Arthur Miles was a 1920s Texan singer of
cowboy songsCowboy Songs is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on 20 August 1996. It is available as a single CD.This album is a collection of 12 of the most famous and beloved songs of the west—performed in the great tradition of the Sons of the Pioneers and the Riders of the...
. He is credited with independently creating a style of
throat singingThroat singing may refer to* Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, or harmonic singing** Tuvan throat singing, a form of overtone singing* duet styles:** Inuit throat singing, a kind of duet as an entertaining contest...
, similar to the
TuvanTuvan can refer to:*Of or pertaining to Tuva*The Tuvans*The Tuvan language...
style called sygyt, as a supplement to the normal
yodelingYodeling is a form of singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the vocal or chest register to the falsetto/head register; making a high-low-high-low sound...
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Country Western musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
. Two recordings exist that are attributed to Arthur Miles. The recordings are the first and second parts of a tune titled "Lonely Cowboy".
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Arthur Miles was a 1920s Texan singer of
cowboy songsCowboy Songs is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on 20 August 1996. It is available as a single CD.This album is a collection of 12 of the most famous and beloved songs of the west—performed in the great tradition of the Sons of the Pioneers and the Riders of the...
. He is credited with independently creating a style of
throat singingThroat singing may refer to* Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, or harmonic singing** Tuvan throat singing, a form of overtone singing* duet styles:** Inuit throat singing, a kind of duet as an entertaining contest...
, similar to the
TuvanTuvan can refer to:*Of or pertaining to Tuva*The Tuvans*The Tuvan language...
style called sygyt, as a supplement to the normal
yodelingYodeling is a form of singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the vocal or chest register to the falsetto/head register; making a high-low-high-low sound...
of
Country Western musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
. Two recordings exist that are attributed to Arthur Miles. The recordings are the first and second parts of a tune titled "Lonely Cowboy".
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