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- Given name: George Miles
- Born: September 5, 1947
- Died: February 26, 2008
- Hometown: North Omaha, Nebraska
- Years Active: 1967–2008
- Played on two songs on Hendrix's monumental Electric Ladyland
- Hendrix produced the Buddy Miles Express album Electric Church
- Also played with David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and Carlos Santana among many others
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Buddy Miles played drums with Jimi Hendrix in The Band of Gypsys and also released albums with his band The Buddy Miles Express. He helped kickstart an Eighties phenomenon when he became the voice of the California Raisins for all their popular commercials.
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Background
Buddy Miles began playing drums at the age of 12 in his fathers Bebop jazz band. As a teenager he played in a variety of soul and blues acts. Most notably with Wilson Pickett and The DelfonicsIn 1967 Miles moved to Chicago where he formed Electric Flag with guitarist Mike Bloomfield. After the Electric Flag disbanded Miles started his own band, The Buddy Miles Express.
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The Mahalo Top
- Official Site: Buddy Miles
- Wikipedia: Buddy Miles
- Official MySpace Page: Buddy Miles
- IMDb: Buddy Miles Filmography
- Zildjian Profile: Buddy Miles
- Variety: Drummer Buddy Miles dies at 60 (February 27, 2008)
- YouTube Video: "Them Changes" on Playboy After Dark (Time: 3:30)
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Buddy Miles Questions
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Does England use miles or kilometers? 3 AnswersThe United States and Myanmar are the only countries that have not adopted the Metric System. However it turns out the UK does use Miles instead of Kilometers. ... read more -
How do I send files to my buddy easily? 6 AnswersI have actually heard good things about Simple Socket... since it uses TCP connections it should be extremely quick and from what I can tell should be simple to... read more -
How Do Airline Miles Work? 2 AnswersTravelers frequently debate how much accumulated points are worth, something which is highly variable based on how they are redeemed. A typical ballpark figure ... read more -
How do fires "jump" across several miles of a city? 1 AnswerHello @leachypeachy, This is typically the result of wind and burning debris (a la sparks) being carried from the burning section of the city (or woods, whereve... read more
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Best Of Buddy Miles. http://bit.ly/8X8nrT
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Band of Gypsys Drummer Buddy Miles Dies : Rolling Stone : Rock and... http://tinyurl.com/ygnv2ul
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SO cold in my house and my cuddle buddy is miles and miles away.
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Just gave my dogs the best walk of their lives. Over 2 miles - my buddy's are tired now
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Yea. I'm swimmin cross The Pacific right now. 5 miles from Alaska. RT @Sheybay @MellamoDomino are you going home buddy?
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