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Dub Miller to record ‘Aggie
Song’ at Shadow Canyon
AGGIE SONG
By Jason Bennyhoff
The Battalion
“The Fighting Texas Aggie
Song” is quickly becoming an
institution at Texas A&M, and
Bryan-College Station fans will
have the opportunity to be a part
of a live recording of the song
tonight at Shadow Canyon. Dub
Miller, an up-and-coming mu
sician andTexas A&M former
student, will be re-recording the
song tonight due to manufac
turing problems with the previ
ous version.
Miller said the song strikes a
chord with A&M students be
cause of its subject — the ups
and downs of everyday life in
College Station and on the
A&M campus. Miller express
es a full range of familiar emo
tions in the song, from anger at
parking tickets to joy at a week
end at Northgate. While the
subject of the “Aggie Song” is
familiar to many A&M stu
dents, the story of Miller’s rise
in the Texas music scene may
not be so well-known.
Miller came to A&M as a
freshman in 1994 and graduat
ed in 1998 after spending four
years in the Corps of Cadets.
Miller said much of his inspira
tion for entering the music busi
ness came from his experiences
as a member of the Aggie Band.
“Band is how I got started,”
Miller said. “I used to sit around
the dorm and bang out songs on
my guitar. Some of the other
BQs played instruments, and
we started a band for s—ts and
grins. Our first show was,
somebody knew a girl who
lived out a few miles from
town, and she had a large porch.
So we threw a keg party down
there and just played for any
body who wanted to come and
listen.”
Miller’s rise up the ladder of
popularity has been rapid.
However, he did not leave
A&M and immediately jump
into the music business. Miller
attended music, school after
leaving A&M, and, after leav
ing music school, he took an
unassuming job.
was installing draft beer
systems,” Miller said. “1 was
probably the most educated
beer man ever. Now, 1 am not
rich, but I pay the bills and
still look down the road.”
Today, Miller is a full
time musician. Miller said
tonight’s recording session
will be one to remember, and
his promoter agrees. John
Dickson, president of Dick
son Productions, Inc., the
company promoting the
show, said the show will be a
memorable one, especially
considering the song being
recorded. Dickson has
worked with Miller since his
days at A&M, and Dickson
said he has enjoyed watching
Miller’s rise to stardom.
“I have worked with
Miller since the pre-Yell
Practice party in Austin a
few years ago. Miller played
for the band series we had on
Sixth Street that day. Since
he got out of music school, I
have been watching his popj
ularity go through the roof.”
Dickson said Miller’s
performances have been
lauded by audiences all over
Texas and by those who
came to see more well-
known performers. Dickson
said Miller’s show is always
high-energy and that he is
one of the most entertaining
performers in Texas. Dick
son said tonight’s show will
be one to remember for its
appeal to A&M students.
“If everybody does not
get to this recording, they
will definitely be missing
out,” Dickson said. “In 15 or
20 years, the people who
were there can tell their kids,
T was at that event.’ ”
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