Ben Sidran

Ben Sidran, (1943- ) may be best-known for having written the Steve Miller hit song "Space Cowboy." The composer is also a jazz keyboardist of wide renown (both on piano and Hammond B-3 organ), as well as a record producer and wr

Ben Sidran, (1943- ) may be best-known for having written the Steve Miller hit song "Space Cowboy." The composer is also a jazz keyboardist of wide renown (both on piano and Hammond B-3 organ), as well as a record producer and writer, among his many pursuits.

Born in Chicago and reared in Racine, Wisconsin, Sidran was earning money as a pianist at fraternity parties in Madison, Wisconsin, even before he enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1961. There he became a member of band the Ardells, along with Miller and Boz Scaggs.