Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller was born in Wisconsin and raised in Texas where, at the age of 12, he formed his first group - The Marksmen Combo. After studying literature at the University of Copenhagen, he moved to Chicago where he played the clubs with Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker and Junior Wells.

In 1966 he moved to San Francisco where he formed the Steve Miller Band, which backed Chuck Berry on his Fillmore Live album. The band also made such an impression at the Monterey Festival that they were signed by Capitol for whom they recorded Children Of The Future in 1968 and the immaculate Sailor in 1969.

While recovering from breaking his neck in a 1972 car crash, Miller reconsidered his standard blues direction and wrote a bunch of catchier songs - including stoner anthem The Joker. A co-headlining tour with The Eagles and massive US success followed.