Steve Miller Band Jackson-Kent Blues HQ with Lyrics in Description

Track 9 from their fifth album "Number 5" released in 1970 copyright Capitol Records. It was recorded at Cinderella Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee and features some of the best country session players of the day. The country music influence resulted in the album having a perfect "country rock" sound on several songs. Other songs were critical of the government and the ongoing Vietnam War and it was their most political album to date. Original bassist Lonnie Turner left the band early in the recording sessions and was replaced by Bobby Winkelman. Turner would return to the band for their most successful period in the mid-seventies. It was the last album to feature original drummer and vocalist Tim Davis who left the band once recording was completed. He and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley joined English musician Terry Reid's backing band and appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival that year. This was their first release to be produced by the band themselves after Glyn Johns had produced their first four albums. It received above average reviews and reached No. 23 on the Billboard chart. Written by Steve Miller and produced by the Steve Miller Band. RIP Tim Davis, Nicky Hopkins, Bobby Thompson & Lonnie Turner. Featuring: Steve Miller - Lead vocals, lead, rhythm & 12-string acoustic guitars, synthesizer & background vocals, piano on "Good Morning" and bass on "Hot Chili" Ben Sidran - Hammond B-3 organ Nicky Hopkins - Piano & organ James "Curly" Cooke - Rhythm & acoustic guitars Bobby Winkelman - Bass & background vocals, lead vocal & 12-string acoustic guitar on "Good Morning" Lonnie Turner - Bass on "Never Kill Another Man" Tim Davis - Drums & background vocals, lead vocals on "Hot Chili" & "Tokin's" Special Guests: Charlie McCoy - Harmonica on "I Love You," "Going to the Country" & "Tokin's" Jim Miller - Lead guitar on "Good Morning" Wayne Moss - Rhythm guitar & bass on "Tokin's" Lee Michaels - Organ on "Going to Mexico" Bud Billings - Trumpet on "Hot Chili" Buddy Spicher - Violin on "Going to the Country" Bobby Thompson - Banjo on "Tokin's" Jim Tillman - Drums on "Steve Miller's Midnight Tango" The Norman Keith Spicher String Heptad - Strings on "Never Kill Another Man" I was down in Nashville just payin' my dues Headed for Ohio when I read the news 'Bout the people demonstratin' 'gainst the President's views Four were shot down by the National Guard troops Just like Uncle Sam we put on our fighting shoes The schools shut down 'cause there's no more to lose Now we're headed to D.C. two by twos With those lowdown, profound, killin' floor blues Lookin' for my congressman to make it all well-known But the politicians I hear won't answer his telephone Makin' it in his office while they're shooting kids down at home He put out the voters but he won't be there long Silent majority still glued to the tube Say CIA ain't lookin', FBI come unglued Shot some more in Jackson just to show the world what they can do While we're marching to D.C. and they say f**k you Give peace a chance Always give peace a chance (there's gotta be a better way) But there must be a better way (there's no turnin' back) There's no turnin' back my friend, there's no turning back, ah When the President said "No more tear gas, it's gone" The army's pulled out leavin' blood on the ground The streets are all empty and the cryin's died down You can be President if no one's around Just like Kow Kow, you've heard it before Get back gangster, don't you open that door Space Cowboy's back to tell you the score Nothin' any good is gonna come from a war Got those low down, profound, killin' floor blues Give peace a chance Give peace a chance Give peace a chance Give peace a chance

Added 13 Sept 2026