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Steve Miller Band
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Miami Vice Performer
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Members
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Steve Miller (born 1943, vocal/guitar)
Jacob Peters Kenny Lee Lewis Joseph Wooten Gordy Knudston |
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1967-present
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The Steve Miller Band is an American rock/blues band whose song "I Want to Make the World Turn Around" appeared in the episode "Down for the Count (Part II)" of the series Miami Vice.
Career[]
Miller formed his band in 1967 in San Francisco and began appearing with rock legend Chuck Berry before performing at the 1968 Monterey Pop Festival. Their debut album, Children of the Future, did not do well, their second album, Sailor did, reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard Album Chart, tracks include "Living In The U.S.A." and "Overdrive", written by Boz Scaggs, one of many past members of the band. 1969's Brave New World (featuring "Space Cowboy" and "My Dark Hour", co-written and bass performed by Paul McCartney) also was successful, but a 1971 auto accident Miller was involved in threatened the band's viability, as the singer suffered a broken neck. Miller recovered and recorded The Joker in 1973, the title track became a classic rock staple and the band's first Billboard #1 single. In 1976, Miller released Fly Like An Eagle, featuring three top 20 singles, the title track (#2), Rock 'N' Me (#1), and Take The Money and Run (#11). 1977's Book of Dreams included Jet Airliner (#8), Jungle Love, and Swingtown. His 1982 album Abracadabra gave the band their final #1 single, the title track. Miller has released (as of 2025) eighteen studio albums (the latest, Let Your Hair Down, released in April 2011), and though Miller has not had a Top 40 single in over 40 years, his greatest hits album Greatest Hits 1974-78 has sold over 13 million copies and the group continues to perform sold-out shows. Steve Miller was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (as a solo act) in 2014. Previous members of the SMB include Journey bassist Ross Valory, Credence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford, and guitarist Boz Scaggs.