Parthenon Huxley

Parthenon Huxley (January 19, 1956 – January 30, 2026), born Richard Willett Miller, was an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer who is known for his solo albums and for his involvement in ELO Part II and The Orchestra, both of which are latter-day offshoots of the 1970s–80s symphonic rock band Electric Light Orchestra. He also made cameo appearances in several films including Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and The Flintstones.

Early life Huxley was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on January 19, 1956. He grew up in New Jersey and Athens, Greece, before moving to North Carolina to attend UNC-Chapel Hill. His stage name (later legal name) honors two of his varied interests: his love for Greece, and the British writer Aldous Huxley. He began his recording career as guitarist on Matt Barrett's 1980 EP The Ruse (Moonlight Records), produced by Don Dixon, with Mitch Easter being another notable musician (as a drummer) on the album.

The Blazers, P. Hux and VeG His touring career began as a member of the Chapel Hill, North Carolina, rock band The Blazers (not the LA-based band of the same name). The band was founded and released their first album before his involvement; for their second album, The Blazers consisted of Huxley (credited under his original name Rick Miller), Sherman Tate (lead & harmony vocals, rhythm guitar), Ronnie Taylor (drums & percussion) and Lee Gildersleeve (bass). This iteration of the group issued the album How to Rock: Ten Easy Lessons (Moonlight Records, 1980), again produced by Don Dixon, and then broke up.

His first solo recording (released under the pseudonym Rick Rock was the self-produced, self-financed single "Buddha, Buddha" / "Sputnik" (Big Groovy, 1983). Despite its modest recording budget of US $400 "Buddha, Buddha" was named one of the ten best records ever made in North Carolina by the Greensboro Record. During this period Huxley also toured as guitarist with Don Dixon under the name Me & Dixon. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1987 and signed with Columbia Records; the following year he recorded his first solo album, Sunny Nights (Columbia 1988), produced by Huxley and David Kahne. Three of its tracks ("Double Our Numbers", "Guest Host for the Holy Ghost" and "Chance to Be Loved") were released as singles during that year. Although the album received favorable reviews (Rolling Stone Magazine called it a "monumental debut"), it did not sell well

Discography Studio albums How to Rock (1980) Sunny Nights (1988) Deluxe (1995) VeG (1997) No Rewind (2001) Purgatory Falls (2001) Homemade Spaceship: The Music of ELO as Performed by P. Hux (2005) Mile High Fan (2006) Kiss the Monster (2007) Tracks & Treasure Vol.1 (2011) Thank You Bethesda (2013) This Is The One (2018) As Good As Advertised (2023)

Singles "Buddha, Buddha" b/w "Sputnik" (1982) (as Rick Rock) "Chance to Be Loved" (1988) "Double Our Numbers" (1988) "Guest Host for the Holy Ghost" (1988) "It'll Be Alright" (1995) "Every Minute" (1995) "Here Comes the Savior" (1995) "I Loved Everything" (2001) "Love Is The Greatest Thing" (2014) "Just Sayin'" (2018)

Live albums Live in Your Living Room (2001) In Your Parlour (2003) The Orchestra LIVE (2006) Live Deluxe (2015)