March 8, 2020

Taking a look back at the Steve Miller Band in 1978, performing at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin.

Steve Miller's first band was started in 1966 and has had many transformations throughout the years. He is still playing! He was Wisconsin born and his Godfather was the great Les Paul!

The version shown here has two personal favorite musicians in the band.  They are Norton Buffalo who passed in 2009 and Leslie West who passed just last year.

This band was always having a fun time filling halls, arenas and what ever festival they played.

Steve has sold a lot of records and his greatest hits 1974-1978 album, that was released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies! One of them is downstairs and was recently played!

The photo with Leslie West is not the greatest but he was an amazing player so I had to include it.  He and Steve had a lot of fun playing together at this show. They also played together a year earlier at Milwaukee's Summerfest.

Enjoy a look at the guys in 1978.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

October 2, 2017

For a few  months now, I have been working on the 2018 Rich Zimmermann Photography calendar and it's just about done!! It is a lot of work!

The 2018 calendar is going to be a Summerfest theme with it being 50 years old this year or last year depending on who you talk to.

Each month is the featured musician's birthday. That made it tough to dig through my files to find the Summerfest photo that went along with the birthday person.

The calendar this year is $40.00 including shipping in the U.S. Shutterfly is printing it on their nice, heavy board stock. This is frameable board stock for after the month is done!

The cover will be The Atlanta Rythm Section at Summerfest 1977

January-John McGlaughlin of the Mahavishnu Orchestra at Summerfest 1972

February-Melanie at Summerfest 1974

March-Charlie Pride at Summerfest in 1972

April-John Oates from Hall and Oates at Summerfest in 1977

May-Dusty Hill from Z Z Top at Summerfest/Harley Fest in 2008

June-Jeff Beck at Summerfest in 2010

July-Arlo Guthrie at Summerfest in 1972

August-Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers at Summerfest in 1973

September-Jerry Lee Lewis at Summerfest in 1972

October-Steve Miller at Summerfest in 1977

November-Joe Walsh at Summerfest in 1973

December-Eric Bloom from Blue Oyster Cult at Summerfest in 2008

The only thing I have to do is figure out which Jerry Lee Lewis photo to use! There are two shown here and I'm looking for suggestions.

Please let me know if you would like to order one of my calendars as I'm going to try to do just one printing this year.

Check it out and let me know what you think and if you would like one.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

July 17, 2017

Wow, it's been a very busy summer so far in my little photo world!

Here is Steve Miller at Summerfest on July 2, 2017 for an awesome show! Every song is a hit and his band is great.

Check him out and enjoy!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

February 6, 2017

Well what the heck?! Didn't I click save, after writing my blog last week on Indy Car driver Willy T. Ribbs?! I just noticed that it didn't appear for you all to see! Sorry about that but a couple weeks of Hunter Ronson isn't too bad, right?

I will save that for some future blog because I am excited about this week's! Found some negatives in the closet while cleaning last week. They are of the Steve Miller Band, 1978 at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin!!!

Steve and Norton Buffalo were always putting on a good show in those days. Norton's look in photo number ten is priceless! Miss that guy... He could play a harmonica REALLY good! I even included a couple pictures of special guest Leslie West. They are not that sharp but it is Leslie West!

If you want to have fun with me, caption photo number two! What is Steve saying do you think? I remember actually!

Enjoy a look at a great show when we all were young.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

March 23, 2015

These photographs are from a few things that I have found in my closet lately!

Good seeing Steve Miller playing a beautiful and rare vintage Ibanez Artist 2623 guitar!

This period of Summerfest, was when the good old mainstage existed with the two big top tents and grass in front of the stage. It was a good time, except when it rained and turned Summerfest into Mudfest!

Steve Miller, on this particular evening was awesome and his band with Norton Buffalo was so good to listen to. The added benefit of Leslie West coming out to play was a great surprise.

Some of these images are not in the best of shape and if you know me, I don't Photoshop until purchased, due to theft on the web of my images. They are still good to look at to see Norton Buffalo, Steve Miller and Leslie West rockin' and rollin'.  I could listen to Norton Buffalo all day long!  If you don't know who Norton Buffalo is, he is pictured here in the first photo. He is a great harmonica player and a great all around musician.

Enjoy and let me know if you were there!

Please join me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography if you haven't already.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

March 3, 2014

Today's blog is a look back to Summerfest in July of 1973. These were the days when Summerfest still had the old "Main Stage". It was basically a big tent on a little hill that had grass in front of the stage! It was actually quite nice and some performers even walked down onto the grass performing.

In finding today's photos, which are slides, I discovered an error I made! Hard to believe, but yes I have dates screwed up. These photos are from 1973. My Blog #59 titled Steve Miller and Leslie West 1971 should read 1977! I will straighten those dates out soon.

So, enjoy some photos of Steve Miller in 1973, playing some good music!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann