Topic: Jimmy Miller

James 'Jimmy' Miller (23 March 1942 - 22 October 1994) was a Brooklyn born record producer, who produced albums for The Spencer Davis Group (and co-wrote the song "I'm A Man" with Steve Winwood, as well as the lyrics for the Traffic song, "Medicated Goo"), Nirvana, Blind Faith, Bobby Whitlock, Kracker and The Rolling Stones (all albums from Beggars Banquet to Goats Head Soup), New York City's shock/punk rockers The Plasmatics and Motörhead. He also produced The Move's No. 1 single "Blackberry Way".

Rolling Stones' albums Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street were produced by Miller. Among his signature techniques that characterise many of the songs on those albums was a certain equilibrium in the mix, which essentially buried the vocals among the guitars and horns.

A percussionist, Miller was known for a distinctive drum sound, especially with the Rolling Stones and he occasionally played percussion on their recordings, including the famous opening cowbell on "Honky Tonk Women," the drums on "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Happy" and "Shine a Light." The Stones stopped working with Miller after 1973's Goats Head Soup.