topical featured By James Beaty Managing Editor Apr 4, 2021 Roger Miller, one of music's greatest songwriters and performers, who grew up in Oklahoma. Ask any typical music lover to name Oklahoma's greatest musicians, and some of the most revered names in music are sure to come up on their short list. The usual suspects come to mind, some of whom are even known well enough to be identified by their first names only, including Woody, Reba, Garth and Leon. One name that's not mentioned as often when the Oklahoma connection comes up is Roger Miller, even though he grew up in the Sooner state. Miller was born in Forth Worth, Texas, but by the age of 3 he was living in Erick, Oklahoma.