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.
All Your Love
Steve Miller Band Lyrics
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I have in store for you
All the love pretty baby
I have in store for you
I know you love me baby
You know I love you too
All your lovin' I've been lovin'
All your lovin' I've been lovin'
All your kissin' I've been kissin'
Before I met you baby
I didn't know what I'd been missin'
All your lovin' I've been lovin'
All your kissin' I've been kissin'
All your lovin' I've been lovin'
All your kissin' I've been kissin'
Before I met you baby
I didn't know what I'd been missin'
All the love pretty baby
I have in store for you
All the love pretty baby
I have in store for you
I know you love me baby
You know I love you too
The Steve Miller Band's song "All Your Love" is a classic blues-rock tune with a simple and straightforward message of love. The lyrics speak of the love the singer has for their partner, emphasizing that they have been faithful and devoted. The chorus repeats, emphasizing that all the love and affection the singer has to offer is reserved for their partner.
The verses suggest that the singer has been loving and kissing their partner long before they even met, indicating a sense of destiny and meant-to-be. The line "Before I met you baby, I didn't know what I'd been missin'" further reinforces the idea that the singer's life was incomplete until they found their partner.
Overall, the lyrics of "All Your Love" convey a sense of true and devoted love, seasoned with a hint of destiny and fate. It's a simple but effective message that has resonated with listeners for decades.
Line by Line Meaning
All the love pretty baby
I have a lot of love stored up for you
I have in store for you
I have saved all this love to give to you when the time is right
I know you love me baby
I am aware that you have deep feelings of affection for me
You know I love you too
I have strong romantic feelings for you as well
All your lovin' I've been lovin'
I have reciprocated all the love you have given me
All your kissin' I've been kissin'
I have returned all the kisses you have given me
Before I met you baby
My life lacked something significant before you came along
I didn't know what I'd been missin'
I was unaware of the emptiness in my life before you filled it with love and affection
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Written by: Otis Rush
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