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Buddy Miles-RIP
Buddy Miles passed Tuesday Feb 26
God said “Buddy I need dem‘ feets!”

Miles, Buddy; born September 5th, 1947 in Omaha Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, peacefully on February 26, 2008, 10:09 p.m. in his home; at (60) sixty years old. He is survived by spouse Sherrilae Chambers -Miles, and soul sister Connie; who stood by his side with other close family and friends. There will be multiple Memorial/Tribute services across the United States beginning in Austin, Texas on March 30th at Threadgill’s on Riverside. He is survived by his step-daughter Chealsea, step-son Asa, grandson Brenden and granddaughter Mia, Niece’s Shalis, and Suquett, Nephew’s, Jay and Tony, great nieces, Brianna and Miracle, great nephew’s, Calvin and Jay, and Gino Parsons of Omaha. Buddy also leaves Randy Pavlock and a few others from Austin, whom he considered his own sons. He leaves many close friends and fans and a great musical legacy that will live on forever.

In lieu of flowers; the family has asked to please make donations to the Jazz Foundation of America specifically in Buddy Miles’ name to assist with funeral, and other expenses at www.jazzfoundation.org ; The Jazz Foundation of America, at 322 West 48th Street, New York, NY, 10036, Attn.: Amy Cusma.

He performed with some of the greatest names in musical history such as: Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters, Michael Bloomfield, Wilson Pickett, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, David Crosby, Jack Bruce, Eric Burden, Peter Torque, Billy Gibbons, Prince, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmy Vaughan, Rick James, Kool and the Gang, Jr. Brown, Ike Turner, Pinetop Perkins, Jr. Wells, Koko Taylor, Johnny Taylor, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Billy Cox, David Bowie and so many others; the list is shorter of whom he did not play with, than who he did.

Buddy Miles spent over (50) fifty years in the music world recording over 70 albums and performing for numerous world tours, television commercials, videos and charity events.

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Re: ex Hendrix Drummer Buddy Miles RIP

It seems much too brief, but what a FULL LIFE he led.

I just pulled the album Buddy Miles Express "Expressway to Your Skull" out of the closet.  I've got it spinnin' right now. 

Inside the album cover I found this, from Jimi Hendrix......

"THEY TOOK AN EXPRESS straight to the Electric Church.  Many times we come across this scene:  A brother and cousin emptying their burdens a little ways on down the railroad tracks the bro'...kicking a can...trying to kick out his blues and jealous hues and in his back pocket he carries a bootfull of raw violent silk but sometimes frustration spills from his house of pain and feeds the weeds around his yard....fat to the bone they grow as they attempt to crawl toward his all... But he doesn't have to even cry...Because his natural soul shall be washed soon....And he knows.....and taps his cousin on the shoulder who was aware of the rumbling tracks....Shaking his Head, Heart, and feet...And the Brother and cousin say without speaking a word..."I can really see those tracks swaying", THE EXPRESS has made the bend, He is coming on down the tracks.  Shaking steady...shaking-funk...Shaking FEELING - Shaking LIFE - "Buddy Miles EXPRESS is hero" cries them both...the cousins say..."Yes bro'...I am with you...But where we going?"  The conductor says as they climbed aboard "small we are going to the Electric Church..."  the Buddy Miles EXPRESS took them away...and they lived and heard happily and funkily ever after.  and uh...excuse me...But I think I hear my train coming    "      Jimi Hendrix

smile  Libby  smile

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Re: ex Hendrix Drummer Buddy Miles RIP

Far too young to leave us. God bless and a safe journey onwards.

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Re: ex Hendrix Drummer Buddy Miles RIP

Buddy with Jimi and Billy Cox, The Band Of Gypsies, Live At The Fillmore East in 1970 "Who Knows"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6znd7ud6Cw8

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Re: ex Hendrix Drummer Buddy Miles RIP

Sad news...he made a ton of great music.  Them Changes will always be one of my favorite songs...

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Re: ex Hendrix Drummer Buddy Miles RIP

This is sad news indeed. I love his Blues Berries cd.

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RIP Always liked him.very talented musician.

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Re: ex Hendrix Drummer Buddy Miles RIP

I feel old whenever I hear news like this...RIP...Buddy

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Re: ex Hendrix Drummer Buddy Miles RIP

I was 18 the first time I heard Band of Gypsies, Live at the Filmore.  The first couple of times I wasn't sure about it.  But playing Backgammon and huffing down some herb w/ a couple "buddies" with it playing in the background it REALLY grew on me.  It became one of the CLASSIC live albums of all time to me.  Machine Gun and Who Knows were unreal....Them Changes and Message of Love were outstanding too.  A Hendrix album to beat all Hendrix albums.....check it out if you have not heard it....very influential in it's day, too, with Viet Nam and all....