In addition to being a singer, songwriter and frontman of Old 97’s, Rhett Miller is also a Professor of Songwriting at The New School in NYC. He made us a list of five songs by Carole King & Gerry Goffin, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Adrianne Lenker, and the Pixies that demonstrate great songwriting and he explains how they work. Watch this three-minute masterclass below.
For more, check out Rhett’s new album A lifetime of riding by night, which features songs co-written by Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours, Caitlin Rose, Nicole Atkins, and Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms. It’s out now and you can listen below.
Rhett Will discuss his new album with comedian, musician and occasional BrooklynVegan contributor Dave Hill at Rough Trade Below on Sunday, October 12. He’s also on tour and all dates are below:
Rhett Miller Tour Dates:
Oct. 10 – Bar Harbor, ME – Criterion Theatre
Oct. 12 – New York, NY – Rough Trade In Store Signing + Conversation
Oct. 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo at the Coronet
Oct. 16 – Ramona, CA – Ramona Mainstage
Oct. 17 – Hermosa Beach, CA – Saint Rocke
Oct. 18 – Fontana, CA – Stage Red
Oct. 20 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
Oct. 21 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
Oct. 23 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
Oct. 24 – Portland, OR – The Showdown
Oct. 25 – Seattle, WA – Clock-Out Lounge
Oct. 28 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
Nov. 6 – Houston, TX – McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Nov. 7 – Austin, TX – Saxon Pub
Nov. 8 – Fischer, TX – Devil’s Backbone Tavern
Nov. 9 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
Nov. 12 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
Nov. 13 – Cleveland, OH – Music Box Supper Club
Nov. 14 – Bloomington, IN – Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Nov. 15 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater
Nov. 16 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
Nov. 20 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Nov. 22 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
Nov. 23 – Tulsa, OK – Mercury Lounge
Dec. 3 – Madison, WI – Atwood Music Hall
Dec. 4 – Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium
Dec. 5 – Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel
Dec. 11 – Washington, D.C. – Union Stage
Dec. 12 – Wayne, PA – 118 North
Dec. 14 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
Dec. 19 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
Dec. 29-31 – Evanston, IL – SPACE