Steve Miller is hosting a benefit concert for Norton Buffalo's wife and children Jan. 23 at The Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. Buffalo, who spent 33 years as a member of the Steve Miller Band, died last Friday (10/30) after battling lung and brain cancer.

The "Tribute to Norton Buffalo" also will feature The Doobie Brothers with special guests Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, George Thorogood, Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite.

Buffalo, who was 58 when he died, was a renowned harmonica player, singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. A Northern California native, Buffalo established himself in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1970s.

During his extensive career, he performed on 180 albums with a number of high-profile artists, including Raitt, Mickey Hart and Merl Saunders. Buffalo also played harmonica on The Doobie Brothers' Grammy award-winning album "Minute By Minute."

Buffalo recorded his own music in addition to being an in-demand session player. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992 for a song from his 1991 album with guitarist Roy Rogers.

Information about the benefit concert can be found at The Fox Theater website.