Outstanding! Buddy miles used to play this song as the drummer with Mike Bloomfield ripping on guitar in The Electric Flag in the early 70's, it's always been one of my favorites

Hell, I didn't even know Buddy Miles played guitar! He friggin' smokes!

@fernandorodriguez-fz4gh

5 жыл бұрын

He learned a lot from hendrix he was his drummer when hendrix was alive in Band of gypsies

@tonevicar-fr5gh

3 жыл бұрын

you dont know much about guitar if you think he is anything more than a hack.

@willmercury

2 жыл бұрын

@@geetarman Uh, no. He pretty much stepped all over Carlos at the beginning of the song. Buddy plays with great intensity, but he is a middling blues guitarist at best and nowhere near Carlos' level. His drumming is powerful, but similarly limited. His voice, on the other hand, is phenomenal.

@FramrodLiggins

Жыл бұрын

@@tonevicar-fr5gh who give a Fu*k about "guitar". It's all about the song, son, and Buddy sells it on vocals and guitar here.

@FramrodLiggins

Жыл бұрын

@@willmercury I agree that he is not on Carlos Santana's level as a guitarist. The concept of Blues guitar virtuosity was invented by white blues copycats. Blues is about a feeling ..it is not a competition to see who can play the same LUCKS faster and cleaner. Buddy Miles comes with the real FEELING here and I'd rather hear that than listen to Bonamassa speed riffing all day. Buddy's singing sells it...the guitar is just icing.

Buddy Miles wow magnificent.

STANDING OVATION...EXCELLENT!!!

Buddy Miles is the man.....awesome.....

Some AWESOME BUddy Miles!

I have had the pleasure to meet Buddy personly in germany in 2001 in concert and aftershow with friends. It started with him on Drums, after 3 songs he changing and play guitar and singing with an incredible soulvoice. I never know that from him before. Later he is sitting behind the bar and singing his new record completly live until the early morning. He forget to get his flight later on. The band at this evening was the Carvin Jones Band- R.I.P. Buddy, thankyou for this memories.

I still have that Eectric Flag album and still listen. I don't think the group or the album got its due justice. I didn't know Buddyy Miles even played guitar. What an amazing career. The original "Down by the River" by Buddy Miles is one of my favorites of all time.

@drivingwheel9101

4 жыл бұрын

The original "Down By the River" is on the Neil Young album "Everybody Knows this is Nowhere" from 1969

Buddy Miles - some boy! What a talent.

I saw carlo's with buddy miles in 86 it was an awesome concert.

Gotta love it!

Buddy Miles is miles away from the recognition it should have in the world of rock. He was a complete artist.

Buddy Miles. The best drummer Jimi Hendrix ever played with and a badass on guitar. Whew...

@VilleMaunu

3 жыл бұрын

Buddy was good...but Mitch was better.. I think that's the reason Jimi took Mitch back...

@williambarrow9857

Жыл бұрын

Buddy was exceptional, He recorded on some of Mile's Stuff. By the way if you prefer Buddy's drumming to, Say mitch's OK but wait it's also provocative in a sense

@FramrodLiggins

Жыл бұрын

@@geetarman When Jimi's direction changed, he needed them both.If you ever heard Mitch Attempt the play Machine Gun you'll know what I'm saying. Hendrix recorded more with Buddy in the last year of his life than with Mitch. There's a reason for that. POCKET!!! Both were GREAT. Just Different.

@FramrodLiggins

Жыл бұрын

@@VilleMaunu That was a Management decision. Chandler/Jeffrey Management was dead set against Jimi having an all black band from the beginning. Jimi wanted Billy Cox from the start. Who wouldn't prefer Billy Cox to Noel Redding???? Redding never play a note that Billy Cox could not have played better, but can you even imagine how terrible it would have been to hear Noel Redding playing with Band of Gypsys or Gypsy Sun and Rainbows????? Mitch and Buddy both had their place in Hendrix music. I love them both.

Wonderful how strong Buddy's voice is, and much more expressive than when he first sang this with Flag. And his guitar playing is a revelation-- certainly a revelation to me!

freedom and blues for salvador albums feature buddy on lead vocals.... sat in the front row for the show in houston then he was the guest star at an arlington guitar show around late 90's

I bought his Fender Strat from a Pawn shop in Omaha,Ne in 1999. All Gold HDW with double whammy bar's for playing different styles.. Have the original signed pawn ticket by him too = George A.(Buddy) Miles. This is the 1st time I've seen him play guitar. AWESOME! He played a right handed guitar left handed upside down! WOW! Glad I have a guitar owned by him. Just as good with a guitar as he was on drums.

