Miller Anderson is the guitarist who has played with all the greatest bands since the 1960s. Arriving in London in 1965 from Scotland, he played with Freddie Fingers Lee in a band that included future Mott the Hoople frontman Ian Hunter. He later joined the Keef Hartley Band (1968) as lead singer and guitarist, recording five albums as the main composer, guitarist, and vocalist. The band performed at the legendary Woodstock Festival in 1969, but due to a managerial oversight, their performance was not filmed. He has been a member of Savoy Brown, Mountain, T-Rex, Donovan’s band, and many others. He performed as a guest with Deep Purple, recording live at the Royal Albert Hall in 1999, and collaborated with Jon Lord until his passing. Over the past 15 years, he has been a member of the Spencer Davis Group and recorded several albums with other great musicians such as Chris Farlowe, Pete York, and more. After four years with the Hamburg Blues Band, in 2013 he returned to his own Miller Anderson Band, releasing five CDs, including Live in Vienna and the excellent Live at Herzberg Festival in 2019, a tribute to his Woodstock appearance. His distinctive style makes Miller Anderson one of the great blues rock guitarists. In particular, his skillful use of slide guitar and the energy of his Wah-Wah solos—never overdone—have cemented the reputation of this Woodstock veteran and Jimi Hendrix admirer as an extraordinary six-string virtuoso. Don’t miss the Miller Anderson Band, on tour for the last time!

Born in Genoa in 1960, he discovered music at an early age through classical piano studies. In 1975 he encountered the guitar, destined to become his most authentic voice. He earned a degree in Music Semiotics at the University of Bologna, blending academic rigor with deep-rooted passion. Between 1985 and 1990 he led Big Fat Mama, one of Italy’s most influential rock bands, recording three landmark LPs. From 1990 to 1992 he entered the international scene, collaborating with British blues legends Dick Heckstall-Smith (Colosseum, John Mayall) and Mickey Waller (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart) in the project Downtown. Since then, he has performed throughout Europe and the United States, appearing on prestigious stages such as South by Southwest in Austin and the Acoustic Music Festival in Winfield. Over the course of his career he has worked with leading figures of the international rock and blues scene, including Roy Rogers (longtime guitarist and producer for John Lee Hooker) and John Popper (Blues Traveler). Alongside his artistic activity, he is a respected guitar teacher and author of three reference books: Country-Rock Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar and Electric Guitar According to P.B.. In 2014 he released Friend of a Friend with Martino Coppo. His later album Back Home Alive (2015), produced by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), is an intense “imaginary live” retrospective of his career. In 2018, he received a lifetime achievement award at the European Blues Challenge. A life dedicated to music, with deep roots, continuous research, and freedom of expression.