This story was first published March 20, 2011. It was updated on June 12, 2011. From the moment it was published in 1885, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn caused controversy. It challenged authority, poked fun at religion and was accused of leading children astray.What's surprising is that 125 years later, Huckleberry Finn is still making news.t was updated on June 12, 2011. From the moment it was published in 1885, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn caused controversy. It challenged authority, poked fun at religion and was accused of leading children astray. What's surprising is that 125 years later, Huckleberry Finn is still making news.
By 1969, Meat Loafâs band changed its name from Popcorn Blizzard to the Floating Circus. The group had gone through quite a few lead guitarists by this time and decided to forge ahead and back Meat Loafâs lead vocals as a power trio consisting of organ, bass, and drums.
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is managed by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals, and is best known today for a string of (mainly) mid-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock radio, as well as several earlier acid rock albums.Steve Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band.Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the bandâs landmark contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to 'Steve Miller Band'.n 1965, after moving to Chicago to play the blues, Steve Miller and keyboardist Barry Goldberg founded the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band along with bassist Shawn Yoder, rhythm guitarist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Lance Haas. The band was contracted to Epic Records after playing many Chicago clubs.