Musician. A versatile harmonica player, he covered many genres including rock, country and blues during a career of more than four decades. He is most notable for being a longtime member of The Steve Miller Band beginning in the mid-1970's. The Oakland native was born into a musically talented family. His father was a harmonica player (with whom he learned from), his mother was a nightclub vocalist during the 1940's and his great-uncle was Academy Award-winning composer Herbert Stothart. By the early 1970's, he made a name for himself while performing in San Francisco Bay-area groups. His large body of accomplishments included two solo albums "Lovin' in the Valley of the Moon" (1977), "Desert Horizon" (1978), contributions to The Doobie Brothers' 1979 Grammy Award-winning album "Minute By Minute" and an appearance in the 1979 Bette Midler picture "The Rose". Among some of the many other artists he worked with include Kenny Loggins, Mickey Hart, Bonnie Raitt, Juice Newton and Roy Rogers. Buffalo remained an active performer until illness forced him to cease. He died from cancer.
Musician. A versatile harmonica player, he covered many genres including rock, country and blues during a career of more than four decades. He is most notable for being a longtime member of The Steve Miller Band beginning in the mid-1970's. The Oakland native was born into a musically talented family. His father was a harmonica player (with whom he learned from), his mother was a nightclub vocalist during the 1940's and his great-uncle was Academy Award-winning composer Herbert Stothart. By the early 1970's, he made a name for himself while performing in San Francisco Bay-area groups. His large body of accomplishments included two solo albums "Lovin' in the Valley of the Moon" (1977), "Desert Horizon" (1978), contributions to The Doobie Brothers' 1979 Grammy Award-winning album "Minute By Minute" and an appearance in the 1979 Bette Midler picture "The Rose". Among some of the many other artists he worked with include Kenny Loggins, Mickey Hart, Bonnie Raitt, Juice Newton and Roy Rogers. Buffalo remained an active performer until illness forced him to cease. He died from cancer.
Bio by: C.S.
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