[1] James Reed Miller was born in South Carolina on February 29, 1880.

Miller began his career as a soloist in churches in New York City where he achieved a high reputation.

He began appearing at major music festivals throughout the United States in the first decade of the 20th century.

[1] Miller is best remembered today for his contributions to the early days of recorded music.

He also made recordings with the Croxton Quartet for Edison and recorded several duets with Frederick Wheeler (under the names of "James Reed & James F. Harrison" ) for Victor.