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.
Seasons
Steve Miller Band Lyrics
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Of the seasons I will sing
To help you through your birth
As you spend your time on earth
In the wind
The summer song won't last long
When this warm old man has come
As you spend your time on earth
In the wind
And so it goes
As the wind blows
The seasons will flow
To help you through your birth
As you spend your time on earth
In the wind
A mother's child
A father's son
In this crowd, I'm only one
To tell you of your worth
As you spend your time on earth
In the wind
And so it goes
(And so it goes)
As the wind blows
(As the wind blows)
And so it goes
As the wind blows
The song Seasons by Steve Miller Band speaks to the cyclical nature of life and the passing of time. Miller sings about each of the four seasons, offering his voice as a way to help people through the various stages of their lives on earth. The song is a reminder that although each season may be distinct, they are interconnected and flow together seamlessly, just as life progresses forward with a rhythm.
Miller starts off by saying he will sing about all four seasons to assist with one's journey on earth. He then sings of summer, which he implies is fleeting and will not last long before winter comes. The reference to the "warm old man" might be talking about the sun, as it might give warmth in the summer, but Miller's voice is present to help during the changing times.
He shares that he is a part of the masses, just one voice in the crowd trying to offer guidance to "a mother's child". He wants to let people know of their value, as they spend their time on earth, which he describes in the line "In the wind". Lastly, the chorus emphasizes the cyclical nature of life, and how everything connects, just like the seasons.
Overall, Seasons is trying to bring comfort to listeners through the passing of time, demonstrating that every change is part of something more significant and worthwhile.
Line by Line Meaning
Summer, fall, winter, spring
The singer will sing about all four seasons
Of the seasons I will sing
The purpose of the singer's song is to describe the seasons
To help you through your birth
The song aims to guide listeners through the process of living their lives
As you spend your time on earth
The song's guidance is relevant to people living on earth
In the wind
Perhaps the wind represents the unstoppable passage of time
The summer song won't last long
Summer is fleeting and temporary
When this warm old man has come
The singer may be referring to old age or death
I'll sing your of your birth
The singer's song will guide people from birth to death
And so it goes
The passage of time is inevitable
As the wind blows
The wind represents the unstoppable passage of time
The seasons will flow
The passage of time is marked by the change of seasons
A mother's child
Every person is someone's child
A father's son
Every person is someone's son
In this crowd, I'm only one
The singer acknowledges their individuality in a world of many people
To tell you of your worth
The singer's song aims to remind people of their value
And so it goes
Time keeps moving forward
(And so it goes)
This line is a repetition of the previous line
As the wind blows
The wind represents the unstoppable passage of time
(As the wind blows)
This line is a repetition of the previous line
And so it goes
Time keeps moving forward
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Integrity Music
Written by: Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
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@profitmax1
Steve Miller carved a spot in history with his first five albums. I still play them.
@sambac2053
And yet most of his fans have never heard anything before The Joker
@brainscott8198
"A mother's child, a father's son...." gets me every time...i lost my parents earlier this yr. God bless u mom and dad.
@marstondavis
We would go to Winterland and The Avalon to see Steve Miller. My favorite group. We'd go every night he was headlining. That was a long time ago but not so far away. We had such a grand time. When I think of those days and play the music I always have a smile on my face. Not all of us are here any more but they're in my heart forever and a day. Thanks to you, Bill Graham. You made a lot of magic happen.
@josephobenauer3093
Bill Graham was legendary.
@drumplayerforever
One of my absolute favorites...I can close my eyes & listen...taking me back to the late 60's as a teenager...The 60's we're a time of upheaval, much like today...But there was hope, an optimism in life, & in people that I rarely see today...As Don Henley aptly stated, "we've come so far, so fast"...What a shame, if we let it all slip away...
@derpferguson5400
this is beautiful
@jacksims5812
Absolutely great tune. I was 15 when came out. Hair down to middle of my back. Played this song every spring, still do.
@tiniesttown
my brother, about a year or two before he was killed in vietnam turned me onto this album. can't hear this and not see him sitting on the bed across from me just a kid and his older brother dreaming ...
@morganpickering8980
thank you.............