Buddy-Miles-Obituary

Buddy Miles

Austin, Texas

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Drummer Buddy Miles, who recorded with Jimi Hendrix as Band of Gypsys in 1970 and had a career revival in 1986 as singer in the California Raisins claymation commercials, died Tuesday night in Austin of congestive heart failure. He was 60. Although he was born in Omaha, Neb., and lived for...

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One of the best drummers EVER! There was not a recording like Band of Gypsy with Hendrix or a song like Down by the River! You will be missed.

Buddy was mixing for someone at Royal recorders at the playboy club in Lake Geneva in 1990. I knew the owner because he would order food from our family restaurant Chicago Pizza Co. I delivered and meet buddy he spent time at my mother's house i moved to Austin in 93 and told him how amazing it was. Sure enough he made his way down to the Great state of Tejas. I knew buddy for 20 years. I'm in my old restaurant thinking about him I miss and loved him.

You will always be with

Saw buddy at the Rialto theater in Tucson when he toured again. I was so glad to have chance to see him live and met him to he signed my ticket. Being a drummer myself I learned a lot from him. The best rip buddy!

Great drummer and a nice man, I had the privilege of being his mailman in farmers branch Texas.

Buddy well miss you your fellow bandmate. Charlie carp passed away you all will be missed. By all your blues musicians. Thank you for the music.. adrummer paul v.