May 4, 1952 – March 23, 1980
Jacob ‘Killer’ Miller recorded his first single “Keep on Knocking” for Augustus Pablo. Miller found himself auditioning for a band called Inner Circle. He joined the group in 1976. “Tenement Yard” was their first recording which became his biggest hit.
Chris Blackwell took Miller and Bob Marley to Brazil to celebrate the new Island Records South American office. They returned to Jamaica on Friday, March 21, and two days later Miller died in a tragic car accident on Hope Road in Kingston, not far from Bob Marley’s home.
Hits include:
- “Natty Christmas”
- “Chapter a Day”
- “Delilah”