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With songs such as "Take the Money and Run," "Rockin' Me," “Jet Airliner,” "The Joker," “Fly Like An Eagle,” "Livin' in the USA" and "Abracadabra" to his credit, blues/rock singer-songwriter-guitarist Steve Miller is one of the cornerstones of classic rock. Born on October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, WI, he grew up in a home frequented by musicians such as Charles Mingus, Les Paul and T-Bone Walker. Miller formed his first band at age 12 with friend Boz Scaggs. After stints in Madison, WI and Chicago, IL blues bands, he moved to San Francisco in 1966.
The Steve Miller Band (known initially as the Steve Miller Blues Band) emerged from San Francisco’s summer of love with a sound that was distinctively different from its peers. Forty years hence, the band has sold a cumulative 25 million records and is still a mainstay of the summer concert season – as fresh and vibrant as ever, melding rock, blues, jazz and pop in its own inimitable, improvisational style and attracting a fervent, multi-generational following.
Capitol Records released their first album, Children of the Future, in 1968. A series of Top 40 albums followed, but a 1972 automobile accident sidelined Miller for nearly a year. He returned with a tighter, more pop-oriented style on The Joker (1973, now certified Platinum), which peaked at 2 while the title cut hit 1.
Fly Like An Eagle followed in 1976. It reached 3 and yielded four Top 40 singles, including the chart-topping "Rockin' Me." The album became the band’s biggest-selling studio album, spent nearly two years on the Billboard 200 and is currently quadruple Platinum. 1977’s Book of Dreams hit 2 and is now triple Platinum. Tracks from the two albums were collected on a single disc in 1978 for Greatest Hits: 1974-78, which is currently certified 13x Platinum.
Abracadabra (1983, Platinum) reached 2 and its title cut was the 1 selling single worldwide that year while the 1987 single "I Want to Make the World Turn Around," from Living in the 20th Century, topped the AC singles chart for five weeks. Young Hearts – Complete Greatest Hits was released in 2003, tracing the Steve Miller Band’s 35-year affiliation with Capitol Records, and the label released a special 30th anniversary edition of Fly Like An Eagle in 2006. Upon its release, the San Francisco Chronicle observed: “This rerelease…shows how vital a performer Miller remains and how he presaged a generation of heartland rockers, from John Mellencamp to Tom Petty to Widespread Panic.” The Steve Miller Band’s songs have been covered by a diverse group of artists, including Smashing Pumpkins, deftones, Seal, Run-D.M.C. and k.d. lang.
Miller received the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award in April of 2008. In May 2008, Coming Home Media released Live From Chicago, the Steve Miller Band’s first-ever DVD release, which captures the band’s incredible 2007 two-night stand at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival in 5.1 Surround Sound and state-of-the-art high definition.
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Photos of The Fillmore Shows In March Of 2008 Photos By Tim Brown ~~~~~~~
Hey Steve...how's it hangin'? I just heard 'Keep On Rockin' Me' on radio 2 over here...it brought back lotsa memories for me. I remember so many of your great songs. Always loved your unique guitar sound too. Don't stop rockin'! Dolores
Steve, Thank you for adding me. I really appreciate you joining me on my author page. My fiction novel with a CD soundtrack is due out in a few weeks. Wishing you a great musical weekend.
My good friend jen10 and i rocked at your show last night,we got those old hippies up on thier feet dancing.I had an itch again and had to get outa michigan for a minute.We noticed you were at the Hard Rock casino so we had to go.We met at the Embassy suites after your gig at pine knob in Michigan in 1991.Rock on Steve!
My Dear Steve Miller Band, I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted. There is something that pulls me towards them. Di PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
Ciao, Steve Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
Hello Steve Miller, from the Mountains of NC! Just stopped in to visit and listen to some more Great Songs. Really enjoy all of your Performances. Worked with you in Atlanta, many Moons ago. Have been a Fan and Friend forever. Jimmy
Thank you for your reply comment. I know he would want me to be strong. He called me the morning you guys were in Tulsa. I live 2 hours away and thank God I jumped in the car with my daughter and her boyfriend. The show was beautiful and I'll miss him very much. He was a kind and caring soul. There are not many people like Norton in the world....xxoo
As I am sure you guys have been, I have been struggling a bit with Norton's loss, but came out of an appt last week and started my car...on the radio? "Fly Like An Eagle. (first note) I suppose that was Norton letting me know to be strong and he is okay. You guys be strong too...xxoo
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