Name: Joseph Allen Miller Jr.
Family: Wife Joanne; children Zack, Joey and James; grandchildren Ellie, John Allen and Will.
Hometown: Tucker, Georgia
Current town: Athens, Georgia
What years at UGA: Fall of ‘81 through Fall of ‘85
School/Degree: Grady College of Journalism (Radio,TV and Film)
Profession: Director of Tennis at Athens Country Club
Ties to Athens Music: The Athens music scene was really popping when I was in school and have been able to see many awesome musicians over the past 40 years.
Fave Band you have seen in Athens: REM
Allen Miller’s Playlist
With or without you – U2
Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
Uncle John’s Band – Grateful Dead
California – Dreams So Real
Bittersweet – Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Band on the Run – McCartney and Wings
Whiskey – Trampled by Turtles
Blue Rose Stroll – Dirty Guv’nahs
Helplessly Hoping – CSNY
All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Just Like Heaven – The Cure
Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight and the Pips
Everything’s Coming Our Way – Santana
Rockville – REM
Barefoot Children in the Rain – Jimmy Buffet
Breakdown – Tom Petty
I’m not Waiting on a Lady – Rolling Stones
Bridge over Troubled Waters – Simon and Garfunkel
Just my Imagination – The Temptations
Battle Hymn of the Bulldog Nation (pregame) – Georgia Redcoat substituted Glory Glory
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