Buddy Miles

 

Buddy Miles
1948-2008
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News - Updated 28/2/2008

 
Buddy Miles, the drummer in Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys and a hitmaker under his own name died on Tuesday at his home in Austin, Tex. He was 60.
Miles played with a brisk, assertive, deeply funky attack that made him an apt partner for Hendrix. He was a prime mover in the psychedelic blues-rock of the late 1960's,
He was 12 years old when he joined his father's jazz group, the Bebops. As a teenager he worked the Ink Spots, the Delfonics and Wilson Pickett. By 1967, he had moved to Chicago, where he was a founding member of the Electric Flag making its debut at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and releasing its first album in 1968.Miles formed the Buddy Miles Express, and its first album, "Electric Church," was produced by Hendrix. Miles appeared on two songs on the Hendrix album "Electric Ladyland". Miles then joined Hendrix in the Band of Gypsys along with Billy Cox on bass.
On the last night of the 1960s, a New Year's Eve show, they recorded "Band of Gypsys," an album that included "Them Changes." Mr. Miles also worked in the studio with Hendrix, and appears on "Cry of Love," released after Hendrix died in 1970. He re-recorded "Them Changes" with his own band, and it became a hit and a blues-rock staple; Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood performed it on Monday at Madison Square Garden. He made a live album with Carlos Santana in 1972, and sang on the 1987 Santana album "Freedom." During his career he appeared on more than 70 albums and worked with musicians including Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Barry White and George Clinton.
Imprisoned on drug-related convictions during the late 1970's and early 1980's, he record the double Album “Sneak Attack” with the Buddy Miles Regiment showcasing some of the best examples of Blues, R&B, Rock, Funk & Jazz on any record.
He and Mr. Cox recorded a live album, "The Band of Gypsys Return," in 2004. Mr. Miles continued to perform even after suffering a stroke in 2005.
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