![]() Miller then formed The Steve Miller Blues Band. The band contracted to Epic Records and recorded a single, "The Mother Song", which they performed on Hullabaloo, before Miller left the group and moved to San Francisco. In 1965, after moving to Chicago to play the blues, Steve Miller and keyboardist Barry Goldberg founded the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band along with bassist Roy Ruby, rhythm guitarist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Maurice McKinley. Steve Miller performing at Interlochen Fine Arts Camp on July 20, 2009 ![]() In 2016, Steve Miller was inducted as a solo artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's Greatest Hits 1974–78, released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies. 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, among others. ![]() In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, Children of the Future. Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band's contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band. Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California.
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