Circuit7Active's video: Les Dudek Polar Bear - Instrumental

In 1974, Les was a special guest on the Joker Tour with The Steve Miller Band. Also on the bill was James Cotton. At the end of Miller's set, Steve would invite Boz, James Cotton and Les out on stage to finish the show. As the tour concluded, Miller invited Les up to Seattle to record some tunes that turned into classic hits on Steve Miller's 'Fly Like An Eagle' and 'Book Of Dreams' (Capital Records), from which Les co-wrote "Sacrifice". On Miller's 'Living In The 20th Century' (Capital Records), Les appears on the record as well as in the movie of the same name and on 'Wide River' (PolyGram Label Group), Les co-wrote "Blue Eyes". Another memorable show Les did with Miller was the second Knebworth Park outside of London, with Pink Floyd, Captain Beefheart and members from Monty Python. Miller invited Les to join his band, so he moved to California. After which, Les formed a side band in the San Francisco Bay Area with members of Scaggs and Miller called Polar Bear. The members were Les, Gerald Johnson, Joachiem Young and Billy Meeker. Polar Bear was asked to record a demo for Columbia Records. At the same time, a manager called Les and asked him to come to a rehearsal hall in San Francisco to hear this new band he was nurturing. The manager wanted "the two guitar heroes" of the Bay area to be in the same band, "and we're going to call it Journey". The same day Les was invited to the first Journey rehearsal, he was offered a solo recording deal from Columbia records. Les decided to be a solo artist for Columbia.