Steve 'Silk' Hurley

USA

Born: 09 November 1962

Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock, Blues

Styles: Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Blues-Rock, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Rock & Roll/Roots, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage

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Steve Miller's career has encompassed two distinct stages: one of the top San Francisco blues-rockers during the late '60s and early '70s, and one of the top-selling pop/rock acts of the mid- to late '70s and early '80s with hits like "The Joker," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Rock'n Me," and "Abracadabra." Miller was turned on to music by his father, who worked as a pathologist but knew stars like Charles Mingus and Les Paul, whom he brought home as guests; Paul taught the young Miller some guitar chords and let him sit in on a session. Miller formed ...

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