Steve Miller Band Biography

Throughout his music career, which has spanned five decades, Steve Miller has navigated the widest and most varied of terrain. Miller burst onto the San Francisco music scene with the Steve Miller Band in the 1960’s and 1970’s with hits like “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Abracadabra.” A formidable force in the area of blues rock, Steve Miller enjoyed a fortunate childhood. He was exposed to music by his own father, who happened to be friends with musicians such as Les Paul and Charles Mingus. As frequent guests in the home, the artists let Steve Miller observe and learn guitar chords.

The Steve Miller Band at first featured Steve Miller, Lonnie Turner, Tim Davis, and James “Curly” Cooke. Through a series of concerts supported by Chuck Berry, in 1967, the band crafted a strong following. Boz Scaggs Booking Agent & Management" href="https://www.bookingentertainment.com/artists/classic_rock/Boz_Scaggs.php"> Boz Scaggs replaced Cooke a year later, and Steve Miller Band recorded their first album in London. Sailor, their second album, featured singles such as “Brave New World” and “Space Cowboy.” It found a home at number twenty-four on the Billboard charts. The Joker followed in 1973, and the title track hit number one on the charts, launching The Steve Miller Band on the road to success.

The Steve Miller Band continues to perform and tour with regularity, with the current lineup of Miller, Kenny Lee Lewis, Gordy Knudtson, Joseph Wooten, and Jacob Peterson. The band released Bingo and Let Your Hair Down in 2010 and 2011, respectively, and toured alongside the band Journey Booking Agent & Management" href="https://www.bookingentertainment.com/artists/classic_rock/booking-journey.php"> Journey in 2014. Most recently, Steve Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 2016.