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Steve Miller was a bandmate of Boz Scaggs in The Ardells, a folk-rock group formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1964. The band also included John Barbata on drums and Lonnie Turner on bass. The Ardells released one album, "The Ardells," in 1965 before disbanding in 1967. Scaggs and Miller went on to successful solo careers, while Barbata and Turner played with various other bands.