Tonight’s featured artist had his third number one hit with a song that he say was inspired by Diana Ross on a ski slope.  You’ll never guess.

The Artist is Steve Miller and the song he says was inspired by Diana Ross and the Supremes was 'Abracadabra'. Steve told the story to the Dallas Morning News: “One day I was out skiing in Sun Valley and, lo and behold, who did I see on the mountain but Diana Ross. I skied down off the mountain to go have lunch. I had played with Diana Ross and the Supremes on Hullabaloo in the '60s, and I started thinking about the Supremes and I wrote the lyrics to 'Abracadabra' in 15 minutes."

Before that Miller says, "'Abracadabra' started off as a great piece of music with really atrocious lyrics."  Go figure.

http://youtu.be/wCuTrfTfGd0

 

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