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BuddyвЂ™s father played upright bass for the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, and Dexter Gordon and by age 12, Miles Jr had joined Miles sr in his touring band, The Bebops. Miles was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 5, 1947.

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In a lighter vein, he sang lead vocals on the popular вЂњCalifornia RaisinsвЂќ claymation TV commercials and recorded two California Raisins R&B albums. In addition to Jimi Hendrix, Miles played and recorded with Carlos Santana, Mike Bloomfield, and others. He was a founding member of The Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi HendrixвЂ™s Band of Gypsys (1969вЂ“1970), founder and leader of the Buddy Miles Express and later, the Buddy Miles Band. (SeptemвЂ“ February 26, 2008), known professionally as Buddy Miles, was an American rock drummer, vocalist, composer, and producer.

A memorial concert took place on Maat ThreadgillвЂ™s on Riverside Drive, South Austin. Memorial: There was no funeral Buddy was cremated. Location Died: Austin, Texas, United States of America Location Born: Omaha, United States of America Known For: Miles, drummer with own group вЂњFreedom ExspressвЂќ Posted in Drummers, The Greats Tagged A Long Time CominвЂ™, Al Jackson Jr.UNSPECIFIED вЂ“ JANUARY 01: Photo of Buddy MILES (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns) The spots were wildly popular, and Buddy-now nicknamed Buddy Raisin-subsequently recorded two albums of classic R&B and Motown songs.Д«uddy Miles passed away on February 26, 2008, of congestive heart disease.

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While playing again with Santana in the вЂ™90s, Miles got the call to sing lead on a series of TV commercials featuring animated characters called the California Raisins. Back on the outside, in 1988 the drummer formed a new Buddy Miles band and recorded Back On The Tracks. While in jail he taught music and percussion and led and toured with the prison band. In 1972 Miles co-headlined the album Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles: Live! Between 19, however, and again from 1982 to 1985, Buddy ran into some bumps in the road, spending time in the San Quentin and Chico, California, correctional facilities for drug-related thefts. Unfortunately, the guitaristвЂ™s untimely death in 1970 put an end to this promising phase of BuddyвЂ™s career. Featuring powerful groove-oriented tunes, like the Miles-written and -sung вЂњThem Changes,вЂќ offset by slower, longer workouts, such as the famous anti-war song вЂњMachine Gun,вЂќ Band Of Gypsys represents JimiвЂ™s exploration of a more soulful direction.

вЂњAnd I think thatвЂ™s the reason he wanted me to be the drummer in Band Of Gypsys.вЂќ The music on Band Of GypsysвЂ™ lone album-essentially a distillation of the groupвЂ™s two 1969/70 New YearвЂ™s Eve sets-is widely considered to be the highlight of MilesвЂ™ career. вЂњI think Jimi wanted a more simplified version of drums after a while,вЂќ Miles recalled later. Soon after, Buddy played on Miles Davis guitarist John McLaughlinвЂ™s Devotion album and on the Jimi Hendrix ExperienceвЂ™s third album, Electric Ladyland, taking over for Mitch Mitchell on вЂњRainy Day, Dream AwayвЂќ/вЂњStill Raining, Still Dreaming.вЂќДЇollowing Electric Ladyland, Hendrix decided to change personnel.

The band was short-lived, though, and Buddy soon founded the Buddy Miles Express, whose first two albums, Expressway To Your Skull and Electric Church, were co-produced by Hendrix. In 1967 Miles joined guitarist Michael Bloomfield in the influential band the Electric Flag, with whom he played drums, sang lead, and recorded the albums A Long Time CominвЂ™ and An American Music Band. The two jammed and traded phone numbers, but soon after Jimi left for England and formed the Jimi Hendrix Experience. While playing with the Delfonics in Montreal in 1964, Buddy met Jimi Hendrix while the guitarist was touring with the Isley Brothers. Miles dropped out of high school to go on the road with established R&B acts the Ink Spots, Ruby & the Romantics, and the Delfonics. At the same time, Buddy was listening to the R&B sounds of drummer Al Jackson Jr., who was the house drummer at Stax Records in Memphis, and to Bernard Purdie, who played with Aretha Franklin. George вЂњBuddyвЂќ Miles-nicknamed after вЂњthe worldвЂ™s greatest drummer,вЂќ Buddy Rich-was born in 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska, and got an early musical education listening to the jazz that was played at home.

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