Neo-traditionalist Alex Miller is keeping the classic Country flame burning with the Billy Jam Records’ release of “Secondhand Smoke,” available for purchase now. Written by Alan Jackson and Jim McBride and released previously by Jackson as an album track, the tune is a twangy tale of heartbreak on the horizon. The signs are as obvious as a five-alarm fire:

You told me that flame burned out a long, long time ago
Now he’s back in town and I’m afraid that’s way too close
’Cause he still gets you hotter than a fish fry in July 

  . . . So, I’ll pretend that I don’t care
And leave before I choke
I won’t let you kill me with that 
Secondhand Smoke (McBride/Jackson) 

 Writer McBride is excited to have Alex’s attention on the song. “He knows where he belongs in the music world and is doing his part to keep traditional Country music alive. I love his version of “Secondhand Smoke.” One of my favorite ‘children’ has finally found a great home.” 

 For Miller, the chance to record a song written by one of his heroes was irresistible. “There’s not a Country singer alive today who doesn’t owe a tip of their hat to Alan Jackson. When I realized it was from his catalog and co-written with hitmaker Jim McBride, I just had to cut it,” Alex states.  

 “Secondhand Smoke” is an up-tempo danceable dream of a record that’s sure to have boots hittin’ the floor wherever it’s played. Opening with sizzling electric guitar licks and a slippery steel guitar, the sparks begin to fly with Alex’s energetic vocal fanning the flames. It’s a hit at Miller’s shows and fans will have ample opportunities to see the Kentucky wonder live this summer at these upcoming shows.  

June 25 – Hebron, KY – Boone Co. Fair
July 2 – Denton, NC – Denton Family Farm
July 5 - Leburn, KY – Mine Made Park (EXILE)
July 11 – Knoxville, IA – Marion County Fair (Rodney Atkins)
July 12 – Greenville, KY – Outdoors Downtown Greenville
July 18 – Hodgenville, KY (private)
July 19 – Hodgenville, KY – The Lincoln Jamboree
July 25 – York, PA – The York State Fair (Alabama)
July 26 – Cottageville, WV – Jackson County Jr Fair
July 29 – Little Valley, NY – Cattaraugus County Fair (Tracy Byrd)
Aug 2 – Columbus, OH – Ohio State Fair (Trace Adkins)
Aug 6 – Pittsfield, PA - Warren County Fair
Aug 8 – Piqua, OH – Lock 9 Park
Aug 9 – Louisville, KY (private)
Aug 13 – Put In Bay, OH – Put In Bay Airport - (Luke Bryan, Ashley McBryde)
Aug 16 – Seymour, IN – Jackson Live and Events Center

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ABOUT ALEX MILLER    When Alex hits the stage he owns the spotlight – and the hearts of those in the crowd. He can be a wild man onstage with his high-energy performances – ala early Garth Brooks – or he can bring nuance and deep emotion to a tender ballad. This 22-year-old 6’ 6” entertainer from rural Lancaster, Kentucky is a natural fan favorite whose American Idol Season 19 run brought him fame and changed his life in 2021. Alex’s well-received debut album for Billy Jam Records, MILLER TIME, released in 2022, generated three high-impact singles (“Don’t Let The Barn Door Hit Ya,” “Through With You,” “I’m Over You, So Get Over Me”). His second release for the label, COUNTRY (2023), brought more hits: “When God Made The South,” “Girl, I Know A Guy,” and the smash single, “Puttin’ Up Hay,” which spent three weeks at #1 on the CDX True Indie Chart and graced the Top 50 on the Mediabase Activator Chart. He’s toured the State and County Fair circuit heavily (KY, MO, NY, WA, WI, IL, IN, OK, WV), and opened for Brooks & Dunn, Hank, Jr, Josh Turner, Lee Brice, Jamey Johnson, Chris Janson, Ian Munsick, Justin Moore, Alabama, Chapel Hart, Drake Milligan, Noah Thompson, Dillon Carmichael, HunterGirl, Emily Ann Roberts, Neal McCoy, and Tracy Byrd. Alex has also made sure to carve out time for his songwriting, and he has collaborated with hitmakers Kent Blazy, Larry Cordle, Belle Frantz, Byron Hill, Carl Jackson, Kirsti Manna, Wood Newton, Emily Ann Roberts, Jerry Salley, Josh Shilling, and Bill Whyte. Closing out a spectacular 2023, he received the American FFA Degree for Excellence, the organization’s highest accolade. Miller’s current five-song EP, MY DADDY’S DAD (Billy Jam Records), produced by Jerry Salley, was released in 2024. The EP’s title track was a hit at Country radio, as was “She Makes Dirt Look Good.” Alex moved to Nashville last May and made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in June of ’24. His current honkin’ tonkin’ radio-active single, “The Byrd,” features Country icon Tracy Byrd, and its companion music video premiered in May on the CMT Music Channel. 

 

 

 ABOUT BILLY JAM RECORDS

Billy Jam Records is a boutique Americana and Country label and home to Alex Miller, fan favorite from American Idol. Founded in 2018 by Jerry Salley, Ed Leonard, and Dottie Leonard Miller, Billy Jam is distributed to retail by the Orchard (Sony) and New Day Distribution.

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Neo-traditionalist Alex Miller is keeping the classic Country flame burning with the Billy Jam Records’ release of “Secondhand Smoke,” available for purchase now. Written by Alan Jackson and Jim McBride and released previously by Jackson as an album track, the tune is a twangy tale of heartbreak on the...