![]() The Milwaukee native spent his early years playing psychedelic blues before moving onto more mainstream arena rock in the ’70s. Miller founded the Steve Miller Band in 1966 and remains the sole original member. The current All-Star Band lineup features Colin Hay (Men at Work), Steve Lukather (Toto), Edgar Winter (“Frankenstein,” “Free Ride”), Hamish Stuart (Average White Band, Paul McCartney), Warren Ham (Bloodrock) and Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth). During shows, Starr plays selections from his own back catalog as well as tracks from his various bandmates. Starr founded the All-Starr Band in 1989 with the idea that “everybody on stage is a star in their own right.” In the years since, he has toured with more than a dozen lineups of the group, which has featured a long line of musicians including Joe Walsh, Billy Preston, Peter Frampton, Jack Bruce, Sheila E., Billy Squier and Richard Marx. RELATED: 7 rock acts we may not see in concert again ![]() When the Beatles split in 1970, Starr quickly released his first solo albums, the standards collection “Sentimental Journey” and the country-inspired “Beaucoups of Blues.” He found his greatest success with 1973’s “Ringo” and its hits “Photograph” and “You’re Sixteen.” ![]()
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