I saw Steve Miller play at the Edgefield this week. He began his career way back in 1967. He has enjoyed a great deal of commercial success, which he no doubt deserves. He has worked hard at his craft of creating popular songs that people like to listen to.
He came onto the stage around 6.30 in the evening. He played some of his big hits, and then he played a couple of songs off his new album. In other words, he is still doing the work he has always done. He also played a couple of tunes by the Great Muddy Waters, and a Jimmy Vaughn song (the brother of Stevie Ray).
At 7.30 he played "The Joker", to raise the level of excitement of the crowd
It worked.
If anything, Steve Miller is a master entertainer.
*****
We have heard all these popular songs a zillion times on the radio. They have been played to death and are no longer interesting. The reason for going to this show was to hear these songs played live by the guy who wrote them all those many years ago, and to enjoy that experience at the Very Large Picnic with thousands of your neighbors.
*****
Steve Miller closed out the show with a lengthy version of "Fly Like an Eagle", one of his biggest hits of all time.
Dan and I were being smart about it when they launched into the intro to this song. We had already packed up our gear, and we left before most of the crowd. You could hear everything just fine walking back to the car.
Mr. Charming
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