The
Steve Miller Band is an
American rock band formed in 1966 in
San Francisco,
California. The band is managed by
Steve Miller on
guitar and lead vocals. It is best known today for a string of (mainly) mid-1970s hit singles that are staples of
classic rock radio, as well as several earlier
acid 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 landmark contract with Capitol/EMI 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 and more. The band's
Greatest Hits 1974–78, released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies. The band continued to produce more albums and in 2014 toured with the rock band Journey. In 2015, Steve Miller was nominated as a solo artist for the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.