FRANKIE Miller stunned as all. Back in the Seventies, the singer from Bridgeton revealed himself to be every inch the rock star, having a voice that managed to arouse almost every emotion.

Songs such as be Good To Yourself and Caledonia highlighted the talent the man was born with, a talent that could produce what Rod Stewart described as ‘the best white soul voice’ he had ever heard.

Frankie’s voice, and blue-eyed stare, was also put to great use as an actor, reproducing some of writer Peter McDougall’s best lines when he starred in the writer’s 1979 TV drama, Just a Boys Game.

But then in 1994 disaster struck. Frankie suffered an aneurism after appearing on stage in America with Eagles star Joe Walsh.

In the cruellest twists of fate, Frankie recovered from a coma but lost his voice. He would never sing again. Indeed, today he can converse, but can only access a vocabulary that’s contained to a few dozen words.

However, thanks to a little help from his friends such as Rod Stewart and Elton John, Frankie’s voice can still be heard. A new album of Frankie Miller songs, Double Take, features his greatest unreleased songs, with Frankie’s voice mixed with those of great artists, including Kiki Dee, Huey Lewis and Paul Carrack.

Rod Stewart sings Kiss Her For Me on the new album, with Joe Walsh playing guitar.

Rod has been a Frankie fan since the early seventies.

“The first time I saw him sing,” says Rod, “he was playing at a pub over in Richmond somewhere and I went out to check him out, you know, cos I thought he was pretty good.

“And he did an Otis Reading song called These Arms of Mine and he did it so well it actually brought a tear to my eye. There weren’t many people in the audience, but he was superb.”

Rod adds of the new recording; “It just gels, the two voices together ‘cos we’re very similar, Frankie and I. We sing more or less in the same keys and we have the same phrasing. I didn’t think it was going to work but it really has.”

Frankie, who lives in London’s Maida Vale with long term partner Annette, also pulled in Sir Elton John to sing one of his songs.

Elton was uncompromising in his support for the Scot.

“When I was asked to do this, I kind of thought Frankie Miller - God, he was one of the people I really loved in the seventies when we were both up and coming stars.

“He was very soulful, had a great voice. I remember going to see him, I saw him live but I had no idea of the amount of songs he’d written and the amount of songs that were covered.”

Other top singers on the album include Bonnie Tyler and Kiki Dee.

Kiki says she never actually met Frankie seventies when they were both starting out, but was always aware of what a great singer he was.

“And to be here now doing this track is just really wonderful,” she says of the track, Sending Me Angels.

“I’ve done lots of duets with lots of different people, but Frankie has a special quality. He’s also a great writer. I love the song that we’ve done and I’m just really looking forward to hearing it finished.”

Frankie, who will be 67 next month, is also friends with Billy Connolly, who also happens to be a huge fan of Frankie Miller’s music.

“He’s a genius, Frankie,” says the comedian.

“He’s the closest I’ve ever heard to Otis Redding singing and it’s just… he’s a miracle man. And I love him.”

• Frankie Miller’s Double Take is out now.