@johnroberts5562

Жыл бұрын

@@geetarman Buddy's biggest problem was his Narcolepsy. I saw him fall asleep while playing drums here in Omaha. I thought he was drunk but found out later what was going on.. Nobody wanted to work with him because of it. Studio Time Costs Money. Yes, he also had a DRUG problem that caused him a lot of hard times.. With all that said, he was at heart, a very nice guy.. He's not really gone, just push play :)

@johnroberts5562

Жыл бұрын

@@geetarman LMAO.. BTW - I had seem Buddy play drums many times around town but didn't know he played guitar too. When I bought his Strat and got it home the strings were so out of whack = 1st, 2nd & 3rd strings were much higher than normal it made me wonder how the hell did he play it that way and then I found this video and got the answer.. He plays drums Right Handed but plays guitar Left Handed - but - he plays a Right Hand Strung Guitar "UPSIDE DOWNN"! It blows me away of how good he was! 😮

@johnroberts5562

Жыл бұрын

@@geetarman I knew Buddy as a drummer in the 60's but I went into the ARMY in 1970 to 1976 so I missed a lot while I was away and then lost track. I admit I didn't know he played guitar till I bought the Strat.. Thanks for sharing.. :)

Saw Buddy miles with Santana at London Hammersmith Odeon on the Freedom tour unforgettable experience

powerful voice!

NEVER forget Buddy!

We see how Buddy Miles had a lot of mástery left by spending Year with Mike Bloomfield 🎸, Jimi Hendrix 🎸 and some with Santana 🎸, and as a Drummer he Plays Alone in This soberaing Blues on the left handed left with Carlos Santana and greats Musicians, exited to Plays with Buddy Miles 🎸🎸🥁🎹🎶🎸

one of the best live!

Incredible performance!!! Mesmerizing!!! Spellbinding!!

thanks for the post - always liked Santana and Buddy on all insturments - great video. Yeah.

DAMN: They Smoked that song! I knew Buddy was a outstanding singer, but honestly a many singer can't handle a Blues song half as good as he did here! DAMN! And BIG Props to Santana & his band! You guys cooked & stayed in the pocket better than a lot of professional Blues bands!

Brasil Rio de Janeiro. Que feeling sentimento....magnifico toda a banda

GITANO COSA MAS GRANDE BUDDY

DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN HAD NO IDEA BUDDY COULD PLAY LIKE THAT!!!AMAZING SINGER,DRUMMER AND GUITARIST!!TOTAL PACKAGE❤️❤️

@tonevicar-fr5gh

3 жыл бұрын

pure amature.

love buddy miles

R.I.P. Buddy Miles

R.I.P. Buddy.

Vozeirão de arrasar quarteirão!!!

BLUES NO SWEAT !

I love this!

I never knew Buddy played with Santana.Unbelievably good!!!

@drivingwheel9101

4 жыл бұрын

They did a live album together in 1971, but I think it has Buddy on drums

Wow!!

Awesome Buddy 😘

Outstanding.

Buddy Miles had one of the best voices in the recording industry and never got the credit. Not shabby drummer too ! Santana only had the best in his bands!

@fernandorodriguez-fz4gh

5 жыл бұрын

Check out the drumming he does in the song machine gun live at Fillmore east new years 1970 hendrix like 9 months later

Play those blues Carlos!!!

Fucking Epicly Amazing

I feel like an idiot! I never realized that Buddy was a lefty. Oy Vey!!

@johnroberts5562

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Dean He played Drums Right Handed tho :) Seen him play drums with a local band "Jail Breakers" but didn't know he played guitar until I bought one of his from a pawn shop. 1st time seeing him play guitar! WOW!

@michaeldean9338

8 жыл бұрын

John Roberts ///He was amazing, John R. I LOVED when he was with Santana! Natural fit. :)

@VilleMaunu

5 жыл бұрын

...and strings upside down...as opposed to Jimi...

The best Latin rock music ever played in this planet

Nice vocal

Buddy played drums righty and played guitar lefty

yea i got to hang with buddy before a concert. he said the strat was the best guitar made.

@fernandorodriguez-fz4gh

5 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah of course he played with hendrix so he seen him rip it all of the time

never seen tjis video.... seen buddy bout 71-72 3 rivers stadium pitt pa

He's playing Carlo's PRS not restrung or anything, upside down,killin it...

I mean, when you spend your life around Bloomfield, Hendrix, and Santana, you probably learn a thing or two.

WHO NEW?

hi hit like :38 in great

"Who Knows"

Is that Chester Thompson on organ? Ex-Tower of Power and then 25 years with Santana?

He plays about as good a George Thorogood.....awful, and painful. Total hack !