Arthur Miles

For the American blues singer, see Arthur Miles (musician, born 1949). For the Australian rules footballer, see Arthur Miles (footballer). For the American educator and politician in Utah, see Arthur F. Miles.

Arthur R "Mockingbird" Miles (August 28, 1904 – June 15, 1984) was an American singer of cowboy songs in the 1920s. He died in Loraine, Texas.

Born in Jasper, Texas, Miles is credited with independently utilizing a style of overtone singing, similar to the Tuvan style called sygyt, as a supplement to the normal yodeling of Country Western music.

Two recordings from 1929 exist that are attributed to Miles. The recordings are the first and second parts of a tune titled "Lonely Cowboy".^[1]