Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1967-8 in San Franci… Read Full Bio ↴Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1967-8 in San Francisco, California, USA. The band features Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals, and is known for a string of (mainly) mid-1970s hit singles that continue to be staples of the classic rock radio format.
Steve Miller (born 5 October 1943) is a blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but attended high school in Dallas. While at St. Mark's School of Texas, he formed his first band, The Marksmen. Miller taught one of his classmates, Royce Boz Scaggs, a few guitar chords so that he could join the band; Scaggs became better known by his nickname, Boz. Miller attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the 1960s, where he formed The Ardells. Scaggs joined the Ardells the next year. Ben Sidran was added to the Ardells as a keyboardist the following year.
In 1968, Miller formed the Steve Miller Band, with Scaggs handling vocals, and released an album, Children of the Future, the first in a series of discs rooted solidly in the psychedelic blues style that dominated the San Francisco music scene at the time. Scaggs would leave the band after a couple of albums with vocal chores taken over by drummer Tim Davis; Miller himself would begin singing occasional lead on 1969's Brave New World. These albums performed respectably on the album charts but failed to yield a hit.
In the 1970's the band had some hits that became classics over the years - Jet Airliner, with some evocative lyrics that brought home the loss of life on the road; and The Joker which includes the famous line about the "pompatus of love", which is of course nonsense, but that didn't stop a lot of stoned folks from spending years talking amongst themselves.
Steve Miller's father was a wealthy doctor in Dallas, and friends with famous guitarist and guitar designer Les Paul. Les Paul gave Miller his first guitar lessons.
Longtime member Norton Buffalo (harmonica player) died from lung cancer on October 30, 2009.
John King (drummer during "The Joker" era) died after a short bout of kidney cancer on October 26, 2010.
Band-member James Cooke died from cancer on 16 May 2011.
Steve Miller (born 5 October 1943) is a blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but attended high school in Dallas. While at St. Mark's School of Texas, he formed his first band, The Marksmen. Miller taught one of his classmates, Royce Boz Scaggs, a few guitar chords so that he could join the band; Scaggs became better known by his nickname, Boz. Miller attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the 1960s, where he formed The Ardells. Scaggs joined the Ardells the next year. Ben Sidran was added to the Ardells as a keyboardist the following year.
In 1968, Miller formed the Steve Miller Band, with Scaggs handling vocals, and released an album, Children of the Future, the first in a series of discs rooted solidly in the psychedelic blues style that dominated the San Francisco music scene at the time. Scaggs would leave the band after a couple of albums with vocal chores taken over by drummer Tim Davis; Miller himself would begin singing occasional lead on 1969's Brave New World. These albums performed respectably on the album charts but failed to yield a hit.
In the 1970's the band had some hits that became classics over the years - Jet Airliner, with some evocative lyrics that brought home the loss of life on the road; and The Joker which includes the famous line about the "pompatus of love", which is of course nonsense, but that didn't stop a lot of stoned folks from spending years talking amongst themselves.
Steve Miller's father was a wealthy doctor in Dallas, and friends with famous guitarist and guitar designer Les Paul. Les Paul gave Miller his first guitar lessons.
Longtime member Norton Buffalo (harmonica player) died from lung cancer on October 30, 2009.
John King (drummer during "The Joker" era) died after a short bout of kidney cancer on October 26, 2010.
Band-member James Cooke died from cancer on 16 May 2011.
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Steve Miller Band Lyrics
Abracadabra I heat up, I can't cool down You got me spinning 'Round…
Dance, Dance, Dance My grandpa he's ninety-five, and he keeps on dancin he's sti…
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around Well don't you let nobody turn you 'round Turn you…
Evil You know If somebody, somewhere done you wrong Oh, don't wor…
Fly Like an Eagle Tick tock tick, do, do, do-do Tick tock tick, do, do,…
Going To Mexico Pack my bags Don't be too slow I should have…
I Wanna Be Loved I wanna be loved But by only you I wanna…
Industrial Military Complex Hex Feel like I'm livin' under some kind of hex Livin'…
Jackson-Kent Blues I was down in Nashville just payin' my dues Headed…
Jet Airliner Leavin' home, out on the road I've been down before Ridin' a…
Living In The U.S.A. Stand back, stand back Stand back, stand back Stand back,…
Macho City Macho City Macho City Macho City Macho City (Macho City)…
Mercury Blues Had my money I tell you what I'd do I…
My Babe My babe, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh…
Never Kill Another Man When the wind blows you home To the shores of…
Quicksilver Girl She's a quicksilver girl A lover of the world She…
Rock'n Me Well, I've been lookin' real hard And I'm tryin' to…
Seasons Summer, fall, winter, spring Of the seasons I will sing…
Space Cowboy I told you 'bout living in the U.S. of A.…
Swingtown Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Come on and dance, come on and dance…
Take the Money and Run Hoo-hoo This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue T…
The Gangster Is Back Look out, the gangster's back I done traded in my…
The Joker Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah Some call me…
The Lovin' Cup My mama She done told me Soon you be a…
The Stake Burnin', burnin', all you can take Wheels are turning in the…
The Window Ask my baby what she wants to be She'll say…
True Fine Love I ain't complainin' but I'd sure like to find me A…
Who Do You Love Whooooo Whooooo Ever since time began Man loves a woma…
Winter Time In the winter time When all the leaves are brown And the…