No. 23

Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band (1977)* Video - Paul Pena wrote this song in 1973 for his release on his new album, but due to conflicts with his label it remained unreleased until 2000, another sign that we need fewer lawyers in the music biz, and, in general. Steve Miller heard a bootleg of the song and recorded it for his own album.

The Steve Miller Band, best known today for The Joker, was not an immediate success. They had some success in the 70s, but were not extremely popular until they reunited in the early 80s, after the birth of "Classic Rock" on the airwaves. Steve Miller said they were dumbfounded by the crowds that showed up for their reunion tours because they'd never played to crowds that big during their heyday. The band continues to tour, I caught them last fall, one of the 3 best shows I've ever seen.