People Open DS/UK/24225 DS/UK/21 Steve Miller Band (1966) Steve Miller Band 1966 American rock band Group (Male) The Steve Miller Blues Band | The Miller Band San Francisco, California, United States (formed) American Music Group; rock Members: Steve Miller - vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards Kenny Lee Lewis - guitar, bass, vocals Gordy Knudtson - drums Joseph Wooten - keyboards, backing vocals Jacob Petersen - guitar Past Members: Lonnie Turner, Bobby Winkelman - bass, guitar, vocals Boz Scaggs, Greg Douglas, David Denny, John Massaro, Keith Allen - guitar, vocals Jim Peterman - keyboards, vocals Tim Davis - drums, vocals James "Curley" Cooke, Les Dudek, Paul Peterson - guitar Ben Sidran, Nicky Hopkins, Dick Thompson, Byron Allred, Ricky Peterson - keyboards Ross Valory, Gerald Johnson, Billy Peterson - bass, vocals Roger Allen Clark, Jack King, John King, Doug Clifford - drums Gary Mallaber - drums, keyboards, vocals Norton Buffalo - harmonica, guitar, vocals Bob Mallach - saxophone Sonny Charles - vocals The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California.The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group is best known for a string of (mainly) mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock radio, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band. Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band’s contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band. In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, Children of the Future. It went on to produce the albums Sailor, Brave New World, Your Saving Grace, Number 5, Rock Love, Fly Like an Eagle, Book of Dreams, and more. The band's Greatest Hits 1974–78, released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies. Awards, Honours and Legacy: In 2016, Steve Miller was inducted as a solo artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Miller_Band (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHeharper 2/27/2012 RAHAKirkbride 9/6/2023 10478637-538d-4b86-816b-3499ab05008f