Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Throughout the ‘70s and early ‘80s, the Steve Miller Band racked up hit after hit after hit. The rock band, led, of course ...

From Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker,” and Journey’s “Faithfully,” to Def Leppard’s “Photograph,” Saturday night at Nissan Stadium was all about the crowd’s favorite songs.

Steve Miller’s music, in contrast, seems more jigsaw-puzzleish. Rather than the Byrds’ unending stream — with the water never the same, yet always the same — Miller’s albums and ...