaimed Too Far to Care. Their 13th studio
album American Primitive was released on ATO Records in the spring of 2024.
Between projects with the Old 97’s Miller has released eight solo albums, most
recently 2025’s A lifetime of riding by night.
In addition to his songwriting, Miller has branched out to write short stories, essays
and articles that have been featured in Rolling Stone, Bookforum, Sports
Illustrated, McSweeny’s, The Atlantic and Salon. He has also published two
children’s books via Little Brown Young Readers.
Rhett’s podcast, Wheels Off: Conversations about Creativity, which recently
passed 200 episodes, features well-known guests from all areas of the arts. Rhett
has appeared in films, most recently Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, in which he performs a song he cowrote
with director James Gunn. His songs have been used in countless movies,
television shows and commercials.
Rhett teaches songwriting at The New School in Manhattan, conducts an annual
Songwriting Is Magic retreat in the Catskills, and has led workshops elsewhere,
notably at the Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Chicago’s historic Old Town
School Of Folk Music, and at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at
Arizona State University.
When not on tour, Rhett Miller resides in New Paltz, New York with his wife Erica
and their two children. He can be followed on Instagram, Facebook and X
(@rhettmiller). Information about his solo music projects can be found at
www.rhettmiller.com, while information about Old 97’s can be found at
www.old97s.com.
