Also featured in the band were a local 16-year-old high school piano player named Brian Friedman, and Ron Boyer, a drummer who worked a day job as a manager in a local Kelly's Hamburger drive-in.
Later, at the end of the 62-63 school year, Steve left Madison and came down to Chicago.
Three part vocal harmony by Miller, Scaggs and Berg was their trademark.
He is also well regarded as a prominent music historian and has recorded numerous solo albums.
In 1964, their manager —Bob Yorey— changed their name to The American Beetles as a joke, and they toured in South America, then changed names again to The Razor's Edge in 1966 and had a hit with "Let's Call It a Day Girl" on Pow!