#buddy miles

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Jimi Hendrix (on bass), Buddy Miles and Johnny Winter at The Scene in New York City, New York in 1969.

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The snippet of “Tear The Top Right Off My Head” (Tork) seen in the episode “Hitting The High Seas.”

“The sun was smiling warmly, as were Peter and Micky when I passed them on my way to the seat. They were dressed in denim bell-bottoms and striped boat-necks for an episode called Monkees At Sea. I soon learned that they had spent the last three days on the ocean and had experienced quite a few ups and downs. The set was cluttered with equipment and technicians, but I soon found a seat (marked ‘Peter’) and got right into the Monkee swing. Micky bounded in to say hello to me; Peter was a few steps behind, toting his guitar and a headful of ideas for the rendition of the song they were to sing in this segment. ‘Let’s do it this way,’ Peter said and started humming and finger-snapping. Micky quickly joined in and the two were in another world until director Jim Frawley called them for a take. […] What really came across to me as I watched the Monkees work and play was their sense of fun. Davy was always ribbing the stand-ins; Micky bounced around like a rubber ball; Peter took a technical interest in everything and stayed close to the cameras when scenes were being set up; Mike was the rock and handled all problems. Though they were all called on to repeat scenes, there were no grips or temper displays. Doing a weekly show is hard work and each Monkee accepts and does his job happily.” - article by Harriet Lyons, Outasite, February 1968 “Buddy [Miles] played on a few of my cuts, when I did… I can’t remember exactly which ones right now. I think it would be a song called ‘Tear the Top Off,’ [‘Tear The Top Right Off My Head’] which didn’t get onto any of the regular albums, but came out on some of the collected oddities and leftovers albums and CD’s that came out later.” - Peter Tork, 2007; published by Rolling Stone, 2019

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... sound of rebellion ...

1963 Fender Stratocaster, passed from Jimi Hendrix to Buddy Miles to Mike Bloomfield - this is a true blues treasure

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Them Changes - Buddy Miles

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Deep Purple, Buddy Miles, 1972

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Jimi Hendrix on bass, Johnny Winter on guitar, and Buddy Miles on drums Feb. of ’69 at The Scene. Photo by Bill Nitopi

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Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix, Newport Pop Festival, 1969

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Jimi Hendrix (on bass), Buddy Miles and Johnny Winter at The Scene in New York City, New York in 1969.

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Remembering George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr., who was an American rock drummer, vocalist, composer, and producer.

He was a founding member of The Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969-1970), founder and leader of the Buddy Miles Express and later, the Buddy Miles Band.

Miles also played and recorded with Carlos Santana and others.

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Mercury Records promo ad for Buddy Miles - 1970.

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Buddy Miles, 1969. Photo : Peter Amft.

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Photo 1 by Nurit Wilde, photo 3 by Ann Moses.

“Steve [Stills] hung out with Peter Tork a lot because they were friends from before. Stephen was very frustrated that he didn’t get to be a Monkee. It’s true. Peter was a real sweet guy. He was the Monkee that hung out with us. The party went back and forth between Peter’s house and Steve’s in Malibu. The clique was Buddy Miles, Peter Tork, Crosby, Steve and right after Monterey, they hooked up with Hendrix. We all lived at Peter Tork’s at one time or another.” - Miles Thomas, For What It’s Worth: The Story of the Buffalo Springfield (1997)

“[T]hen I said [to Bob Rafelson], ‘Listen, I know another guy that’s a lot like me and he’s probably a little brighter, and he might be a little bit quicker and funnier.’ […] I called him [Peter] up. He said, ‘I’ll come down.’ And two days later, I found out that he had gotten the job and he called me to thank me. It was funny. I was amused that he took it because he was kind of a hipster.” - Stephen Stills on recommending Peter Tork for The Monkees, 1988 interview quoted in Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon (2009) (x)

“I lived with Peter Tork of the Monkees for about six or eight months after the [Monterey Pop] festival, and Stephen [Stills] used to hang up at the house. Peter and Stephen were good friends.” - Buddy Miles, Modern Drummer, September 1988 (x)

“Buddy and I were pretty fond of each other, actually, for a while. I haven’t seen him in 30 years or something. We used to have a grand time playing together. [...] Buddy played on a few of my cuts, when I did… I can’t remember exactly which ones right now. I think it would be a song called ‘Tear the Top Off,’ ['Tear The Top Right Off My Head'] which didn’t get onto any of the regular albums, but came out on some of the collected oddities and leftovers albums and CD’s that came out later.” - Peter Tork, 2007; Rolling Stone, 2019

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