Buddy Miles

George "Buddy" Miles passed away February 26 2008 in Austin at the age of 60. A child prodigy, he was most famous for playing in Jimmy Hendrix's "Band Of Gypsys". As a teenager he played in a number of bands including The Ink Spots and The Delphonics. In 1967 he started the Buddy Miles Express until joining Hendrix in 1969. His signature song was "Them Changes".

I heard Billy Gibbons today say "The thing about his drumming was how fierce he played. He was like a fighter. When he would do a rim shot it was like a shotgun going off". Hopefully He'll soon be playing with Hendrix in Rock and roll heaven.

Cheers Larry