Steve Miller

Schooled in guitar by his father’s friend Les Paul, Steve Miller picked up heavy blues influences from the likes of T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy, eventually forming his own Steve Miller Blues Band—at one time including pal Boz Scaggs. After removing “Blues” from the band’s name, he became an album rock-era figurehead before breaking through to pop with the chart-topping title track of his 1973 album “The Joker.” “Rock ‘n Me” and “Abracadabra” likewise went to No. 1.

Key songs in the Miller catalog include “Abracadabra, “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Living in the USA, “Take the Money and Run” and “The Joker.”

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