Mrs. Elva Miller
American musician
Died when: 89 years 273 days (1077 months)Star Sign: Libra
Elva Ruby Miller (October 5, 1907 – July 5, 1997), who recorded under the name "Mrs.Miller", was an American singer who gained some fame in the 1960s, for her series of shrill and off-tempo renditions of popular songs such as "Moon River", "Monday, Monday", "A Lover's Concerto", and "Downtown".
An untrained mezzo-soprano, she sang in a heavy, vibrato-laden style; according to Irving Wallace, David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace in The Book of Lists 2, Miller's voice was compared to the sound of "roaches scurrying across a trash can lid." Nevertheless, "Downtown" reached the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in April 1966, peaking at No. 82.
The single's B-side, "A Lover's Concerto," barely cracked the Hot 100 that same month at No. 95.
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