Buddy Miles at Chicago Blues, N.Y. April 17th, 1999 Part 1 "All Along The Watchtower"
Buddy Miles at Chicago Blues, N.Y. April 17th, 1999 Part 1 "All Along The Watchtower" Video by Larry Blumenstein Video Productions. Contact: larryblumenstein@aol.com, 917-817-2112. (Copyright 2013) (c)
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Best known as the drummer in Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, Buddy Miles also had a lengthy solo career that drew from rock, blues, soul, and funk in varying combinations. Born George Miles in Omaha, NE, on September 5, 1947, he started playing the drums at age nine, and joined his father's jazz band the Bebops as a mere 12 year old. As a teenager, he went on to play with several jazz and R&B outfits, most prominently backing vocal groups like Ruby & the Romantics, the Ink Spots, and the Delfonics. In 1966, he joined Wilson Pickett's touring revue, where he was spotted by blues-rock guitarist Mike Bloomfield. Bloomfield had left the Paul Butterfield Blues Band earlier in 1967 and was putting together a new group, the Electric Flag, which was slated to be an ambitious fusion of rock, soul, blues, psychedelia, and jazz. Bloomfield invited Miles to join up, and the band made its debut at the Monterey Pop Festival; unfortunately, the original lineup splintered in 1968. With founder Bloomfield gone, Miles briefly took over leadership of the band on its second studio album, which failed to reignite the public's interest.
With the Electric Flag's horn section in tow, Miles split to form his own group, the similarly eclectic Buddy Miles Express. Signed to Mercury, the group issued its debut album, Expressway to Your Skull, in 1968, with Miles' fellow Monterey Pop alum Jimi Hendrix in the producer's chair. In turn, Miles played on Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album, and later took part in an all-star jam session that resulted in Muddy Waters' Fathers and Sons album. Hendrix also produced the Miles Express' follow-up, 1969's Electric Church, and disbanded his backing band the Experience later that year; shortly afterward, Hendrix, Miles, and bassist Billy Cox formed Band of Gypsys, one of the first all-black rock bands. Bluesier and funkier than Hendrix's previous work, Band of Gypsys didn't last long in its original incarnation; Miles departed in 1970, replaced by Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell, but not before his powerhouse work was showcased on the group's lone album, the live Band of Gypsys.
After backing John McLaughlin on 1970's Devotion, Miles returned to the role of bandleader and recorded his most popular album, Them Changes, in 1971; it stayed on the charts for more than a year, and the title cut became Miles' signature song. From December 1971 to April 1972, Miles toured with Carlos Santana, which produced the CBS-released concert document Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!; recorded inside an inactive volcano in Hawaii, the album sold very well, climbing into the Top Ten. Miles cut a few more albums for CBS, participated in a short-lived Electric Flag reunion in 1974, then moved to Casablanca in 1975 for a pair of LPs. Aside from a one-off album for Atlantic in 1981 (Sneak Attack), Miles kept a low profile over the next decade, partly to battle personal problems.
Miles returned in 1986 as the lead voice in a TV ad campaign that featured clay-animated raisins singing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; the ads proved so popular that a kid-friendly musical franchise was spun off, and thus Miles became the lead singer of the California Raisins, performing on two albums (mostly R&B covers) and a Christmas special. Additionally, Miles rejoined his old friend Carlos Santana as the official lead vocalist of Santana during part of the late '80s, making his studio debut on 1987's Freedom. In the early '90s, Miles played with Bootsy Collins (both solo and as members of Hardware), and in 1994 he formed a new version of the Express and recorded Hell and Back for Rykodisc. Miles Away From Home followed in 1997 on Hip-O. Miles toured steadily through the '90s, and subsequently formed a more straightforward blues band called the Blues Berries with guitarist Rocky Athas; their first album, Blues Berries, appeared on Ruf in 2002.
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Legend. He has such a natural flow, chops, creativity.
Only 60 Years Old When Buddy Miles Left Us He Brought So Much Joy In His Music 🎶 That Was Jammed Packed With Soul……In Record Stores His Music is in The Rock Section Yet His Music 🎶 Had Soul He Played With Some Amazing Guitar Players Michael Bloomfield To Jimi Hendrix and Oddly Enough Both Of The Aforementioned Guitarist Died Young Buddy Miles Them Changes Album On Mercury Records is All The Music I Need if I Was Stranded On a Desert Island…..We Miss You Mr. Buddy Miles Thank You For All The Great Music 🎼 You Left Us……Peace Brother Side Note: These Little Vignettes of Buddy Miles on KZread are Sincerely Special Thank You For Posting These Gems 💎
I remember Band of Gypsy’s New Year’s Eve 1969/70 Wayyyyyy ahead of the groove!! Good times
Amazing underrated Master...i miss my hero Buddy Miles..his playing on band of gypsies is what made get serious about my drumming.
@JamesFolkers
Күн бұрын
There’s that word again…
here's the thing about Buddy..he could do it all. Want a super funky drummer..there is no better !.. Want a great soul singer..there is no better ! Want a rock - blues guitar player..there is no better ..Want a great soul to lead you to what's important...there is no better...maybe Jesus Just an awesome soul that is so sorely missed in today's music wasteland...!
I just discovered this guy today, in 2020, at the ripe age of 42. I’ll take this VHS recording over 99% of the albums released over the last 20 years or more.
@KBB4eva
2 жыл бұрын
It’s not VHS . It’s Larry Blumenstein live
One of my favorite drummer Buddy Miles
When I need to get my self going this jam definitely get me going. The whole band is great 🙂🙂. Always Loved buddy.
He always had the best players, Buddy Miles The King of Groove.
We were friends and the videographer is one of best friends in the world . A great man
His live version of Down by the river is one the best live recordings to have ever hit a human ear.
