Uncle Joe Benson/Steve Miller - 2009 USC Thornton School Of Music

October 22 - 23, 2009: Over two special nights, The Steve Miller Band performed benefit concerts for USC Thornton School of Music's 125th anniversary. Uncle Joe hosted the celebration of the oldest Cultural Institution in Los Angeles — which also featured a number of USC students performing with Steve — in the beautiful historic Bovard Auditorium on the University of Southern California campus. Hail, hail Rock & Roll!

(Photos by Jan Benson)

USC's historic Bovard Auditorium

Saying hello and sharing stories.

The master rockin' with his band.

Steve Miller, John Fogerty, USC Thornton School Of Music Associate Dean Chris Sampson and Uncle Joe.