Abra-abra-cadabra
I wanna reach out and grab ya
Did "Abracadra'' seem like No. 1 material to you?
It was, of course. So was "The Joker'' in which Steve Miller spoke of the pompitous of love. And "Rockin' Me'' -- a three-chord romp whose intro could've been my battle cry for 15 months:
Well I've been lookin' real hard and I'm tryin' to find a job
But it just keeps gettin' tougher every day
You really have to tip your hat to Steve Miller. Nothing sounded the same, but everything sounded like him. And it may have seemed TOO poppy and commercial, but you know something? It was pretty good.
He grew up in Texas and carved out his niche fronting blues bands in San Francisco and Chicago, but Miller -- who turns 66 today -- is a home boy, tried and true.
That's right, born right here in Milwaukee, even had Les Paul as his godfather and first guitar tutor. Now how do you top that? He was a bluesman who crossed over into pop-rock and when he finally hit the mainstream, damn, there were few who did better.
I found this acoustic clip of "The Joker'' and it's worth checking out. Happy birthday, Space Cowboy.
Children of the Future was a pretty great record. After that, meh.
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