As a teenager I always would sneak and listen to my oldest brother albums and Buddy miles Down By The River was one of my favorite. I just heard this piece All along the Watchtower last year and it's a great jam. Thanks to my oldest brother for getting me hooked on this good music. RIP Big Brother.
The guitarist is smoking!!!Excellent jam.RIP Mr Miles.
❤the best
I use to hang out with my idol Buddy Miles.
Awesome!
I had the honor of interviewing Buddy a year before he passed.. He was playing at The Caboose here in Mpls.. his manager said i could have 15 -20 min. with him.. I started the interview with the question.. How ya doing? from there i sat back and we talked for a solid 1 hour.. hahahaha we covered his early years.. otis redding.. Buddy Miles Express.. his time with Hendrix..Santana..and all of his musical endevours.. his manager came in to cut the interview short about five times and he shood him away.. it was so cool... we then saw him play and rock the house that evening.. Prince dropped by after the show.. sat with him.. WHAT A NIGHT MEETING AND TALKING WITH THE MAJOR INFLUENCE ON MY DRUMMING STYLE.. he even cut a funny funky promo for the show i had at that time.. We talked thru email after that a few more times.. and he loved the final version of the interview.. What a classy funky wonderful human being... i miss my friend and drumming and singing HERO
Was there that night!!! An amazing experience. The seductive and healing powers of Blues, Rock and Soul were VERY alive that night!!!
Love finding playful, professional "my mind goin' to them places" kind of gems. Brings it all back. Thanks
Nice song i like !
Ive always been impressed by MR MILES. EVERYTIME HE PLAYS WITH ANYONE ITS A SOULFULL FEELING THIS MAN RADIATES... ALL YOU NEED IS A LADY ANY KIND OF LADY SIT BACK AND ENJOY...
14:15 And Jimi is there. The spirit touch the earth!! Great, great clip. Thats music!!!!
Saw him in the early 70s @ Hofstra College on long Island he was wearing his uncle sam tophat,he is an amazing powerhouse
WOW,can it get any better?????????thanks Buddy for making my day and kudos to Lawrence Blumenstein for posting this
Is an absolute honor to call Mr. Muggie Doo...Hammond Organ my band leader for the Allstars....learned alot about Mr. Miles from Muggie and also my lead guitar player Mr. Rod Kohn also of the Buddy Miles Express....long live the music and Power in the people....RIP Buddy!!
Yea, big fat, funky and the groove miester. And Wow!
@motherlovegoodwin7821
6 жыл бұрын
AND SO SEXY
I LOVE YOU MY BROTHA. CHEERS and 420
Thank you Mercy Fontenot for turning me onto Buddy Miles.
Buddy Miles was also a great guitar player.
Love it !
Guitar player is a player of SHEET'S NO-1 !!!!!!
Thanks for the upload, this is amazing!
Thank you Lawrence !
Such an amazing video. Thanks Mr Larry!
Great job Larry! Thank you.
got to hang out with buddy in arlington tx t a house party. i got to jam with,and talk music.nice guy
All around music man singing and playing!
Buddy!
WOW
Wow ! Just Wow ... what can you say after that ?!
I filmed BUDDY MILES EXPRESS when they performed a free concert in NYC at the now defunct as a concert venue SOUTH STREET SEAPORT in the '80s. I have the show on a DVD and it's 2 hours...I don't know how to upload to KZread but will send a copy to anyone who'll upload it on my behalf...any takers??
Alway a jam party
never be a funkier or more talented musician on the planet...got to to go to Andromeda galaxy to find anything like Buddy Miles?
/Real/ Musicians
Une tuerie
💕 💞 💓 💗 💖
KILLER- the aMazing BUDDY...
Is that Byron killin it on Guitar? This is bad ass.
I got to sit out on the back steps with him after a Junior Brown show at the now-gone Lazy B Club on Dorchester Road. He asked me if I knew where I could get him a doobie. It was too late to go calling people so I failed to get him a doobie.
Gracias muy buen video. Lástima que no pueda saberse el nombre del guitarrista.
settle into that GROOVE...
Who's playing guitar? Great video!
@bnilo
6 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it's Byron Bordeaux
Single Baddy MIlesnek everything free!
I hang in .. & out
Who are the members of the group besides Buddy guitar player the Hammond guy and the bassist///
Whoever the guitar player is he he got that Axe talking.
no casual music
Yer 2 Cheeky Big Boy Buddy!…Pokin Yer Tongue At Us All! lol
So where's Part 2?
Anybody notice the right handed guitar player is playing a lefty strat and the lefty bassist is playing a righty bass.
@Mateokow
5 жыл бұрын
oui
concertone,,,uahoooo
Anyone have the set list ?
Audio in the left channel only? Seriously?
Wow, Miles and his band get FUNKY and also the guitarist plays an upside-down lefty guitar much like Hendrix did with a right-handed one. All Along the Watchtower would have been a great performance, except Buddy's mic needed to be turned up, or the band needed to come down in volume!
Who is that on the Guitar, Wow!
@PJ-hn4cg
4 жыл бұрын
I'd really like to know too !
yer
The audio too bad
Silly Buddy goofing with the camera RIP my brother...
he's better than jesus
Reason #347 why I HATE live music. 22:52 idiotic wasted minits!!!!!!!!
@jesseramos9091
6 жыл бұрын
usandthemx then stop going,no one is twisting your elbow
Hate to break it to ya but this is crap, he was at his best by far with the Buddy Miles Express and the "Them Changes" album. Even the Hendrix stuff didn't hold up in comparison and this is just awful!
@gregflip5938
2 жыл бұрын
you’re on crack if you think Band of Gypsys doesn’t hold up to this day
Are there any other songs besides "All along........" or "Them changes"?????????