Jody Miller (November 29th, 1941 – October 6th, 2022) was an American singer, who had commercial success in the genres of country, folk, and pop. She was the second female artist to win a country music accolade from the Grammy Awards, which came off the success of her 1965 song "Queen of the House". By blending multiple genres together, Miller's music was considered influential for other music artists. Her career began when her singing attracted the attention of Capitol Records, which signed her to a recording contract along with releasing her debut studio album titled Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe in 1963. Miller's time with Capital Records produced plenty of hits such as "Home of the Brave" and she remained at Capitol recording various material until 1969. Miller was then signed to the country music label, Epic Records. Under the direction of Billy Sherrill, she remade pop hits into singles for the country market. She had top ten country singles with covers of "He's So Fine" (1971), "Baby I'm Yours" (1971,) and original songs like "There's a Party Goin' On" (1972). The Epic label released a series of singles and albums that made the North American country music charts through the end of the 1970's. She was nominated for another Grammy for Epic material and appeared on several popular country television programs during the decade.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
Miller only participated in the 1972 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the Woman in the Shoe float as she performed "Your Love's Been a Long Time Coming"