Fly Like An Eagle - Album
Fly Like An Eagle (Album) by Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band>
Artist Biography For Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1967-8 In San Francisco California USA. The Band Features Steve Miller On Guitar And Lead Vocals And Is Known For A String Of Mainly Mid-1970s Hit Singles That Continue To Be Staples Of The Classic Rock Radio Format. Steve Miller Born 5 October 1943 Is A Blues And Rock And Roll Guitarist And Performer. He Was Born In Milwaukee Wisconsin But Attended High School In Dallas. While At St. Mark's School Of Texas He Formed His First Band The Marksmen. Miller Taught One Of His Classmates Royce Boz Scaggs A Few Guitar Chords So That He Could Join The Band Scaggs Became Better Known By His Nickname Boz. Miller Attended The University Of Wisconsin-Madison During The 1960s Where He Formed The Ardells. Scaggs Joined The Ardells The Next Year. Ben Sidran Was Added To The Ardells As A Keyboardist The Following Year. In 1968 Miller Formed The Steve Miller Band With Scaggs Handling Vocals And Released An Album Children Of The Future The First In A Series Of Discs Rooted Solidly In The Psychedelic Blues Style That Dominated The San Francisco Music Scene At The Time. Scaggs Would Leave The Band After A Couple Of Albums With Vocal Chores Taken Over By Drummer Tim Davis Miller Himself Would Begin Singing Occasional Lead On 1969's Brave New World. These Albums Performed Respectably On The Album Charts But Failed To Yield A Hit. In The 1970's The Band Had Some Hits That Became Classics Over The Years - Jet Airliner With Some Evocative Lyrics That Brought Home The Loss Of Life On The Road And The Joker Which Includes The Famous Line About The "pompatus Of Love" Which Is Of Course Nonsense But That Didn't Stop A Lot Of Stoned Folks From Spending Years Talking Amongst Themselves. Steve Miller's Father Was A Wealthy Doctor In Dallas And Friends With Famous Guitarist And Guitar Designer Les Paul. Les Paul Gave Miller His First Guitar Lessons. Longtime Member Norton Buffalo Harmonica Player Died From Lung Cancer On October 30 2009. John King Drummer During "The Joker" Era Died After A Short Bout Of Kidney Cancer On October 26 2010. Band-Member James Cooke Died From Cancer On 16 May 2011.
POPULAR
TRACKS
MIXES
ALBUMS
Video 1 : 50
Music Tags for Steve Miller Band:
Biography - Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1967-8 In San Francisco California USA. The Band Features Steve Miller On Guitar And Lead Vocals And Is Known For A String Of Mainly Mid-1970s Hit Singles That Continue To Be Staples Of The Classic Rock Radio Format. Steve Miller Born 5 October 1943 Is A Blues And Rock And Roll Guitarist And Performer. He Was Born In Milwaukee Wisconsin But Attended High School In Dallas. While At St. Mark's School Of Texas He Formed His First Band The Marksmen. Miller Taught One Of His Classmates Royce Boz Scaggs A Few Guitar Chords So That He Could Join The Band Scaggs Became Better Known By His Nickname Boz. Miller Attended The University Of Wisconsin-Madison During The 1960s Where He Formed The Ardells. Scaggs Joined The Ardells The Next Year. Ben Sidran Was Added To The Ardells As A Keyboardist The Following Year. In 1968 Miller Formed The Steve Miller Band With Scaggs Handling Vocals And Released An Album Children Of The Future The First In A Series Of Discs Rooted Solidly In The Psychedelic Blues Style That Dominated The San Francisco Music Scene At The Time. Scaggs Would Leave The Band After A Couple Of Albums With Vocal Chores Taken Over By Drummer Tim Davis Miller Himself Would Begin Singing Occasional Lead On 1969's Brave New World. These Albums Performed Respectably On The Album Charts But Failed To Yield A Hit. In The 1970's The Band Had Some Hits That Became Classics Over The Years - Jet Airliner With Some Evocative Lyrics That Brought Home The Loss Of Life On The Road And The Joker Which Includes The Famous Line About The "pompatus Of Love" Which Is Of Course Nonsense But That Didn't Stop A Lot Of Stoned Folks From Spending Years Talking Amongst Themselves. Steve Miller's Father Was A Wealthy Doctor In Dallas And Friends With Famous Guitarist And Guitar Designer Les Paul. Les Paul Gave Miller His First Guitar Lessons. Longtime Member Norton Buffalo Harmonica Player Died From Lung Cancer On October 30 2009. John King Drummer During "The Joker" Era Died After A Short Bout Of Kidney Cancer On October 26 2010. Band-Member James Cooke Died From Cancer On 16 May 2011. read less
16 Similar Artists To Steve Miller Band - Frogtoon Music
.
Published: 10 Oct 2016, 22:45
Fly Like An Eagle Is The Ninth Studio Album By American Rock Group Steve Miller Band. The Album Was Released In May 1976 See 1976 In Music By Capitol Records In North America And Mercury Records In Europe. A Quadraphonic Mix Of The Album Was Available On The Quadraphonic 8-Track Cartridge Format In Which Track 1 - "Space Intro" Is Edited Into "Fly Like An Eagle" As One Track And Track 6 - "Take The Money And Run" Intro Repeats Twice . On The U.K. Original Vinyl Release "Space Intro" Does Not Appear On Track Listing. A 40-Second Track Called "Space Odyssey" Segues Into "Wild Mountain Honey". The Album Was A Success Spawning Three Singles The Title Track "Take The Money And Run" And "Rock'n Me" And Eventually Receiving Quadruple Platinum Certification From The RIAA. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked Number 450 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. On An Updated List In 2012 The Magazine Listed The Album At Number 445. In 2006 The Album Was Re-Released To Celebrate Its 30th Anniversary. The CD Is Digitally Remastered And Includes Three Bonus Tracks And A Bonus DVD Features A Concert Performance At Mountain View California's Shoreline Amphitheater In 2005 With Over Two Hours Of Music In 5.1 Surround Sound Note This Surround Mix Is Not Based On The QUAD Mix As Track 1 And 6 Are Not Different From The Standard Releases . Guest Musicians Include George Thorogood And Joe Satriani. The DVD Also Features A Lengthy Interview With Steve Miller Archive Footage Never-Before-Seen Photographs And Early Demo Recordings.