Mary K. Miller is an American country music singer. From 1977 to 1980, she charted ten singles for Inergi Records.
Background Mary K. Miller was born in 1957 in Houston, Texas.
She began singing in her hometown at an early age. At age 15, she was discovered by Frank Sinatra at a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. He signed her to Reprise Records. She recorded for both that label and Capitol Records in her teens, but was unsuccessful.
Record industry executive Vincent Kickerillo discovered her at a private party. Unable to secure her a contract with a major label, he founded the Inergi label in 1977. Her debut single was a cover of "I Fall to Pieces", which charted at number 89 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Miller charted in the top 20 in 1978 and 1979 with "Handcuffed to a Heartache" and "Next Best Feeling" respectively. Career Mary K. Miller recorded the song "I Fall to Pieces" which was backed with "Just Can't Believe You're Gone" and released on Inergi 300 in 1977.Global Dog Productions - 45 Discography for Inergi Records It made the Billboard Hot Country chart, peaking at no. 89.#RecordsAndCharts - Mary K. Miller 10. I Fall to Pieces
It was reported by Cash Box in the June 30, 1979 issue that Miller along with Cliff Cochran, and Randy Gurley were three artists that were signed to the RCA label. Cash Box, June 30, 1979 - Page 31 COUNTRY, MCA Tops Country Divisions With Active Roster Of 33 Acts by Bob Campbell, CBS Runner-Up
Her single, "Next Best Feeling" was at no. 7 on the Musicland Country & western chart for the week of April 9, 1979.Musicland Top 40 and Best-Selling Albums - musicland TOP 40 and best-selling albums, COUNTRY & WESTERN, RANK 7.
Miller was one of the artists who appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon in 1979. She performed the Donna Summer song "Last Dance".Cash Box, September 15, 1979 - Page 38 COUNTRY< THE COUNTRY COLUMN
Kay recorded the song "Guess Who Loves You" which was composed by Deborah Allen and Rafe Van Hoy. It was released on RCA PB-11665. It was reviewed in the July 21, 1979 issue of Cash Box. The reviewer noted the strong lyrics and said that Kay's bold vocals offered a unique blend.Cash Box, July 21, 1979 - Page 30 45 - REVIEWS - LP, MARY K MILLER (RCA PB -11665)
Along with Kelly Warren, Steve Wariner, Randy Barlow, The Wright Brothers Reunion, and Tom Grant she was to appear at the WIRE Sponsors Free Picnic for Listeners event which was held on July 22nd at the Indianapolis Raceway Park.Cash Box, July 21, 1979 - Page 33 COUNTRY RADIO, THE COUNTRY MIKE, WIRE SPONSORS FREE PICNIC FOR LISTENERS
On the week of July 28, her single "Guess Who Loves You" made its debut at no. 75 in the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart.Cash Box, July 28, 1979 - Page 30 CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY July 28, 1979, 75, 7/21 -, Weeks On Chart 1 Having been in the chart for five weeks, the song peaked at no. 50 in the Top 100 Country chart on the week of August 25.Cash Box, August 25, 1979 - Page 27 CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY August 25, 1979, 50, 8/18 54, Weeks On Chart 5 It was also doing well in the Juke Box Programmer Top New Country Singles chart at no. 2, behind "Dream On" by The Oak Ridge Boys.Cash Box, August 25, 1979 - Page 40 COIN MACHINE, THE JUKE BOX PROGRAMMER, TOP NEW COUNTRY SINGLES, 2 The song held the no. 50 position in the Top 100 Country chart for another week.Cash Box, August 25, 1979 - Page 27 CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY August 25, 1979, 50, 8/18 54, Weeks On Chart 5Cash Box, September 1, 1979 - Page 28 CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY September 1. 1979, 50, 8/25 50, Weeks On Chart 6Cash Box, September 8, 1979 - Page 28 CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY September 8. 1979, 77, 9/1 50, Weeks On Chart 7
Miller charted her last single in 1980 and has not recorded since.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak positions US Country1977 "I Fall to Pieces" 89"You Just Don't Know"54"The Longest Walk"331978"Right or Wrong"41"I Can't Stop Loving You"28"Handcuffed to a Heartache"19"Going, Going, Gone"451979"Next Best Feeling"17"Guess Who Loves You"471980"Say a Long Goodbye"85
References
External links Discogs - Mary K. Miller 45Cat - Mary K. Miller - Discography MusicVF.com - Mary K. Miller Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography wilburscott channel, Dec 28, 2014 - Mary K. Miller "You Just Don't Know" (audio) 1977 MDA Telethon channel, May 26, 2023 - Mary K. Miller - Last Dance | 1979 | MDA Telethon (video) 1979 wilburscott channel, Oct 19, 2010 - Mary K. Miller "Next Best Feeling" (audio) 1979