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The Music of Mike Miller and the Boat Drunks
The Trop Rock / Island Music band The Boat Drunks, co-founded by Mike Miller and Jake Tatar, consistently draws large loyal crowds and wins big awards, including being named Trop Rock Band of the Year nine times, most recently in 2024, by the Trop Rock Music Association. In this podcast, Mike Miller opens up about his music and more. Mike talks about: How the Boat Drunks came into existence … How he wrote Hollow Man (and other popular songs) … How he spent five years living on a sailboat and writing music … How meeting Jimmy Buffett at Alpine Valley was one of the highlights of his career … How the members of the Boat Drunks have mostly stayed together for nearly 25 years, and remained friends … Most importantly, how the Trop Rock Community and Parrotheads throughout the country rallied behind him, giving him emotional and financial support after he was diagnosed with cancer and needed a bone marrow transplant, and how he wrote the song Together We Fly to thank them for their tremendous support through that very difficult time. Click here for the podcast, the transcript, and embedded videos of music from Mike Miller and the Boat Drunks.